When the lop-sided deal with Adani Power was signed, a newly inked deal with the controversial S Alam Group’s power plant was used as the pricing benchmark -- even though that contract’s pricing structure was itself unusually expensive and riddled with contractual anomalies.

In a joint statement yesterday, 39 rights activists, legal experts and academics condemned what they described as the inhuman denial of parole to former Chhatra League leader Jewel Hossain Saddam, even after the death of his wife and child.

For one and a half years, Sheikh Jamal Hasan counted each day, waiting for justice for his only son, Sheikh Mahdi Hasan Junaid.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for the publication of a white paper at the end of the interim government’s tenure to inform the public about the extent to which the government, formed under the leadership of Prof Muhammad Yunus, has fulfilled its responsibilities in line with the internationally promoted concept of “three zero”.

The government has issued the July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Ordinance, 2026, granting legal protection and indemnity to students and people who took part in the movement that toppled the Sheikh Hasina regime in 2024.

An election procession began at Mohammadpur Beribadh, passed Mockbul Hossain College in Katasur, and ended in front of the Mohammadpur bus stand.

Recognising indigenous peoples and addressing long-standing governance, justice, and human rights issues are essential for sustainable peace, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

A mother and her two children died after being run over by a train in the Bazar Gate area of Pubail railway station in Gazipur yesterday morning.

Health authorities have issued a set of emergency instructions to be enforced nationwide from February 10 to 15 -- aimed at ensuring uninterrupted healthcare services and prompt emergency response.

The third Coastal Water Convention 2026 concluded in Khulna yesterday with a strong call to recognise safe water as a universal right and to adopt integrated, ecosystem-based approaches to address Bangladesh’s deepening water crisis.

Although Bangladesh has made measurable progress in several health outcomes, including immunisation and maternal healthcare, the country is lagging in many indicators for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, health experts and professionals said yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked the detectives to submit the probe report by March 5 in a case filed over vandalism and arson at the Prothom Alo office in Dhaka.

CRAB members assaulted on their way back from picnic; police arrest two suspects

Party leaders complain of attacks on NCP's Dhaka‑18 candidate

Police intervene after protests erupt at Tangail Medical College Hospital

Big bird undergoing treatment following rescue

Agencies failing to comply will have to face consequences, Religious Affairs Ministry says

Despite securing bail in multiple cases, he has yet to walk free

Jamaat leader alleges veil removal, phone snatching and inaction by law enforcers in multiple areas

A breakdown of legal indemnity, case withdrawals, and how ‘criminal misuse’ will be prosecuted