Manufacturers would need approval to produce standardised models developed with Buet support under proposed rules

State minister says no decision has been made on the prime minister's participation in the BRICS outreach session or a bilateral trip

DSCC says another 50 key intersections could get the system within the next few months

One travelled to India for cancer treatment, while the other accompanied him as an attendant

District’s pass rate falls slightly, while GPA-5 achievers also decline

Drivers say shortage at lone filling station is cutting into daily earnings

The digital system, now available in 28 districts, aims to speed up bail processing and reduce harassment for litigants and lawyers

Three nomination papers collected so far, EC says

One had been undergoing treatment for injuries, while the other had long suffered from a bacterial infection

Hanufa Begum succumbed to burn injuries she sustained on August 3

The government yesterday suspended six senior police officials, ranging from additional deputy inspector general to assistant police commissioner, for remaining absent from duty for an extended period without leave or permission.

The prosecution yesterday sought the maximum punishment for Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six other leaders of the party and its affiliated organisations.

Five more patients died with measles and 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 885 this year.

At least two dengue patients died while 723 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday said the youth are the main driving force of new civilisation in the era of rapidly changing technology.

Leaders of different journalists’ organisations yesterday demanded the immediate restoration of journalists’ access to Supreme Court courtrooms to collect information, warning that they will launch a broader coordinated programme if the restriction is not withdrawn.

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will meet members of the party’s Standing Committee today before announcing his final decision on the BNP’s presidential candidate, according to party sources.

A large number of people from marginalised communities, including hijras and the manta population, remain without National Identity (NID) cards, leaving many unable to access education, healthcare and government social safety-net programmes, speakers said yesterday.

At the height of the hilsa season, when fishing trawlers should be crowding the Bay of Bengal, around 200 remain stranded at the Mahipur and Alipur fish landing centres in Patuakhali due to an acute shortage of ice caused by frequent load-shedding.

Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree on a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.