MEA spokesperson says New Delhi will take ‘appropriate measures’ amid discussions on defence, connectivity and the Teesta project

She was associated with Zonta, SAARC, and the UN Women’s Associations

Abu Saleh Rony elected vice-president

Reaffirms support for diplomacy and lasting peace during talks with Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Forced onto an embankment with no toilets, drinking water or electricity, students in a Bogura village now study under a scorching tin roof

Representatives will join funeral and mourning events from July 3 to 9

GD filed; police tracing mobile number

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the appointment of headteachers to nearly 32,000 government primary schools across the country by overturning a High Court verdict that had struck down part of the rules governing seniority and promotion.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday said there should be a regulation to prevent non-government teachers from contesting local government elections, warning that their involvement in politics affects classroom teaching.

The HSC and equivalent examinations began yesterday, with 10,00,120 candidates sitting for the first day’s exams under the general, madrasa, and technical education boards.

Three years after the construction of the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant, nearly half of its treatment capacity remains unused during the dry season because Dhaka Wasa has yet to build the sewerage network needed to deliver wastewater to the facility, according to an Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) report.

Five patients died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 724 this year.

Delays in obtaining road-cutting approvals from several government agencies have stalled the installation of underground transmission lines under Dhaka Electric Supply Company’s (Desco) power infrastructure expansion project, prompting the utility to seek a two-year extension, according to an official monitoring report.

Aslam Uddin’s life revolved around the river before the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate became fully operational.

A group of young volunteers at Singur village in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar has repaired two key village roads through voluntary labour and community fundraising, bringing relief to thousands of residents.

If the draft law on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is passed in its current form, it will fail to create an independent rights watchdog, warned speakers at a discussion organised by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday.

Japan will continue working with Bangladesh and the international community to strengthen counterterrorism efforts and security measures, said Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shimada Tomoaki yesterday.

China is open to other countries, including India, joining the proposed China-Bangladesh-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CBMEC), Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen said yesterday.

The government is committed to building an inclusive society where people of all faiths can live safely and peacefully and animals are protected from cruelty, said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday.

Gap exposed after 2.23cr covered by Vitamin A drive; experts fear outbreak may continue