Campaigners oppose govt decision to locate the new upazila headquarters at Bhujpur Mouza

Investigators recover suspected poison container as laboratory tests begin

Spear battle erupts between villagers; police deployed to restore order

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is again facing a shortage of judges after three, including a chief justice, retired over the past seven months upon reaching the constitutional retirement age of 67.

The aviation and tourism sectors could create more opportunities for women entrepreneurs, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam said yesterday, noting their growing contributions to hospitality, tourism, aviation, travel technology, and the creative industries.

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called for proper planning, stronger institutional capacity, and wider grassroots participation to ensure effective implementation of the budget allocated to Bangladesh’s cultural sector.

Microplastics were detected in 26 of 34 toothpaste samples tested in Bangladesh according to a new study, raising serious concerns about potential risks to human health and the environment.

The government may look into allegations against Mohammed Shahabuddin predating his presidency, but actions taken while in office are shielded by constitutional immunity, two ministers said yesterday.

The creation of a new government division is being proposed to oversee the human rights situation inside prisons and other places of incarceration.

A retired Bangladesh Army officer yesterday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he witnessed former Rab intelligence chief Maj Gen (retd) Ziaul Ahsan execute a blindfolded detainee in 2011.

Bangladesh will need an additional $421 billion between FY2026 and FY2030 to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new government assessment unveiled yesterday.

Hanif Chowkidar, a farmer in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila, had planned to cultivate Aman paddy on 5.26 hectares this season. He spent around Tk 22,000 on four maunds (1 maund = 37.32kg) of seed and prepared a seedbed.

At least three dengue patients died and 458 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, according to the DGHS.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday stressed the need for merit-based promotions in the Bangladesh Army, saying personal preferences and political considerations should have no place in building a modern and professional force.

Four more patients died with symptoms consistent with measles in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 820 this year.

The 34th death anniversary of Md Salahuddin Faroque, the managing director of Modhumita Group and eldest son of late Md Sirajuddin, founder of Modhumita Group, will be observed today, said a press release.

Despite the monsoon being the peak hilsa harvest season, fishers across the hilsa sanctuaries in Barishal division are returning home almost empty-handed.

The prosecution yesterday filed formal charges against 19 people, including former Awami League lawmaker Saiful Islam, before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 over the killing of Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) student Sheikh Ashabul Yamin and the shooting of six others during the July uprising.

As a student, Amirul Islam had no ambition of becoming a dairy farmer.

Officials in Patuakhali’s Bauphal promise investigation