Altamash Kabir, the editor and publisher of the daily Sangbad, has been elected the president of Dhaka Club board for the 2026-2027 term.

Four people were killed and at least 18 others injured in road accidents in two districts in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Farmers blocked the Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in Lalmonirhat yesterday, protesting an alleged fertiliser shortage during the peak Aman season and accusing dealers of creating an artificial crisis.

Frequent power outages are causing patients to suffer at Barishal General Hospital and Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), disrupting treatment and making it difficult to keep operating theatres and critical care units running.

Organisation calls for vetting of personnel, civilian oversight and tighter limits on use of force

Police say the room was locked from outside and initially suspect a planned killing

Two major public hospitals lack adequate generators and dedicated fuel allocations for backup power

The crisis facing cultural practice in Bangladesh is not only about obstacles to artistic endeavours but also about a deeper struggle over how society understands its own history, identity and the relationship between culture and religion, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will carry the message of a “New Bangladesh” to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), highlighting national interests, economic potential and development opportunities under the government’s “Bangladesh First” foreign policy

The wooden shuttle moves back and forth through the handloom as 64-year-old Awal Byapari weaves jute fabric at his home in Baishrashi village in Faridpur’s Sadarpur upazila.

Police have so far arrested five of the 10 accused in a case filed over the alleged rape of a seven-year-old madrasa student by students and a teacher in Savar.

Police yesterday recovered the bodies of a couple along with a dead foetus from their home in Savars’s Ashulia.

A leader of the local hijra community in Chattogram was found dead at home in the city’s Khulshi-Ambagan area yesterday.

Support for young writers is crucial for nurturing literary creativity and ensuring the continuation of literary practices, speakers said at an award ceremony yesterday.

The country’s financial situation is fragile, and any further deterioration in the economy will affect everyone, opposition lawmaker Saiful Alam Khan Milon said yesterday.

Inspector General of Police Md Ali Hossain Fakir yesterday warned of “conspirators” within the police force and among journalists, urging everyone to stand united against them.

Speakers yesterday warned that the BNP faces a major political challenge over implementing the July charter and referendum verdict, saying failure to honour the people’s mandate could raise questions about the government’s legitimacy.

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday accused some political parties and individuals of trying to create anarchy by exploiting the country’s ongoing power and gas crises, saying everyone should act within their limits.

Over the past five decades, the Jamuna and Ganges rivers, along with the Padma formed by their confluence, have eroded about 1,585sqkm of land, according to government data. That is more than five times the combined area of Dhaka’s two city corporations.

A woman arrested on a murder charge gave birth to a baby boy in an ambulance from Jashore Central Jail on Friday while being taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital after going into labour.