Business leaders at a discussion yesterday urged the government to regulate the rapidly growing number of battery-run rickshaws, free Dhaka’s footpaths and roads from hawker encroachment, address waterlogging, and repair dilapidated roads.

The government is set to undertake a Tk 567 crore project in its first phase, backed by World Bank funding, to protect the capital and surrounding areas from severe flooding and waterlogging.

9 Bangladeshis, one Sudanese confirmed dead after Greece-bound boat drifts in Mediterranean for 11 days

Khaleque Bhuiyan still remembers the day the piling equipment arrived at Payrakunj, seven kilometres from Patuakhali town, a spot where a bridge over the Payra river was finally meant to rise.

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar yesterday said the government should take effective steps to address the energy crisis instead of raising old political controversies to conceal the real causes of public suffering.

Hundreds of people in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh have been using a bamboo bridge over the Kharia river for the past 20 years.

Calling on everyone to remain vigilant to ensure the country’s stability, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said those trying to mislead the public about the BNP government must be given a fitting response

The High Court yesterday directed the government to conduct a survey of the boundaries of Kaptai Lake in Rangamati and submit a report identifying the owners of illegal structures occupying the lake area.

A high-profile delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today for a two-day visit as part of its objectives to enhance trade and investment.

The upazila administration yesterday fined three rolling mills a total of Tk 1.4 lakh for allegedly causing air pollution in Fatullah of Narayanganj.

Today marks the 21st anniversary of the nationwide bombings carried out by the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

A Sylhet court yesterday placed Babul Miah, the prime suspect in the killing of an elderly couple and their house help in the city’s Raynagar Mitali residential area, on a four-day remand.

Democratising the economy by ensuring people from all sections of society can participate in and benefit from economic activities is a core priority of the government, said Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.

At least 10 students reportedly died after 2026 SSC results

Rights group raises concern over ICT proceedings against Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu in the Shapla Chattar crackdown case

BNP leader says any amendment should be considered by parliament later, dismissing Jamaat’s call to change the provision before the polls

The commission's senior secretary declared the nomination papers valid after scrutiny

Tarique Rahman releases fish fry as part of National Fisheries Week 2026

EC has declared Oli Ahmed’s nomination valid, while decision on Fakhrul due at noon

He will inaugurate National Fisheries Week-2026 and distribute Family Cards