A Dhaka court has placed two staff members of 'Apon Coffee House', situated in the city's Khilgaon area, on one-day remand each for physically assaulting a girl on 11 April. Manager of the coffee ...

The UN says nearly three million Afghans live in Pakistan, many having been there for decades, after fleeing successive conflicts in their country and following the Taliban's return to power in Kabul ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday directed officials concerned to take necessary precautionary measures to keep each sector of Bangladesh unaffected and ensure maximum benefits as the country ...

Our only demand is the removal of this VC. At the same time, we are demanding an impartial investigation through an impartial investigation committee under a new VC,” they announced ...

A vessel named MV PHU THANH carrying 10,000 metric tonnes of rice has arrived at Chattogram Port from India. The rice was brought under open tender contract (Package-8) signed on 2 March, said a press ...

The specialist surgeons operated on 24 patients over two days to save their sight, following an invitation from Bangladesh's interim government ...

Director Mostafa Kamal Raz shares insight about his inspiration behind this Eid’s top-trending film on YouTube, ‘Tomader Golpo’ while opening up about his passion for telling authentic, relatable huma ...

Among a number of incidents taking place on Tuesday (15 April), take a quick look at some of the most important news items The Business Standard has compiled for you… Purbachal plot corruption: Arrest ...

Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar came alive with festivities as the traditional two-day dried fish fair 'Shutki Mela' was held to mark Pahela Baishakh. The centuries-old fair kicked off at the grounds of ...

Confirming the matter to The Business Standard, Officer-in-Charge of Gacha Police Station Ali Mohammad Rashed said, “We are still trying to determine the cause of the explosion” ...

With 563 rating points, Joty has now reached 17th place, becoming the highest-ranked Bangladeshi batter. While, Sharmin moved up 11 places in the rankings and is now 29th, with 523 rating points.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued an order to stop the import of yarn through land ports, following longstanding demands from local textile mill owners. The order, dated 13 April, was ...