Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman spoke to Nepalese counterpart, conveys PM's condolences to Nepalese PM

Conveys condolences to Nepalese PM Balendra Shah and the families of those killed in devastating floods

Dhaka expresses condolences to Kathmandu over loss of lives

Battalion asks residents to report suspicious cross-border activity while saying the border situation remains normal

Ordinary visa applications and passport collection will move exclusively to the new centre, with applicants required to book appointments online

12-year-olds went to the river to bathe at noon, police say

Passport-holding passenger movement continues as usual

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Parton donated $1 million to vaccine research at Vanderbilt University in 2020, making her an early sponsor of Moderna's vaccine development

The Election Commis-sion is preparing to hold the local government elections in November, a month later than initially expected, EC Abdur Rahmanel Masud said yesterday.

The government yesterday transferred 19 senior police officers, including appointing a new Rangpur Metropolitan Police commissioner, following the killing of four family members in Rangpur.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam yesterday said the government is committed to ensuring human rights for all citizens and will not allow anyone to be unjustly detained or imprisoned for political reasons, regardless of their political affiliation.

Students at a dialogue yesterday called for greater use of renewable energy, stronger grid capacity, better energy efficiency and more investment in research and skills as Bangladesh prepares its first Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS).

Dhaka Medical College Hospital is receiving a large number of dengue patients from across Bangladesh, many of whom arrive with severe complications that increase their risk of death, doctors and public health experts have said.

“I want to be a doctor,” said 16-year-old Syed Kasim, a class six student living in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.

Internal conflicts and changing power dynamics in Myanmar, along with escalating geopolitical tensions, are making the prospect of Rohingya repatriation more complicated, analysts say.

Keeping medicine prices as low as possible cannot be the sole objective of drug policy; essential medicines must remain affordable for patients while manufacturers can sustainably produce and supply quality drugs, experts said at a policy dialogue yesterday.

Bangladesh is in the process of purchasing Chinese J-10CE fighter jets, attack helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems to modernise its air force, Prime Minister’s Policy and Strategy Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman has said.

The Sutia river has long been subjected to indiscriminate pollution due to open dumping of garbage on its bank in the Naudhar Bridge area along the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal Municipality of Mymensingh.

The government appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir in accordance with the constitution, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said yesterday.

A transport worker was stabbed to death in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj early yesterday.