Saturday marks the 93rd birthday anniversary of poet, writer and journalist Shamsur Rahman, widely regarded as a pivotal figure in Bengali literature from the latter part of the twentieth century. Th...

Air pollution still remains one of the top most challenges for Bangladesh -- its capital has been ranked as the second-most polluted city in the world. On Saturday, Dhaka occupied the second position...

The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 243 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count m...

A father-son in Chuadanga were found where the son is six years older than the father according to the national identity card (NID). According to the National Identity Card (NID), Md Jamat Ali of Jib...

The 67th death anniversary of Poet Jibanananda Das was observed at Barisal, his ancestral city, with day-long program on Friday. The event was organized by the poet Jibanananda lovers on the open sta...

'Concert against Violence' was held in front of the 'Raju Bhashkorjo' of Dhaka University protesting all the communal attacks on Friday.  Popular bands including Shironamhin featured at the 'Concert...

The government is trying to implement mega projects in the Teesta to permanently prevent the erosion of the Teesta River and prevent floods, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enam...

Police on Friday detained a smuggler with eight gold bars from Birampur at Hili border of Dinajpur. The detainee was identified as Golzar Hossain, 50, son of Abdur Rahman of Basupara area of the upaz...

To survive heart disease and high blood pressure, people need to change lifestyle and increase walking with a healthy diet, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. Momen said a playground at Kalapathar...

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has urged Bangladesh to take immediate measures to improve the security in the Rohingya camps, saying that it is "extremely concerned" by another violent attack there. "...