At least two dozen teachers at Jahangirnagar University, who went abroad for higher studies over the past 15 years, have neither rejoined their posts within the stipulated time nor refunded the salaries and benefits they received during study leave, show university records.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday said it resisted an attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push 20 people into Bangladesh territory through the Chouka border area in Chapainawabganj.

Today is the seventh death anniversary of Md Habibur Rahman, former managing director of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC.

Hindu community people yesterday protested the alleged desecration of an image of Lord Ram, which they said hurt their religious sentiments.

The Battle of Plassey should be read beyond accounts of Sirajuddaula’s defeat and Mir Jafar’s betrayal that led to the fall of independent Bengal in 1757, an event shaped by conspiracy, European rivalry, tensions within the Murshidabad court and historical narratives, speakers said yesterday.

US envoy urges Bangladesh at meeting with foreign minister

Supreme Court Reporters Forum elects new executive committee

More than 22,000 NIDs already printed and dispatched

Police say a combing operation is underway to arrest the remaining participants of the procession

Court orders detention of Swechchhasebak Dal leader accused of raping 10-year-old girl

Plans also underway for a new Dhaka–Khulna service, says Rabiul Alam

Rezanur Islam sent to jail over Cyber Security Act case linked to report on state minister

River has risen 38cm in 24 hours, inundating chars and cropland

New cases come two days after 65 workers fell ill; probe underway as water samples sent for testing

Three-day cultural showcase highlights traditions, handicrafts of Sylhet’s indigenous communities

Tarique will leave for Malaysia tomorrow and for China on Monday afternoon

Police Headquarters has issued a nationwide alert over fears of possible clashes between Awami League activists and members of other political parties, centred on the party’s founding anniversary on June 23.

Enrolment of foreign students in Bangladesh’s private medical colleges has declined sharply over the past three years, raising concerns about the sector’s competitiveness and the country’s position as a destination for medical education.

A 20-kilowatt solar power plant and training centre in Khulna city, set up in 2008 to promote renewable energy and create public awareness, has been lying idle for nearly 14 years due to neglect.

The government has changed the Bangladesh Police dress code, reinstating the previous dark blue and light olive shirts that were replaced seven months ago during the interim government.