Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday mentioned that the government was working on the demands of the public university teachers, and requested them to continue with regular academic activities instead of agitating over the eighth payscale.

A Dhaka court yesterday allowed police to interrogate BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's adviser Shawkat Mahmud at the jail gate within three working days in an arson case filed on January 21.

Undeterred by Wednesday's police clubbing, some 1,000 demonstrators again took to the capital's streets yesterday staging sit-ins at Central Shaheed Minar and Shahbagh demanding fresh tests for admission to medical and dental colleges citing question paper leak allegations.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP), announces its support for the students demanding retake of medical and dental college admission tests.

People will have to pay extra bus fares from today onwards for travelling in Dhaka and Chittagong metropolises and their adjacent districts.

The SITE Intelligence Group, an online tracker of terrorist organisations, stands as the lone source of linking the Islamic State (ISIS) to the murder of Italian citizen Tavella Cesare in Dhaka Monday.

Two more countries have issued security alerts for their nationals living in Bangladesh following Monday's killing of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella inside the capital's diplomatic zone.

Customs officials recovered 14 loaded containers from a private depot in Chittagong city yesterday, eight days after those were released

Although large renewable energy projects, especially solar schemes, are being taken in both public and private sectors in line with the

The Netherlands has shown its interest in construction of seaports in Chittagong and Paira in Patuakhali.

After an Italian aid worker was shot to death in an attack reportedly claimed by the Islamic State (IS), the government said the terror

The killing of Italian national Cesare Tavella inside the capital's diplomatic zone has created a security flutter among different foreign

A day into murder of an Italian in Dhaka, US and Canada advise their citizens to limit their movement while in Bangladesh, saying they have info that militants may target foreigners here.

The protest against the question leak of the medical college admission test grew louder yesterday, with more candidates and an anti-

At least 18 Bangladeshis are among those killed in the September 24 stampede in Makkah, Hajj Agencies' Association of Bangladesh

A new initiative has been launched by the International Labour Organization and funded by the Swedish government to enhance

Nine more Bangladeshis, who were rescued by the Malaysian authorities during the Southeast Asian migrant crisis in May this year,

Some 15 unauthorised cattle markets have been set up around Sylhet city allegedly by people affiliated with the ruling Awami League

Ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, the two city corporations in Dhaka have called upon all to use the designated spots for slaughter of sacrificial animals and biodegradable bags for controlled and faster disposal of waste.

It was a peaceful protest at first and there was no instigation from any quarter as suggested by the acting police chief, locals and witnesses have said.