Jute shopping bags will be distributed at subsidised rates to the public as an alternative to polythene bags, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ...

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Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a prominent Hindu community leader was allegedly abducted from his home and beaten to death in Dinajpur last Thursday ...

The SL tradition began with the legendary 300 SL "Gullwing" in 1954, a car that epitomised high performance and luxury in its day. Over the years, the SL has adapted to changing times, adopting new ...

Manikganj has witnessed bumper onion production during the current season, with the highest harvest recorded in three out of seven upazilas of the district. A total of 125,864.5 tonnes of onions have ...

Students at Dhaka Polytechnic Institute covered the institution's nameplate with a red cloth during today's protest ...

The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country's northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing ...

During the meeting, the ANFREL shared its ongoing initiatives in Bangladesh, particularly its commitment to rebuilding independent, citizen-led election observation efforts ...

The protesters intercepted the CNG-gas-laden truck belonging to Intraco Refueling Company around 10:30pm near Bhola Bus Terminal on its way to Dhaka and blocked the road ...

The proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is the latest step to expand nuclear power production capacity by 12 times to 100 gigawatts by 2047 as well as provide a fillip to India in tr ...

"Let us all come together and help Prof Yunus. However, there is no alternative to democracy," says the BNP secretary general ...

Republican US President Donald Trump's White House launched a COVID-19 website on Friday in which it blamed the origins of the coronavirus on a lab leak in China while criticizing Democratic former ...