Two schools in each upazila will be covered in initial phase

Cumilla court grants three-day remand for retired army personnel

From rickshaws to buses, many women say commuting at night has become an anxious calculation shaped by harassment, insecurity and weak accountability

Waste believed to have been dumped overnight; authorities begin probe

Ducsu VP alleges police inaction during Chattogram attack

Jubo Mohila League leader Shilpi was taken into custody in an explosives case

He was found in Penang jungle; social media led to a breakthrough in the decades-long missing case

Gunmen open fire on River Police patrol on the Padma; one officer critically injured as joint forces prepare counter-operation

Decision announced at emergency department briefing following talks with authorities

The meetings were held on sidelines of peace and security forum

Two rounds of clashes broke out between Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir on the Chattogram Government City College campus yesterday, injuring several people.

Rights advocates and experts yesterday urged the government to move beyond allowance-based support and adopt a disability-inclusive budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, noting that rising living costs, limited access to services, and disability-related expenses are worsening hardship for persons with disabilities.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday reiterated his government’s firm stance on press freedom.

Power cuts across the country, especially in rural areas, have worsened with the mercury rising, as the government struggles to meet even off-peak demand due to shortages of gas, coal, and furnace oil to generate enough electricity.

A citizens’ delegation has expressed concern over vandalism at the Mujibnagar Memorial Complex, the site where Bangladesh’s first government took oath during the Liberation War, and demanded immediate steps for its preservation and reconstruction.

Highlights need for reforms to free judiciary from executive pressure

State Minister for Textiles and Jute Shariful Alam yesterday said the government is planning to revive closed jute mills across the country by leasing them out in a bid to fulfil its electoral pledges and boost economic activity.

The Bangladesh Bank did not issue any directive regarding the reopening or closure of S Alam Group’s commercial operations, which remain suspended due to loan defaults, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told parliament yesterday.

The attack on the deputy director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) was triggered by a dispute over a hospital tender between two groups, Rab said yesterday.

As farmers across the country worked in the fields on Saturday to bring in the season’s largest rice harvest, 10 of them were killed by lightning in seven districts.