The government’s initiative to restore the past glory of jute has started yielding results as demand for the golden fibre has increased at home…

A spike in novel coronavirus prompted Saudi Arabia to bar Muslim pilgrims from Islam’s holiest sites to contain the virus and India to smell a serious…

Three Filipino sailors onboard a ship in Mongla Port were kept in isolation yesterday (Thursday) for having body temperature more than the normal range, amid the global outbreak of coronavirus. The authorities have also stopped offloading goods from the MV Serenitas-N, a bulk carrier sailing under the…

Amid global concern over coronavirus outbreak, the High Court (HC) yesterday wanted to know the steps taken by the government to prevent the outbreak in the country. The HC bench asked the director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to submit a report before it on three categories…

The government is finally going to enact a law to regulate Hajj, Umrah, and private agencies as the religious affairs ministry has finalised a draft in this regard. A ministry official expressed hope that the proposed law would be placed before the Cabinet for approval this month (March). The management…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she wanted to know the result of the researches in which the government is investing the public funds. "Doing only research is not enough, (I) want to know the outcome, and make it sure that those (results) are beneficial to the country," she said.…