Funds allocated for the government's poverty alleviation programmes are pilfered at different levels before they reach marginal groups

Expressing hope that Bangladesh will one day build fighter planes, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reaffirmed her strong resolve

The High Court yesterday directed Prothom Alo to give Tk 1 lakh as compensation to a female worker of Apex Footwear Limited in

No unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaw can ply Chittagong City streets from today, said Masud Ul Hasan, deputy commissioner (traffic-north) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Dhaka on June 6 on his first state visit to Bangladesh, as the two countries move to strengthen ties and enhance cooperation in the fields of connectivity, infrastructure and trade.

Grant Thornton Consulting Bangladesh (GTCB) and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) have signed an agreement to support the social development programmes of the country's government.

The government has decided to reopen the Kulaura-Shahbajpur rail track in Moulvibazar and upgrade it to dual gauge line to boost trade with India, Myanmar and China.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his around 36-hour visit to Bangladesh on June 6-7 will meet top political leaders, ministers, businessmen and other people.

While a Bangladeshi delegation is still working to verify the nationality of the 208 trafficking victims rescued by Myanmar on Thursday, the chief minister of Rakhine state has said the “Bangladeshi migrants” would be repatriated within days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday vowed to work for the country's development in the non-communal spirit of National Poet Kazi

For long-term and strategic cooperation between Bangladesh and China, cultural exchanges between the two countries should be

Women's rights activists yesterday criticised the government for forming a draft action plan on child marriage without specifying the

The government has ordered the home ministry and other authorities concerned to intensify vigilance at the border, especially along the sea, to halt any sort of illegal and risky migration from Bangladesh.

Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin yesterday declared to pull down all illegal billboards in the city in presence of

Myanmar has once again banked on its old trick to describe Rohingya Muslims as "Bengalis" to avoid responsibilities amid growing international pressure on it to rescue thousands of boatpeople trapped at sea.

The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs yesterday asked police to quit "their age-old habit of telling lies” to deny

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has decided to modernise the toilets at every filling station in its area so that they can be used as

Teachers' associations at Dhaka and Chittagong universities yesterday rejected the proposed pay scale for public servants, saying it

The contractual appointment of the press minister at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, Enamul Huq Chowdhury, has been

The contractual appointment of the press minister at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, Enamul Huq Chowdhury, has been