A trucker and his helper have been killed as their vehicle fell into a roadside ditch in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.

Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna says the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019-20 is not pro poor people rather it will make the rich even richer.

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) Chairman Mahfuzul Haque has been exempted from contempt of court rule after he offered unconditional apology before the High Court for not complying with its order.

Transport owners and workers of Jhalakathi yesterday enforced an indefinite bus strike on eight routes in southern region, protesting alleged attacks on their fellows in Barishal.

A policeman assaulted a youth and took his wallet in Sylhet yesterday.

A school student went missing in the Bay of Bengal at Anowara upazila in Chattogram city yesterday morning.

The Canadian International School Bangladesh held its annual graduation ceremony at Radisson Blu hotel in Dhaka yesterday, says a press release.

Nine people were killed in road accidents during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said fugitive former Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain would be arrested anytime.

At least 273 people were killed and 849 injured in 232 road accidents across the country while travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a platform working for passengers’ rights.

Bangladesh will not be able to seize the opportunity of new land formation in the Bay of Bengal if it fails to protect those from growing climate change risks, experts said at a seminar yesterday.

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Bangladesh was elected a member of the prestigious Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations for the term 2020-2022 from the Asia-Pacific region, securing 181 votes out of 191.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked Special Security Force (SSF) personnel to be equipped with knowledge and training over new technologies, to thwart the constantly-changing pattern of crimes.

Terming the budgetary allocation for cultural sector “contradictory” to the government’s current policy, Sammilita Sangskritik Jote yesterday demanded to keep at least one percent of the total budget for the sector instead of the proposed 0.11 percent.

Ruling Awami League yesterday claimed that the proposed budget is “people-friendly”, but said its implementation will be challenging.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has asked his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to expedite initiatives to resolve the Teesta issue and sought active supports over the Rohingya crisis, at their maiden talks in Tajikistan, a foreign office statement said yesterday.

Police have detained 77 persons in special drives in Rajshahi. The detainees include three suspected members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir, law enforcers claimed.

A woman died after coming in contact with an electric fence at Banshkahli upazila in Chattogram yesterday.

Gonoforum rejects the proposed national budget for 2019-20 fiscal terming it as frustrating and anti-people.