The government will provide new electricity connections to 1.21 crore people within this year by setting up 3.23 lakh kilometres of transmission line and 650 sub-stations, says State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid Bipu.

A mayor aspirant has been fined for riding a horse cart wrapped in campaign banners and posters in violation of the electoral code of conducts.

High Court denies bail to an owner of a garment factory housed in Rana Plaza building that collapsed in 2013, in a corruption case.

Two Bangladesh nationals, who are trapped in two hotels in Yemen due to allied strikes against Houthi rebels, have appealed for immediate rescue

20-party calls 48-hour hartal from Monday demanding return of missing Salahuddin Ahmed. Dhaka, Ctg to remain out of purview.

Ten mayor aspirants submit their nomination papers to contest the Dhaka north and south city corporation polls today, the last day for submitting nomination papers

HSC and its equivalent examinations of all boards scheduled for April 26-28 have been postponed due to Dhaka, Chittagong city corporations polls.

A mayor aspirant in Dhaka alleges that PM Sheikh Hasina acted against level-playing field in the upcoming city corporation polls by introducing ruling Awami League-backed mayor aspirants

Shortly after announcing fresh agitation programmes for tomorrow, the BNP-led opposition alliance realizes that it had forgot to include blockade. So, it revised the programme and sent out fresh news release

The calm at the BCCI office was shattered by the constant ringing of the landlines as fans from Pakistan and Bangladesh calls after team India lost in the quarterfinals against Australia, reports Indian Express.

Sector Commanders Forum (SCF) Vice-Chairman Abu Osman Chowdhury said that violent activities are being carried out in the country to save the war criminals.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs the law enforcement agencies to work with utmost sincerity to eliminate terrorism

Improving garment-industry safety, designing apps to solve social problems and gathering data on antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on fruits and vegetables: These are among the innovative research projects made possible by UC Berkeley’s new Subir & Malini Chowdhury Centre for Bangladesh Studies

Garment workers set a bus afire after it ran over one of their colleagues in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj this morning. Agitating workers also vandalised at least 10 vehicles, witnesses say.

Commercial banks and non-banking financial institutions must provide minimum Tk 50,000 as loan to at least a woman entrepreneur each year

AS the nation celebrates the forty-fourth Independence Day grateful Bangladeshis need to remember Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the intrepid architect of our freedom struggle.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal says the United States cares Bangladesh mentioning that Bangladesh-US relations are larger and stronger than ever

Prof Emajuddin Ahmed says BNP will participate in the upcoming Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections if “level-playing field” is ensured

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman asks the commercial banks to take the highest cautionary measures so that no one can use the banking channel for financing terrorism both at home and aboard

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks grassroots leaders of Awami League’s Dhaka city unit to work together for the party-backed candidates in the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections