Researchers at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) have secured a patent for a technology that converts jackfruit seeds into a concentrated mineral-rich food ingredient, an innovation that could help improve nutrition and reduce food waste.

Guava farmers in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila and neighbouring Jhalakathi Sadar upazila are enjoying record prices this season after production fell sharply.

Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday asked the Election Commission to bar politically appointed local administrators from contesting the local government elections and withdraw the EC’s proposal to disqualify MPO-listed teachers from running in the polls.

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday criticised the government’s decision to allow stakeholders only one day to submit opinions on the draft Prevention and Remedy of Enforced Disappearance Act, calling it a “mockery”.

Bangladesh is exploring importing LNG from Malaysia in ISO tank containers to supply to industries and power plants directly, potentially providing a faster solution to the country’s gas crisis without requiring a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) has recommended several amendments to the draft National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act, 2026, saying the proposed law should further strengthen the commission’s independence, inclusiveness, and investigative powers.

Rucsu General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar is facing growing criticism over a series of alleged misconduct, including violence, intimidation, misbehaviour, and a controversial fundraising drive.

The death toll from the collapse of a boundary wall at Mirpur University College rose to three after another woman succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment on Tuesday night.

Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique was arrested yesterday in connection with a crimes against humanity case over the May 5, 2013, Shapla Chattar crackdown.

Dhaka University Syndicate has decided to review all appointments of teachers, officers and employees made between January 1, 2009, and June 30, 2024, and initiate action against teachers accused of taking positions against students during the July uprising.

Online advertisements are luring Bangladeshi jobseekers into cyber-scam compounds in Southeast Asia, in what can be viewed as the newest face of a wider trafficking crisis.

Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman yesterday said no political force, bureaucracy, or government could restore peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), adding that only the Bangladesh Army had the capacity to do so.

The High Court yesterday imposed a Tk 5 crore cost on GPH Ispat Ltd for filing an appeal to remove its name from Bangladesh Bank’s Credit Information Bureau (CIB) defaulters’ list while concealing that the Appellate Division had already passed an order on the same matter.

Remedial support should be integrated into classroom teaching, teacher training, assessment, and the next Primary Education Development Programme, rather than treated as a separate project, educationists and officials said yesterday.

The Election Commission is planning to hold the next presidential election in the last week of August to elect the head of state.

Urges govt to allow at least two weeks and ensure meaningful participation by victims and other stakeholders

Consignment of 620 fruits handed over at Akhaura land port

Headmasters attributed poor performance to acute teacher shortages and limited parental involvement

Dinesh Trivedi signals optimism over pending bilateral issues

Rights group says tribunal's shortcomings threaten justice, due process and the rule of law