Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), the country’s border guards whose troopers mutinied in February killing 73 people, will soon have a new name, uniform, insignia and a law to try those members who commit serious offences, a minister said. The BDR, which... 

Authorities of Bangladesh’s main Zia International Airport in capital Dhaka has closed its runway after a plane heading for India ran out of the runway on Monday morning, a senior official said. Sakeb Iqbal Khan Majlis, chairman of Civil Aviation... 

Over a thousand casual workers, who lost their jobs at Mongla Port due to a change in labour laws in 2008, have threatened to lay siege to the seaport from August 17 if they don’t get their jobs back and receive payment of arrears still due for... 

Bangladesh faces a high risk of moderate to strong earthquakes that may result in widespread damage and loss of thousands of lives, leading English-language newspaper The Daily Star reported on Wednesday quoting experts. Bangladesh also faces the risk... 

Bangladesh has gained third place in the global market for knitwear exports, leaving India behind, the head of the country’s knitwear industry group said this week. BKMEA president Fazlul Hoque said Bangladesh has been lucky, but he warned there... 

Awami League joint general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam is still working as the acting general secretary of the party, the party’s acting president Zillur Rahman told bdnews24.com Thursday. Earlier in the day Jalil claimed he had officially resumed...