As police search for a motive, 19-year-old Sifat faces the unbearable task of burying his mother and three sisters

Panel given one month to propose a transparent financial management framework

Those responsible for enforced disappearances will be brought to justice, says LGRD minister

Move comes for greater regional connectivity; Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues statement 

On behalf of the people of Bangladesh, he expressed deep sympathy to the families of those who were killed in the earthquake

Dhaka is seeking to deepen ties with China, one of ​its largest trading partners and development financiers

The prime minister arrived in Beijing yesterday, where he was accorded the highest state honours, including a ceremonial red-carpet reception

Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain yesterday told parliament that the government does not have precise statistics on the number of imams and muezzins currently serving in Bangladesh.

National Citizen Party (NCP) MP Hasnat Abdullah yesterday declared in parliament that he would resign if any investigation proves his involvement in corruption.

At least 21,988 illegal occupiers of the country’s rivers have been identified nationwide, Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam told parliament yesterday.

The Jamaat-led 11-party alliance yesterday announced a 36-day programme from July 1 to mark the second anniversary of the July uprising.

Government officials, researchers, and public health experts yesterday called for formal recognition and integration of community paramedics into the national health system.

Bangladesh must broaden its tax base, improve public spending, and reduce dependence on borrowing to avoid rising fiscal risks, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

The government is set to launch its nationwide Vitamin A Plus Campaign on June 28, targeting 2.40 crore children aged six months to under five years -- 58 lakh more than the target set for the measles-rubella campaign for the same age bracket earlier this year.

Nearly 82 lakh people in Bangladesh are addicted to illicit drugs, accounting for 4.88 percent of the country’s population, said Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday.

Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), is being observed in the country today with due religious fervour and solemnity.

The Editors’ Council has demanded a swift, impartial and credible investigation into the attack on journalists covering a political programme in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly taken back at least 16 people after it failed to push the individuals into Bangladesh in two districts since Wednesday.

Nearly 485 X-ray and about 395 ultrasound machines at upazila health complexes across the country are currently out of order, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain told parliament yesterday.

Police in Narsingdi have arrested a man for allegedly tying a brick around a dog’s neck and throwing it into a river after a video of the incident circulated on social media.