Bangladesh has arranged two special Gulf Air flights for expatriate Bangladeshis needing emergency travel to and from Bahrain.

At least three persons, including a minor, were raped in Moulvibazar, Habiganj, and Narayanganj districts since March 20.

Bangladesh has called for stronger global unity to combat all forms of racial discrimination, particularly against migrant workers, at a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman is likely to have a short trip to India in the second week of April on his way to or back from Mauritius, where he will attend the Indian Ocean Conference, diplomatic sources in Dhaka and New Delhi said.

An admin of an anti-narcotics Facebook page was forcibly taken out of his home and then beaten to death yesterday afternoon in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba upazila.

Two people, including the imam of a mosque, were killed and over 100 others injured in violent clashes in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district yesterday.

The reciprocal trade deal with the US will be discussed in and outside parliament and will be implemented by maintaining national interest, said Shama Obaed Islam, the state minister for foreign affairs.

Bangladesh was ranked the world’s smoggiest country in 2025, with concentrations of hazardous small particles known as PM2.5 up to 13 times higher than the recommended World Health Organization level, research showed yesterday.

Muktijoddha Tower-1, a residential-slash-commercial building in Mohammadpur’s College Gate area, houses five private hospitals and two blood banks on its first to fifth floors, along with a residential hotel.

A parliamentary special committee yesterday agreed to recommend placing the July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Ordinance before parliament as a bill.

At least 40 people were killed and 69 others were injured in road accidents in 14 districts during the Eid holidays, between Thursday and yesterday.

The country’s fuel supply chain is under strain as sharp post-Eid surge in demand collides with import uncertainty tied to the US-Israel war on Iran.

Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a retired lieutenant general widely talked-about for his role during the army-backed caretaker rule in 2007-08, was placed on a five-day remand yesterday in a case filed over human trafficking and forgery.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, in an unprecedented move, yesterday hiked jet fuel prices by a whopping 80 percent at the consumer level, citing volatility in the global market linked to the US-Israel war on Iran.

The night of March 25, 1971, etched in history as the Black Night, remains a scar on Bangladesh’s collective memory. On this night, the Pakistan military launched “Operation Searchlight,” a brutal crackdown on unarmed Bangalees that marked the beginning of one of the darkest nights in the nation’s history.

Bangladesh has sought additional funds from the IMF as surging global energy prices, driven by the US-Israel war on Iran, threaten to deplete the country’s dollar reserves.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu and Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon yesterday secured bail in a defamation case filed over derogatory remarks about former president Ziaur Rahman, marking the first instance of bail for both since their arrest in August 2024.

Family alleges planned killing by influential group

Begin four‑day goodwill visit to Bangladesh

Details to briefed tomorrow morning