According to news agency Reuters, price of diesel would be raised by 54.9% to 520.35 PKR (Pakistani rupees) per litre, and petrol by 42.7% to 458.40 PKR per litre. According to news agency PTI, the ...

Today, as Trump threatened to hit its bridges and power plants, Iran struck a power and water plant in Kuwait, underlining the vulnerability of Gulf States that rely heavily on desalination plants for ...

Shafiqur Rahman further said while the Constitution recognises the people as the ultimate source of power, their opinion is being ignored in practice. He alleged that despite strong public support for ...

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Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her son from a residence in Dhaka's Khilgaon area this afternoon (3 April). The deceased were identified as Nargis, 35, and her five-year-old son Mahim, ...

A devastating fire at Green Cozy Cottage on Dhaka's Bailey Road that killed 46 people was allegedly worsened when the main gate of a restaurant was locked to prevent customers from leaving without ...

The election process is expected to conclude by June, after which responsibilities will be handed over to a newly elected committee.

He made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting with business leaders in Sylhet this afternoon.

The FAO Food Price Index, which measures changes in a basket of globally traded food commodities, rose by 2.4% from its revised February level.

This will mark the first high-level visit to India since the BNP government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, assumed office, following a period of significant strain in bilateral relations.

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested four Rohingyas allegedly involved in a human trafficking ring from the Motijheel area of the capital. The arrestees were ...

Bangladesh and Japan held a bilateral meeting today (3 April) to discuss the operation and maintenance of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, though a final agreement has yet ...