Bangladesh’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector is facing shrinking development allocations, weak implementation and growing climate risks despite the country’s commitments under the SDGs, experts said at a pre-budget policy briefing in Dhaka yesterday.

Two-year-old Habib has already spent 19 days inside the crowded wards of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

A Cox’s Bazar court yesterday sentenced four people to death and nine others to life imprisonment in the murder case of Army officer Lt Tanjim Sarwar.

A six-member Bangladesh delegation has reached Kolkata for talks and a visit to the Farakka flow measurement site

The siblings had spent years working in Oman to lift their family from hardship; today, they returned together for burial

Tarique Rahman says the projects will help protect agriculture, store monsoon water and reduce climate-related risks

Ismail Haque went missing while fishing in Dinajpur’s Biral

Police say the incident occurred at an under-construction building in Sarail upazila

Speakers at pre-budget briefing warn of weak implementation, inequality and rising climate risks in water and sanitation sector

Intelligence reports warn of possible protests before Eid

Former adviser says Awami League’s return is linked to political, cultural and institutional shifts after July uprising

Officer undergoing treatment at Central Police Hospital; investigation ongoing

Commissioner outlines crackdown on crime, teen gangs and mob culture in first briefing

Bangladesh complete 2–0 whitewash, rise to 5th in World Test Championship table

Both sides pledge cooperation in ICT, AI and industrial training

Tarique Rahman attends colourful event at Ansar-VDP Academy in Gazipur

Police say several hundred NASSA Group workers have been demonstrating since 10am, bringing traffic to a standstill

EU-funded initiative aims to institutionalise anticipatory action and protect vulnerable communities

An elite force, whether the Rapid Action Battalion or another, would continue to operate under well-defined laws, as it is necessary for the state, said Zahed Ur Rahman, adviser to the prime minister on information and broadcasting affairs, yesterday.

The Directorate General of Health Services yesterday directed all private hospitals to admit and treat measles patients without refusal.