Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday met Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and discussed in detail the issues concerning labour recruitment and welfare.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday sought global support through “close partnership and collaboration” to achieve Bangladesh’s development goals by addressing challenges ahead, including a solution to the Rohingya crisis.

House help Surovi Akhter Nahida yesterday confessed to a magistrate that she alone killed the elderly woman and another domestic worker as they did not allow her to leave.

The High Court yesterday refused to direct the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) to allow a visually impaired candidate a writer at the time of examination for the post of an assistant judge.

The High Court yesterday set November 14 for holding a hearing on probe reports over the incident of a ferry delay, which led to the death of Titash Ghosh, 13, in an ambulance on its way to Dhaka on July 25.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government barred freedom fighter Sadeque Hossain Khoka from entering the country when he was alive.

Three trans-border syndicates have been smuggling arms into Bangladesh from India using the Putkhali border point of Jashore for last five years, the Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday claimed to have unearthed.

Myanmar’s membership at the Indian Ocean Rim Association was declined as Bangladesh opposed it, citing Myanmar’s non-cooperation and lack of commitment to repatriate Rohingyas.

Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka organised a charity event to raise money and awareness for the unprivileged children in the country.

Colonel (retired) Mia Mohammad Jahangir, psc of Bangladesh Army, passed away at 9:15am on Wednesday at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He was 76.

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Sylhet conducted a drive yesterday morning against stone crushing operations, which were running illegally on the bank of River Surma in Kadamtali Ferighat area in the city.

House help Surovi Akhter Nahida confesses to a magistrate that she alone killed an elderly woman and another domestic help at a residence in the capital’s Dhanmondi area as the duo did not allow her to leave the flat.

The names of recipients of National Film Award 2017 and 2018 have been announced under 27 and 28 categories respectively.

High Court (HC) has refused to direct Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) for allowing a visually impaired candidate a writer during recruitment tests for the post of an assistant judge.

The fifth session of the 11th parliament that began today will continue till November 14.

The government has decided to take an initiative to deport around 11,000 foreigners staying in Bangladesh without valid documents over the years.

The ninth edition of the Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) has been inaugurated at Bangla Academy's Abdul Karim Shahitya Bisharad Auditorium.

Students of Jahangirnagar University, who have been continuing their anti-VC demonstration on the campus, bring out a procession from in front of the registrar building.

A suspected robber is killed and two others suffer gunshot wounds in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Dhaka's Bhatara area.

The High Court yesterday directed police to immediately arrest five accused, including a Chinese national, in connection with a corruption case filed on charge of embezzling Tk 2.59 crore from National Bank.