Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has called for intensified global efforts to confront slavery and oppression, urging renewed international action while addressing a UN General Assembly commemorative meeting.

Dr Zubaida Rahman, spouse of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, joined the closing session of the “Fostering the Future Together: Global Coalition Summit” at the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday.

At least 3,500 homes and crops on 4,043 hectares of land sustained significant damage in a spell of nor’westers and hailstorms over the past week across Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.

Nearly half of the fishermen in Bhola are being deprived of the government’s rice assistance amid the ongoing ban on fishing.

The officer-in-charge (OC) of Hatirjheel Police Station and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) have been withdrawn from their posts following the forced shutdown of a Nobin Fashion showroom in Dhaka’s Moghbazar before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia whose visit, Umrah or final exit visas expired on February 25 but have not left the kingdom nation yet have been asked to depart by April 18.

A college student was chased from his home and shot dead by assailants in Bagerhat’s Chitalmari upazila yesterday afternoon.

Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, former chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), was arrested yesterday and placed on a five-day remand in connection with a murder case linked to the July uprising.

The Kalurghat–Chaktai road and dyke project in Chattogram has remained unfinished for nine years despite four deadline extensions.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said a formal request has been sent to India through the foreign ministry to bring back an accused in the murder case of Inquilab Moncho Convener Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.

The government has authorised the emergency purchase of 300,000 tonnes of diesel, moving swiftly to secure domestic fuel supplies as the escalating war in the Middle East threatens global energy markets.

Five people, including four members of the same family, were killed yesterday when a bus rear-ended a car on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila.

At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered following a bus plunge into the Padma river while boarding a ferry at Daulatdia in Rajbari district on Wednesday.

In classrooms, the debating club, the cultural space and friend circles, Rayan was a beloved student and peer across the Jahangirnagar University campus.

Fuel supply shortfall shows little sign of easing, as global uncertainty, disruptions during the extended Eid holidays and weekend, and high domestic demand continue to pressure the energy chain.

The nation yesterday observed 55 years of independence and the National Day in a befitting manner, as people from all walks of life streamed to the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar and other war memorials across the country to honour those who laid down their lives for liberation.

Bangladesh has been named among several “friendly nations” whose vessels may be allowed safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to international media reports.

Students of Government Brajalal College in Khulna have long been grappling with a severe accommodation crisis as all five dormitories for male students have remained closed for the past 18 months.

Pays tribute to freedom fighters, and honours the 1,668 Indian soldiers who died for Bangladesh’s independence

A local Swechchasebak Dal activist was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Sariakandi upazila of Bogura on Wednesday night.