The government appears to be defying its own ban on Facebook. As the ban on Facebook in Bangladesh steps into the third week, a number of ministers, lawmakers, ruling party leaders, high officials, and wings of different ministries have been using the most popular social media platform almost regularly. Over the last two weeks, they posted photos, shared links, and updated their statuses in their official and personal Facebook accounts.

A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a woman in Sundarganj upazila of the

The government has initiated a project “Enhancing Urban Horticulture Production to Improve Food and Nutrition Security” with the support of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, said a press release yesterday.

Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya yesterday handed over a new Rough Aquatic Sea Search and Rescue Boat to Rapid

The government yesterday appointed five acting secretaries to different ministries and divisions.

Bangla Academy will celebrate its 60th anniversary today, said a press release.

The government must immediately set a definite roadmap for the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) peace accord's effective implementation and help the region's people overcome frustration, speakers told a discussion in the capital yesterday.

The High Commission of Canada yesterday awarded four government officials for demonstrating leadership in efforts to prevent child marriage in Bangladesh.

Foyes Ahmed Russel, organising secretary of Awami League (AL) Nabiganj municipality unit, was sent to jail on Monday in an attempted

A village doctor was shot by an unknown gang at Ranirbandar in Chirirbandar upazila of the district on Monday night.

The Facebook authorities have showed interest to sit with Bangladesh govt next week over issues related to cyber security, reports BSS.

Bangladesh offers transit facility to Nepal through its Chittagong and Mongla seaports for importing petroleum products from third countries to address its acute fuel crisis triggered due to the blockade at the Nepal-India border.

Two modern corvettes, built in China, would be added to Bangladesh Navy's fleet by the end of this December, said Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Farid Habib yesterday.

The cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to constitute committees to prevent government agencies from filing civil lawsuits against each other.

The introduction of seamless movements of passenger and cargo vehicles under a four-nation road connectivity deal may get delayed due to the ongoing "border" crisis between Nepal and India.

The High Court yesterday ordered Khulna City Corporation's (KCC) mayor to submit in 15 days a list of structures under KCC named after Khan A Sabur, a collaborator of anti-liberation forces.

Police open fire on transport workers injuring one person after an eviction drive at the Tejgaon truck stand turned violent. Several journalists hurt as transport workers come down to the streets blocking Satrasta intersection.

Three UN peacekeepers of Bangladesh Army have sustained minor injuries in a mortar attack by rebels in Mali.

The mass media should play a vital role in building massive awareness about HIV/AIDS for saving people from the deadly disease, said

The government will build regulated traffic turning facilities along a 32-km road from Gazipur to the capital's Satrasta aiming to reduce