Water levels at 11 points in nine rivers across Barishal division are flowing above the danger mark, with the highest recorded at 80 centimetres above the mark, according to Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) data until yesterday afternoon.

The government has asked local and international NGOs to take steps to bring their eligible employees under the Universal Pension Scheme to ensure long-term financial security for workers in the sector.

The e-bail bond system has been introduced in 12 more districts to reduce hassles in the bail process, bringing the total number of districts where the digital system is operational to 28.

Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday stressed the importance of coordinated efforts by the government, the media, and all relevant stakeholders to effectively counter misinformation and disinformation.

A Chandpur court yesterday sentenced a youth to death and another to life imprisonment for the murder of a gold trader in the district’s Matlab South upazila.

The government is moving to bring battery-powered and motorised rickshaws in Dhaka under a structured regulatory framework, with plans to designate specific factories to produce approved vehicles and curb unauthorised manufacturing, DSCC Administrator Md Abdus Salam said yesterday.

Dhaka University has formed a three-member committee to examine allegations that some of its teachers were involved in “secret activities against the state”, according to a press release issued by the DU Public Relations Office yesterday.

Fifteen years on, the road crash that killed filmmaker Tareque Masud, cinematographer Mishuk Munier and three others still haunts those who survived it.

NCP Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam yesterday blamed the ongoing power and fuel crisis on the government’s lack of planning and delays in approving fuel purchases, alleging the situation was being used to benefit favoured business groups.

At least two dengue patients died and 693 others were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s India visit, sought by both Dhaka and New Delhi, hinges on India’s assurance that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will not be allowed to engage in activities from its territory that could create instability in Bangladesh, diplomatic sources said.

The 2nd Group Art Exhibition titled “Art Beyond Borders,” organised by the batch members of the BFA Honours Session 1998–99 (7th Batch) of the Faculty of Fine Art, Dhaka University, will open at 7:00pm today, said a press release.

The gas crisis, which is in its fourth week, took a turn for the worse after Summit’s floating LNG terminal ran out of gas around 5:00pm yesterday.

Five more patients died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 890 this year.

It was around 5:00pm on July 22. Seven to eight months pregnant, Parvin Akter, 20, sat near the Farmgate Metro Rail Station with three other women, lifting a polythene bag to her face every few seconds.

A woman was detained with 24 Bengal monitor lizards in Khagrachhari town on Wednesday night, during a joint operation by district administration and Forest Department in the Chenggi Square area.

One of the most persecuted politicians during the Sheikh Hasina regime, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to become the next president as ruling BNP has nominated him for the presidential polls.

A man was hacked to death in broad daylight in Mymensing’s Maskanda area yesterday noon.

In pursuit of advanced medical treatment, two close friends set out for Kolkata from Gazipur last month.

Bangladesh’s first national-level competition for creators of AI-powered content, the “Prism AI Creative Award 2026,” was officially launched on Wednesday at the PRAN-RFL Group headquarters in Badda, Dhaka, said a press release.