Popular brands of oil, drinking water, vermicelli, salt and powdered spices of at least 52 companies have been found substandard after being tested in scientific labs. Such products pose a threat to public health. Among the top companies whose products have been found substandard are Pran, Danish, Well…

Three Joint Working Group meetings between Bangladesh and Myanmar held so far have made no significant progress in Rohingya repatriation as Myanmar is yet to take any steps like amending its citizenship laws, according to experts. They say Bangladesh should make it clear that the delay in the repatriation…

Nearly 800,000 people in eastern India have been evacuated from the expected path of a major cyclone packing winds up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour and torrential rains, officials said yesterday. The Indian weather service said Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani was expected to make landfall…

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) received a total of 7,908 complaints filed by the consumers of telecom operators in the last…

The Bangladesh cricket team left Dhaka for Ireland on Wednesday ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup mission in England and Wales. The team will first play in a tri-series in Dublin before leaving for England after the end of the series on May 17.  The tigers will lock horns against hosts Ireland…