Several reputed private schools in Dhaka have been accused of cranking up the pressure on the financially stressed parents to pay the tuition fees ahead of a government order on the promotion of students to the next grade

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld four High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in three cases for vandalism and arson and one for defamation

Bangladesh fares better than many other countries in recovering from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said

Bangladesh's steel industry is yet to recover from the losses incurred due to disruptions in the supply chain brought about by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic while producers are bracing for new challenges, according to industry insiders

Eight people, including four engineers of Titas Gas, have been arrested in connection with the fatal air-conditioner blasts in a Narayanganj mosque that left 32 people dead

Saudi Arabian Airlines is scheduled to resume flights from Dhaka from September 23

Shah Ahmad Shafi, Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, who was on life support and was flown to Dhaka, has died at the age of 104 while undergoing treatment at Asgar Ali Hospital here

COVID-19 services will be halted in 12 hospitals across Bangladesh due to the lack of patients, according to the Directorate General of Health Services

Hifazat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi has stepped down as director general of the madrasa in Chattogram’s Hathazari in the wake of protests dragging on for two days

Bangladesh's Education Ministry has shut down Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam, popularly known as Hathazari Madrasa, in Chattogram (Chittagong), until further notice in wake of protests at the seminary

Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk yesterday launched the world's fastest-acting insulin in the Bangladesh market as the number of diabetic patients in the country is rising fast amid rapid urbanisation and change in lifestyle

The Khulna-based Sundarban Enterprise received a consignment of 157 tonnes of onion at Bhomra land port on 14 September

The total number of people who recovered from COVID-19 so far in the country has reached 2,50,412 with 2,443 new recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Bangladesh to attend the finale event of the "Mujib Borsho" celebrations on March 17, 2021

The Ministry of Health has ‘proved to be skilled’ in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said as she urged officials to continue their “good work” ignoring criticism