Saudi ambassador delivers the crown prince's letter during a meeting with the prime minister

Educationist, writer and Bangla Academy president buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Memorial after thousands pay final respects in Dhaka

The returnees, including six women, had been imprisoned for illegal entry after travelling to India's Tamil Nadu in search of work

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs is planning to separately observe “Private University Resistance Day” on July 18 and “Madrasa Student Resistance Day” on July 24 to mark the July uprising.

The investigation into the Awami League over allegations of committing crimes against humanity is currently ongoing, Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam of the International Crimes Tribunal said yesterday.

At least 438 people were killed and 561 injured in 472 road accidents across Bangladesh in June, according to a report released by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).

The Cabinet Division has banned the use of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s photograph on banners, festoons and billboards prepared for government events.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has instructed party leaders to restore organisational momentum and strengthen its affiliated bodies as the opposition 11-party alliance steps up street programmes against the BNP-led government.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday called upon the President Guard Regiment (PGR) to strike a balance between ensuring his security and maintaining public access, saying security arrangements should never make people feel detached from the head of government.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China has opened a new chapter in Bangladesh-China relations while triggering renewed scrutiny in New Delhi over Beijing’s expanding footprint in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal region.

A man was beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Hathazari of Chattogram yesterday.

Relentless noise pollution in Dhaka city takes heavy toll on children; experts urge strict enforcement of rules, awareness

A Chattogram court yesterday sent a madrasa teacher to jail on charges of raping a male student in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.

At a time when the country is grappling with a rising burden of cancer and heart and kidney diseases, a major government project aimed at decentralising specialised treatment facilities beyond Dhaka remains incomplete even after seven years.

The government has transferred nine police officers, including the superintendent of police (SP) of Faridpur, in a fresh reshuffle in the Bangladesh Police.

Bangla Academy President Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq passed away yesterday at the age of 86.

For nearly two years, Tarakandi Community Clinic in Pogoldigha union under Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur has remained effectively closed, depriving around 8,000 local residents of essential healthcare services.

The government has sent 33 senior police officials, including 14 deputy inspector generals (DIGs), 18 additional DIGs, and a superintendent of police, on forced retirement “in public interest”.

The floating fruit market at Banarupa Samata Ghat in Rangamati town has become a vibrant trading hub, drawing hundreds of local growers and wholesale buyers twice a week during the peak harvest season.

Two people were arrested yesterday in Barishal in connection with the alleged assault of a real estate company’s managing director and coercing him into signing a cheque and several stamp papers.