Four members of a family were killed and two others injured after a truck rammed a battery-powered three-wheeler, locally known as a mithila, in Nilphamari’s Domar upazila yesterday.

Former acting president and Jatiya Sangsad speaker Barrister Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar died at a private hospital in Dhaka early yesterday at the age of 94. He had been suffering from age‑related complications.

Five more patients died of confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A female elephant critically injured after falling about 200 feet down a rain-soaked hill in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf died while undergoing treatment yesterday.

Thousands of people from around 20 villages in Monirampur upazila of Jashore have been enduring severe hardship as construction of a bridge has remained stalled for over a year past its scheduled completion date, with officials attributing the delay to a High Court order requiring a redesign.

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against 21 people in a case over the murder of scrap trader Lal Chand, alias Sohag, near Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka and set July 19 for recording prosecution witnesses.

Bangladesh has found its new representative for the Miss World stage during its national finale. Samanzar Sayeed was crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2026 on July 11 at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden Hotel and will go on to compete at the 73rd Miss World Festival in Vietnam.

A total of 79,246 class V students have secured talent-pool and general scholarships under the Primary Scholarship Examination 2025, with girls accounting for nearly 55 percent of the recipients, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced yesterday.

The Election Commission (EC) has revised the timeline for publishing polling centre lists for zila and upazila parishad elections, extending it to 25 days before polling from the previous 15 days, as it prepares for local government elections.

India scheduled to host the meeting in New Delhi on July 16

The 30-year-old was rescued near Mobarakganj Railway Station and transferred to Jashore for advanced treatment

Workshop highlights legislators’ role in demographic dividend, SDGs

Tests scheduled for July 13, 15 and 16 remain postponed in flood-affected districts under the Chattogram Education Board

The halls were shut after a 2009 political clash and have yet to reopen despite repeated demands

Police suspect the 68-year-old was attacked after confronting intruders

Trains resume operations under temporary speed restrictions, permanent improvement works planned

Student also held after a viral video purportedly showing him evaluating scripts

Veteran BNP leader served as speaker of parliament and minister during a political career spanning more than five decades

Over 32,900 receive talent-pool scholarships, while 46,281 qualify for general awards under 2025 examination

Heavy overnight rain inundates several areas; traffic slows as residents wade through flooded streets