The Indian cabinet yesterday approved two separate agreements, to be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka next week, to fight human trafficking and introduce coastal shipping service with Bangladesh.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday sought the law ministry's cooperation in giving the judiciary an institutional form.

Chittagong University Teachers' Association (Cuta) yesterday announced that they would observe work abstention from 11:00am to

The Rana Plaza Garment Workers' Union (RPGWU), a sister organisation of Garment Workers' Trade Union Centre, on Friday selected its

Dhaka will emerge as a completely clean city in next two and half years, the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation say.

Myanmar and Bangladesh, the departure points for thousands of boat people, agreed yesterday to address the "root causes" of a migration crisis at an international meeting in Bangkok, claimed Thailand's foreign ministry.

Dhaka's mayors yesterday asked National Bank Limited (NBL) to clear for traffic by Sunday CR Dutta Road, littered with a billboard and

To mark its 12th anniversary, the 21st BCS batch organised a programme at the Biam auditorium in the capital yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Land Boundary Agreement ratification, which has been unanimously passed by the Indian parliament, is a political and diplomatic success of the Awami League government.

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee would be accompanying Narendra Modi to Dhaka on June 6-7, raising hope that the two countries would seal the much-awaited Teesta water-sharing deal.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her resolve to provide everything necessary to continue modernisation of Bangladesh

Due to remoteness, many areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) remain beyond the reach of healthcare and education, speakers told a discussion yesterday.

The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the Bangladesh Bar Council authorities to hold its election on August 13 after updating the voter

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

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

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.