While a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could disrupt fuel flows, Bangladesh’s energy supply remains stable for now, with officials saying imports and distribution are continuing without interruption.

Prior to the national election on February 12, the interim government declared the then chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus as a “Very Very Important Person” (VVIP) for a period of one year starting from the date of the transfer of responsibilities.

The BNP has offered the post of deputy speaker to the opposition ahead of the first sitting of the newly elected parliament, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

Mohammad Obaidullah thought he was finally heading back to work in Dammam after two failed attempts. The 38-year-old, from Cumilla’s Muradnagar, had boarded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on February 28.

Bangladeshi expatriates across parts of the Middle East are living in fear and uncertainty after another Bangladeshi was killed and two others were injured in Bahrain yesterday.

The High Court yesterday set today for delivering orders on two petitions challenging the legality of the Referendum Ordinance and July National Charter.

The government has deployed 475 mobile veterinary clinics (MVCs) nationwide to provide doorstep livestock services, particularly in remote areas.

A speechwriter and four deputy press secretaries have been appointed to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the newly elected government.

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday alleged that an attempt to use the judiciary for political purposes and make it partisan yet again was underway.

A student coordinator of the July uprising yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that a senior Awami League leader had threatened his life, warning his family that he might not return alive if he refused to withdraw from the movement.

Iqbal Chowdhury, a victim of enforced disappearance, yesterday described the trauma and despair he endured while allegedly being held in a cell of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.

The government has offered the post of deputy speaker to the opposition ahead of the first sitting of the newly elected parliament, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

Nearly two weeks after the new government was sworn in, most ministries have yet to upload the profiles of the newly appointed ministers and state ministers on their official websites, leaving citizens without basic information about policymakers.

Ekushey Padak-winning poet, literary editor and cultural personality Jahanara Arzu is no more.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to launching a dedicated bus service for women in Dhaka within 180 days of assuming power, as part of its election pledges.

The Rangsa river, a tributary of the Old Brahmaputra in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh, was once an important waterway for transporting goods to different destinations in the region.

A suspected robber was allegedly beaten to death by locals at Chakpalashi village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi early yesterday.

Will remain under the stringent security coverage of SSF

Eminent writer to attend 2026 International Writers’ Workshop at HKBU

An official of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) was shot and injured by suspected drug dealers during an anti-drugs drive in Dhaka’s Sayedabad area yesterday.