The Jamaat-led 11-party alliance yesterday alleged that public trust in the government had hit rock bottom over the past 180 days.

A shipbreaking yard worker died at a private hospital in Chattogram early yesterday, seven days after he reportedly fell ill while working at Baraka Shipbreaking and Recycling Yard, officials and labour leaders said.

The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has been grappling with a prolonged manpower shortage and inadequate logistical support, putting increasing pressure on law enforcement activities in the port city.

Syngenta Bangladesh Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with CAB International (CABI) to enter a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing sustainable agriculture.

In the sweltering heat of the afternoon sun on a Friday, men, women, and children of all ages made a long queue in front of the Shaheed Minar on the Gurudayal Government College campus in Kishoreganj, each carrying plastic bottles and other discarded plastic waste.

Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the 2024 mass uprising should not be seen as the “final battle”, but as a “rehearsal for the final battle” ahead.

At least five dengue patients died while 839 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning, marking the highest single-day hospitalisation count so far this year.

The Liberation War Affairs ministry has taken an initiative to establish a new directorate for welfare of families of victims of enforced disappearance, murder and extrajudicial killing over the past 17 years.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed members of the navy and air force selection boards to consider officers for promotion based on professional competence and merit, keeping political ideology and personal likes or dislikes aside.

The two children had gone to bathe in the pond without informing their families

At least 196 fishermen from Patharghata upazila of Barguna have gone missing while fishing at sea or in rivers over the past 33 years. Their families are not only left without closure, but also without any government assistance.

On February 7, 2025, a group of men allegedly took over Md Shamim’s rickshaw garage in Kallyanpur, forcing out all 16 rickshaws kept there.

A nine-month project titled “Nirvoy Nari” was launched at Safura Khatun Pilot Girls High School in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, on August 19 to protect adolescent girls from sexual harassment and abuse and raise awareness of their rights, said a press release.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has approved a plan to build a highway along the Barishal-Rahmatpur-Hizla-Mehendiganj-Bhola route, aiming to connect the island district of Bhola to the country’s main road network.

Bangladesh’s post-uprising political transition will remain incomplete unless political parties change their own practices, strengthen democratic institutions and move away from confrontation and partisan control of the state, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, Gems of Nazrul launched “Agnibinay Notun Protibha”, a nationwide talent hunt to discover young Nazrul Sangeet performers and bring them to the national stage.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said any relationship has to meet the test of mutual interest for it to work.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has carried out the first reshuffle of his council of ministers, considering their performance, coordination problems, and the need to accelerate government work, according to multiple government sources.

Fear of forced retirement, punishment over past deeds, and uncertainty surrounding transfers and promotions are weighing heavily on police officials. Many of them say they are now hesitant before making decisions that could later become politically controversial.

At least 4,226 Bangladeshi women travelled to China on family visas between 2020 and 2025.