Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday destroyed narcotics worth Tk 83.78 crore that had been seized during anti-smuggling operations along the Cumilla and Satkhira border areas over the past three years.

Illegal occupation of secondary canals, vital for draining rainwater, significantly worsened the recent deadly floods in the Chattogram region.

Policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from Bangladesh and Malaysia yesterday called for stronger collaboration among universities, businesses and the government to prepare graduates and workers for a job market being reshaped by AI and emerging technologies.

Residents in Cumilla district have been suffering immensely due to frequent load-shedding, often extending for several hours, particularly in rural areas.

Anwar Hossain Mintu, managing director of Sara Adver-tising Ltd, passed away on July 27. He was 47, said a press release. 

A prosecution witness yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that armed Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League activists attacked protesters in Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur during the July uprising on the instructions of former DSCC mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and former lawmaker Jahangir Kabir Nanak.

Following the recent release of a tigress into the Sundarbans after months of treatment and rehabilitation following her rescue from a snare, concerns are growing over her whereabouts and whether she has survived in the wild.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) is fully prepared to hold the presidential election, although the schedule has yet to be announced.

The High Court yesterday ordered the government to form a three-member expert committee, led by a teacher at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, to investigate the presence of microplastics in 26 of 34 toothpaste samples tested in Bangladesh.

The public mandate of the July uprising, the July Charter, and the referendum has yet to be implemented, said NCP Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam yesterday.

On July 29, the 14-party alliance led by Sheikh Hasina decided to ban the politics of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir.

Three victims from Narayanganj’s Krokerchar had been preparing to return home after years abroad

Experts say indigenous devices could reduce costs and cut reliance on imports

Says legal action can be taken over allegations after tenure

Voter list already prepared; schedule to be announced after further discussions

Legal hurdles, diplomatic procedures and family's reluctance delay final rites

A child suffering from symptoms consistent with measles died on Saturday, July 25, while being taken to Bandarban Sadar Hospital from the remote Letong Khumi Para in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila

The Zonta Club of Dhaka III officially installed its newly elected board for the 2026–2028 biennium at a ceremony held on July 25.

A modern truck terminal and drivers’ rest house built at a cost of over Tk 61 crore in Magura has remained abandoned and non-operational for several years since its completion, depriving transport workers of much-needed facilities and raising concerns over misuse of the premises.

Normal life in the northern parts of Chattogram’s Fatikchhari remained disrupted yesterday as a 48-hour strike and road blockade entered its second day, with protesters demanding the relocation of the proposed headquarters of the newly created Fatikchhari North upazila.