A day after the new bus fare was in effect, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the reduced fare will be implemented from May 20.

Pro-liberation platform Sector Commanders Forum – Muktijuddho ’71 today demands to start trial of “195 identified Pakistani war criminals” of 1971.

The parliamentary standing committee on finance asks the central bank to submit a list of organisations and companies, whose names have been published in the Panama Papers.

Parliament will go into the Budget session on June 1, a Parliament Secretariat press release says.

The High Court issues a ruling asking the government to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to give Tk 20 lakh in compensation to the family members of a three-year-old girl who died after falling into a septic tank in Chandpur.

A human chain formed by bidi workers, asking the government not to raise tax on the bidi industry, was dispersed by police yesterday

The 1974 tripartite agreement is no longer valid as Pakistan violated the accord by not taking their stranded citizens back from Bangladesh, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.

India takes its stance in favour of war crimes trials in Bangladesh after the execution of a top war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami, reports PTI.

In light of the recent spate of killings of bloggers, intellectuals, and religious minorities in the country, the United States assures that they will continue to stand with Bangladesh in its efforts to counter terrorist activities prevailing in the country.

The government promotes 85 joint secretaries to the rank of additional secretaries, who were deprived of promotion in the last several years.

Turkish envoy to Bangladesh leaves Dhaka amid media reports that he has been withdrawn in response to the execution of top war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government wants to ensure education for all as no nation can prosper without education.

India’s foreign secretary has arrived in Dhaka to hold discussion with Bangladesh’s high-ups on security situation and bilateral issues.

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination scheduled for tomorrow is shifted to Friday, May 20, in view of the hartal sponsored by Jamaat-e-Islami.

The US Department of State’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs William E Todd will lead an interagency delegation on a visit to Bangladesh.

Security in and around the Dhaka Central Jail, where death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami has been kept, was strengthened this afternoon.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat says the US, Bangladesh and India will join efforts in countering violent extremism and terrorism.

Australia relaxes its embargo on cargo from Bangladesh.

The government promotes two acting secretaries to the rank of secretary.

For the first time ever, the government is going to host a business solutions exhibition aiming to expand software and information technology based local market.