The government has set June 28 for the nationwide Vitamin A Plus campaign, aiming to reach around 23.5 million children aged between six months and under five years.

The ruling BNP has urged people to remain united and resist any signs of conspiracy or “evil activity” by the banned Awami League, while the opposition parties warned that those seeking to rehabilitate the AL in politics would face the same fate as the party.

The authorities of Unique Washing & Dyeing and Unique Designers Ltd -- two factories in Board Bazar, Gazipur -- have announced permanent closure due to financial difficulties and other challenges, leaving around 1,800 workers anxious and uncertain about their future.

To strengthen dengue prevention and response activities, the government has decided to form a special task force under the supervision of Mir Shahe Alam, the state minister for LGRD.

Three more children have died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, taking the combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 686.

The government is ready to classify domestic work as a hazardous occupation for children, but the stakeholders must submit a formal proposal for that to happen, said Md Abdus Samad Al Azad, director general of the Department of Labour.

Eighteen pro-Jamaat-e-Islami state law officers -- seven deputy attorneys general (DAGs) and 11 assistant attorneys general (AAGs) -- resigned from their offices yesterday.

Dengue infections are surging outside Dhaka this year, raising alarm among health experts who warn that inadequate mosquito-control measures in many districts could trigger a wider outbreak in the coming weeks.

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu MP has said the government plans to establish 445 safe shelters for earthquakes in Dhaka.

The state has remained patriarchal, bureaucratic, and capitalist, despite changes in rulers and flags, Prof Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury said yesterday.

Bangladesh recorded trade deficits with 58 countries in fiscal year 2024-25, with China, India and Indonesia emerging as its top three deficit partners, said Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir in parliament yesterday.

Days after the harassment of PM’s Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman at New Delhi airport, India has finally spoken about the incident, in which he had to wait for two hours, but it did not elaborate on the matter.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad yesterday reiterated his demand that cabinet members attend parliamentary sessions regularly, saying no state work takes precedence over the chamber’s proceedings.

The trial of former ministers Rashed Khan Menon and Qamrul Islam began at International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of 23 people in Badda and neighbouring areas during the July uprising in 2024.

Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the government should step down if it fails to ensure justice for enforced disappearances, killings, and alleged massacres during the Awami League’s rule.

Police in Cyprus’s Larnaca have recovered the decomposed body of a Bangladeshi student, 10 days after he had gone missing, his family claimed.

Two people were killed and several injured in road accidents in two districts in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Bangladesh should carefully examine international experiences to ensure energy security, affordability and sustainability as it seeks to expand rooftop solar while managing rising electricity costs and power sector overcapacity, speakers said at a dialogue in Dhaka yesterday.

Two persons were sent to jail yesterday, and another was detained on Monday night over rape charges in three districts, according to reports from our correspondents.

In her maiden speech in parliament yesterday, reserved seat MP Rokeya Begum shared the pain of a mother who lost her son in the July uprising and called for visible justice for those killed during the movement.