On information, two fire engines rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 4:15pm
Seven people, including two jail guards, were injured in a clash between two rival groups of inmates at Jashore Central Jail this morning
Two new foreign carriers -- Ethiopian Airlines and Air China -- are set to start flight operations to and from Dhaka from next month
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam today said Chief Heat Officer Bushra Afreen does not get salary from the DNCC
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) started using water cannons to spray water in its areas to prevent air pollution and keep the city cool during the ongoing intense heatwave
Today is the 88th birth anniversary of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC
A passenger of Jamuna Express train was injured after being hit by a stone thrown by unidentified miscreants at the moving train near Jamalpur Railway Station last night
Respite from the prevailing heatwave condition across the country is unlikely and it has turned "very severe" in three districts
No assembly until heatwave reaches a tolerable level
Three people were killed and two others injured when a truck hit an engine-driven rickshaw-van on Khulna-Mongla highway in Bagerhat district this morning
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that the provision -- Islam as the state religion -- is not contradictory to the constitution.
Police recovered the body of a man near Kalapathor field in Sylhet city’s Hazaribagh area early yesterday.
A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Thursday night.
Police yesterday recovered the body of two teenagers from a flat in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila.
Three officers of Agrani Bank’s Kashinathpur branch in Pabna’s Shanthia upazila have been arrested over a Tk 10-crore irregularities.
The art scene of Dhaka is quite robust even though it is a challenging business -- one that needs to build a trusted rapport with the buyers. While art is food for your soul, selling artwork is what runs the show.
Project deadline extended by 2 years, but authorities hope to complete grid line work before scheduled commissioning
Construction of illegal structures by encroaching Old Brahmaputra river and the Town Protection Dam in Mymensingh city has been going on unabated for years.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh and Thailand have potential to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, food security, tourism, public health, energy, and ICT.
Police have arrested two persons in a case filed over an attack on a firefighting vehicle of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur on Thursday night.
A 13-year-old schoolboy was killed after being run over by a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the city’s Madinabagh area on Thursday night.