Failing to resolve differences over the proposed July charter in a one-week timeframe, major political parties urged the interim government to mediate

In Rajshahi region, erratic monsoons and rising heat are devastating crops and threatening farmers' futures. Pinaki Roy reports from the ground.

An hour after announcing the suspension of their work abstention, government primary school teachers last night declared that they would continue their protest.

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Police say detainee faces case at Khulshi Police Station

The government is fully committed to holding the national election in the first half of February and sees “no reason for concern,” said Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday.

The High Court yesterday granted bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in five cases, including the one filed over the killing of RMG worker Minarul Islam during the July uprising.

Cultural organisation Udichi Shilpigoshthi organised a musical procession yesterday afternoon to protest the government’s decision to cancel the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools.

Investment, business activities, and even personal and family decisions across the country have come to a standstill as people await the national election, said BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.

With its large green dome and tall minaret atop a square brick structure, the Badr Awliya Shrine, built over 700 years ago during the Sultanate period, is among the oldest sites in Chattogram city.

They once roamed the streets with no home to return to. Now, they sit in classrooms and speak up with confidence about the rights and dignity every child deserves.

Shawkat Ali Bhuiyan (Dilan) and Irfan Islam have been elected president and general secretary of the Banani Society for 2026 and 2027, as the “Dilan-Irfan Panel” swept all 21 posts in the biennial election, said a press release.

Today is the 20th death anniversary of Enayetullah Khan, founding editor of the daily New Age and editor-in-chief of the weekly Holiday.

A man known for confronting petty criminals in the local bazar was beaten to death by unidentified assailants in the Mirerhat area of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.

Tarek Rahman, member secretary of the Am Janatar Dal, ended his hunger strike last night following assurances from BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed.

The Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela) has issued a legal notice on the government for leasing out portions of rivers in the name of “enclosed waterbody” in Pabna.

Four school girls drowned, reportedly while collecting water lilies in a lake in Meherpur this afternoon. The incident occurred at Mashuribhaja Beel in Baradi area of Meherpur sadar upazila.

A man known for confronting petty criminals in the local bazar was beaten to death by unidentified assailants in the Mirerhat area of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.

New deputy commissioners (DCs) have been appointed to 29 districts over the past two days as part of a reshuffle in the field administration ahead of the national election.

Students of Dhaka College and Ideal College, long known for their clashes, yesterday reached an agreement to end violence and “foster brotherhood”.