Police recovers Bangladesh and Global Studies scripts

Accused allegedly tried to rape woman at an Ashrayan project house; police say he is absconding

State Minister Shama Obaed Islam meets UN Assistant Secretary‑General in New York

Agreement aims to strengthen Bangladesh’s long-term energy security through diversified sourcing, knowledge exchange

BNP-backed lawyers win 13 of the 14 posts, including presidency, secretary

A new study has found alarming levels of digital screen use by schoolchildren in Dhaka, raising concerns over mental health, obesity, eye problems, headaches, and sleep deprivation.

Debt servicing, subsidies, and electoral pledges will make the upcoming fiscal year’s budget large in both expenditure and revenue collection.

The government has set January 7 for the 2027 SSC and equivalent examinations and June 6 for the HSC exams, as it seeks to align the public examination calendar more closely with the start of the academic year.

Bangladesh’s total number of registered voters has risen to 12,83,23,240, with 6,28,057 new voters added over the past six months, according to the Election Commission (EC).

Violence by intimate partners remains one of the most persistent and least addressed forms of abuse facing women in Bangladesh, according to an analysis of global and national data.

Residents of around 40 villages in Jashore’s Keshabpur upazila have long been enduring severe hardship as repair work on the key Keshabpur-Kolagachhi-Kumarghata road drags on at a snail’s pace.

Asif Saleh, executive director of BRAC, has been named to the second annual TIME100 Philanthropy list, which recognises figures shaping the future of giving.

Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller yesterday paid a courtesy call on Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at the latter’s office in parliament.

Senior Home Secretary Manzur Morshed Chowdhury yesterday said the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Prevention and Suppression Act, 2026 is aligned with international standards and ensures victim protection, safe migration, and stronger action against transnational organised crime.

The 13th parliamentary election results of Chattogram-4 and Chattogram-2 cannot be published until June 9, as the Supreme Court yesterday fixed the date for hearing two appeals filed against the High Court verdicts.

Dense trees, cool shade, birdsong, and cattle grazing peacefully on stretches of green grass -- the area behind Rajshahi University’s Boddhobhumi has long been known as a quiet natural retreat on the campus.

Sheikh Rustam Ali stood at the edge of his field in silence, watching workers wade through knee-deep water to salvage what little remained of his Boro crop.

Students of Jahangirnagar University have given the university administration a 48-hour ultimatum to arrest the suspect accused of attempting to rape a female student on campus, warning of tougher protests if their demands are not met.

The support system for returning migrant workers needs a radical overhaul, said experts and policymakers at a national event yesterday.

The government yesterday appointed new vice-chancellors to 11 public universities.