The government inspection system for factory boilers is meant to fail by design, hence boiler explosions have been claiming lives all too frequently.

The fisheries department yesterday lifted the ban on fishing in the haors of Moulvibazar and Sunamganj.

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) yesterday confirmed that the radiation levels in the samples of water, dead fish and ducks collected from the flashflood-hit haor region were within the permissible limits and not alarming.

It was the third day he went to the bazaar in Bishwambarpur upazila, stood in a long queue for hours to buy rice and flour at subsidised prices but returned home empty handed.

This April sees the highest rainfall in the month since 1987.

A fair price for garment items is still a far cry for Bangladeshi manufacturers though they are in tremendous pressure from global buyers to improve conditions at workplace, notably after the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013.

Mazeda Begum's eyes filled with tears as she stood in silence. It was raining heavily and she looked pale. Suddenly, the 48-year-old burst into tears.

As the government's efforts to determine the cause of deaths of a huge number of fish, ducks and other aquatics in the haor region continue, the affected people's fight to survive the worst flashflood in recent history is far from over.

The government has taken a 100-day scheme to distribute relief among at least 3.3 lakh ultra-poor families affected by the flash flood in haor areas.

A police official was hurt when alleged Chhatra League activists hurled stones targeting the motorcade of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sayedul Haque amid stringent security in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria yesterday.

The economic growth would be meaningless unless there is good governance, said Akbar Ali Khan, former caretaker government adviser, yesterday.

“The situation in the area [haor] has not become such that it will have to be declared a disaster area. People are in need, and we are meeting their requirement.”

The wait for justice in Rana Plaza collapse is not going to be over anytime soon, as the trial for the killing of more than 1,000 people four years ago has not begun yet.

At least 140 Afghan soldiers were killed by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms, officials said yesterday, in what

Technology seems to have made jobs easy for militants and difficult for crime busters. Facebook groups, YouTube videos and two highly secured apps -- Telegram and ProtectedText -- come in handy for militant outfits to spread hate and select or train would-be radicals in Bangladesh.

In the villages of Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila the sight of a jolly, very elderly woman moving about house to house on a bicycle, from morning into the afternoon, isn't unusual.

A government dispatched experts' team reached Sunamganj yesterday to collect water samples from the haors there for lab test at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission to ascertain whether there is any radioactive materials in the waters.

With many low-lying areas of Moulvibazar, Sherpur and Barisal districts submerged with rainwater and water from hilly areas in the

The capital is yet again experiencing an early outbreak of dengue and untimely rains may be to blame. Like last year, Aedes mosquitoes, transmitter of the dengue virus, have bred early this year alarming authorities and city dwellers and health officials say there are chances their number would be larger.

“We wish to reduce the oil price a bit. We have informed the prime minister of our proposal. The price will be decreased once we have her