Malaysian MPs who do not attend enough Dewan Rakyat sittings will get a talking to by the country's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all not to pay heed to propaganda, saying that ill efforts are being made to mislead the people through it (propaganda). Various kinds of propaganda regarding crisis of onion, salt, etc are publicised to confuse the people, she said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes to the martyred members of the Armed Forces by placing wreath at ‘Shikha Anirban’ in Dhaka Cantonment on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day 2019.

An activist of Chhatra League unit of Chittagong University (CU) has been suspended for beating up a visually impaired student on the campus.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the crisis of salt and onion is the outcome of government’s failure.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has sought more Turkish investment in Bangladesh’s various sectors as he attended the first day of the Bangladesh-Turkey Joint Economic Commission meeting in Ankara, an official release says.

Pakistan's ailing ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif left by air ambulance for London, where he is due to receive medical treatment after battling the government for permission to travel, his doctor and close aides say.

In a dramatic development, a section of leaders of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) form a seven-member coordination committee keeping its President Oli Ahmad aside.

Sri Lanka's new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa urges minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with him, as he is sworn in at a ceremony steeped in symbolism for his core supporters.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged the transport owners and workers to refrain from calling strikes. The new transport law will be implemented despite all difficulties, he said.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will reopen its labour market to Bangladeshi workers as it was closed several years ago. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday gave the hint to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central (DWC).

Jatiya Oikyafront seeks permission of prison authorities to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia now undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka.

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a High Court order that granted bail to former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a corruption case, clearing the way for him to walk out of jail.

BNP seeks a copy of the agreements the government signed recently with India.

Former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat, an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business in the capital, has been placed on a six-day remand in a case filed over amassing illegal wealth.

BNP will stage demonstration across the country including Dhaka on Monday protesting the abnormal price spiral of onion and other daily essentials.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government is unable to bargain with India over the long-standing issues between the two countries.

Nirmal Ranjan Guha and Afzal Babu have been elected as president and general secretary of Bangladesh Swechchhasebak League respectively.

Students of Rajshahi University block the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway hours after some Chhatra League activists of the university unit allegedly beat up one of their fellows at a dormitory.

Gunmen fired on buses carrying minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka on Saturday, police say, as an election official admitted failures to protect vulnerable communities ahead of presidential polls.