The average life expectancy of the country's people has decreased to 72.3 years from 72.8 years, according to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). “The fall in life expectancy is very insignificant. The fall may be caused by Covid 19 deaths because the covid

Like previous years, the country's largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group has gifted sharees to female members of the newspaper hawkers' families ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. As per directives of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, the authorities of the Bangladesh

A fire broke out on the second floor of the jewellery market adjacent to the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on Monday (April 17). The fire broke out from a power line on the market's second floor and was reported at 2:53 pm, said Shahjahan Sikdar, an official from the

Bangladesh Railway has suspended four persons over Sunday's Sonar Bangla Express train collision. The four are guard Abdul Quader (Chattogram Division), Hasanpur station maintainer signal Wahid, loco master Md Jashim Uddin (Dhaka Headquarters) and assistant loco master Md Mohsin

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday detained a man and seized five pieces of gold bars, weighing 583 grams, along Darshana border in Chuadanga district. The detainee was identified as Md Salim, 33, son of Rawshan Ali of Nilukhi village in Homna upazila of Cumilla.

The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today marking the oath-taking ceremony of country's first government on April 17, 1971.   Following the Pakistan army's genocide on unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971, senior leaders of Awami League

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of rain or thundershowers at one or two places over some divisions across the country. Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (April 17) urged the country's Allem, Ulema, Imam and Khatib to give sermons against the adverse impact of the militancy, drugs, corruption, women repression in their khutbas in the mosques. "As people respect Allem, Ulema, Khatib and

A fire that broke out at BGB Market in House Building area of Uttara in the capital this morning, has been brought under control. The fire broke out in BGB Market area around 10:25 am and was brought under control around 11:10 am today (April 17). Lima Khanam, duty

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (April 17) arrested 45 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 17) paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the historic Mujibnagar Day. She placed the wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 17) inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country. She opened those in the fourth phase, joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban in the capital. The premier has so far inaugurated 200

A fire broke out in BGB Market at House Building area of the city's Uttara area on Monday (April 17) morning. Being informed that the fire broke out around 10:25am in the Sector-7 market, five units of firefighters rushed to the spot. Lima Khanam, duty officer of Fire Service

Many people were injured in an accident involving Sonar Bangla Express train in Cumilla on Sunday evening. Five compartments of the Dhaka-bound passenger train from Chattogram derailed after it hit a stationary freight train at Hasanpur Station of Nangalkot in the district around

A Jhenaidah court today (April 16) sentenced a man to death for killing a seven years old boy at Kapashhatia village under Harinakunda upazila of the district in 2013.   Additional District and Session Judge Abdul Matin handed down the verdict to Asadul Islam, 38, a resident of the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all concerned to make the training curriculum up-to-date and time worthy as a trained population is required to transform the country into Smart Bangladesh by 2041.  She said: "Training is solely required for the development of a

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate 50 model mosques along with Islamic cultural centres across the country on Monday (17 April). The premier will inaugurate the model mosques and Islamic cultural centres in the fourth phase virtually from her official Ganobhaban

The High Court Division of the Supreme Court has declared April 20 a general holiday on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.   The Supreme Court administration has issued a notification in this regard signed by Munshi MD Moshiar Rahman, Registrar of the High Court Division.

Two people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the Fulhor area of Bandar upazila in Narayanganj. The deceased were identified as Jahirul Islam, 42, a resident of the upazila, and Mukul, 40, from the Gaibandha district. Bandar Police Station

The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed on Sunday marking the oath-taking ceremony of country's first government on April 17, 1971.   Following the Pakistan army's genocide on unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971, senior leaders of Awami League