The Election Commission has increased the security deposits for Union Parishad election candidates, raising the amount to Tk 25,000 for chairman candidates from Tk 5,000 and to Tk 5,000 for member candidates from Tk 1,000.

Beauty Rani Paul, the viral primary school headteacher from Sylhet, has been named the district’s best headteacher.

Calls for credible repatriation roadmap, accountability, sustained aid and stronger action against transboundary crimes

Mobile court leaves the site without removing structures; occupants are given 30 days to vacate

Bangladesh seeks stronger global efforts to facilitate safe, voluntary and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar

The two leaders discuss strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation in various sectors

A leadership vacuum has left Islami Bank, the country’s largest private sector lender, in a state of limbo, with major decisions and strategic initiatives effectively stalled.

Biman is set to sign a deal for 11 more Boeing aircraft in New York early tomorrow, while France steps up its pitch for 10 Airbus planes for the national flag carrier.

The corridors of Khulna Medical College Hospital are no longer merely passageways for patients and attendants. They have become makeshift treatment spaces as dengue patients arrive in growing numbers.

Rashida Begum was a working woman. She worked at a jute warehouse in Gazipur’s Konabari. Her husband also works there as a labourer.

Demanding fertiliser, local farmers blocked the Kurigram-Chilmari regional road in Ulipur upazila yesterday morning, setting fire to tyres and staging a demonstration.

A transition towards renewable energy, automation and green production in Bangladesh’s apparel sector must go hand in hand with workers’ rights, workplace safety, and reskilling, speakers said at a dialogue yesterday.

Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh has issued a set of directives for the country’s six Qawmi madrasa boards and their affiliated institutions to prevent abuse of students and “unethical activities” at madrasas.

Asad Alam Siam, currently serving as Bangladesh’s foreign secretary, will soon move to New Delhi as the country’s high commissioner to India.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the high-level General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the General Assembly Hall of the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday.

Some launch and freight operators have already increased fares and charges before any government-approved revision following a hike in fuel prices, as bus fares have been raised by 17 paisa per kilometre.

Amid the ongoing fertiliser crisis in many parts of the country, the government’s diesel price hike is set to push up farming costs, dealing another blow to farmers.

MEA says outstanding issues can be addressed through existing bilateral mechanisms

Opposition leader hands letter to Saudi ambassador, expressing hope for stronger Bangladesh-Saudi relations

Prime minister attends high-level session as Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman presides over the 81st General Assembly