Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to allocate a three digit short code ‘999’ to the ICT division of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology for using as its national help desk number.

Due to maintenance work in the transmission system, gas supply will be closed in several places of Tangail, Sherpur, Jamalpur and Kishoreganj districts for six days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on way to Canada, reaches London.

Ties between Bangladesh and India have reached new heights and both countries are now keen in sub-regional cooperation in different sectors, Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Harshavardhan Sringla has said.

Reiterating her call to all to remain alert against terrorism and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there is a need for constant vigilance by everyone so that conspirators cannot foil the country’s hard-earned independence.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchange greetings separately with people from different walks of life in Dhaka on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the countrymen to build a happy, prosperous and peaceful Bangladesh free from discrimination by participating in the people's welfare-oriented activities and containing the essence of Eid-ul-Azha.

Four more bodies have been pulled out of the rubble of Tampaco Foils Ltd factory in Tongi, raising the death toll from Saturday's inferno to 33.

India says it supports the war crimes trial in Bangladesh under which perpetrators were being brought to justice.

In line with the telecom regulator’s proposal to the government, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission borrows 157.5 million euros from HSBC for the country's first space satellite Bangabandhu-1.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon every educated people for their all-out participation to make the country free from illiteracy in quickest possible time.

Sixteen more Biranganas (war heroines) are recognised as freedom fighters for their sacrifices during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is set to open a control room at its headquarters in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area from tomorrow to ensure hassle free journey for the home goers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

The High Court today questions the legality of the government’s holding Junior School Certificate examination.

High Court directs the government to recognise 2,367 members of the guerrilla force, who participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, as freedom fighters.

The High Court releases a part of its full verdict in a case regarding the 16th amendment of the constitution that allowed the parliament to remove a Supreme Court judge for his misbehaviour or incapacity.

About five crore books out of 36.22 crore for the schoolchildren of pre-primary, primary and secondary levels for the next academic year have already been sent to upazila offices, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.

Amid growing demand for confiscating the properties of convicted war criminals, the Law Minister Anisul Huq says the government is mulling over formulating a new law to deal with the issue.

There is no tailback on the Dhaka-Tangail highway but traffic is heavier than usual and is moving slowly from Chandra in Gazipur to Elenga in Tangail, a 64-km stretch.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurates a new social safety net scheme titled 'Food-Friendly Programme', for some 50 lakh ultra-poor families across the country.