“Since I was 12, I’ve been hearing that a bridge over the Kushiyara river will be built here,” said Nepal Ranjan Das, 55, a resident of Bilbari in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar. “Whoever comes to power promises the bridge -- but nothing happens.”
Healthcare services in Jamalpur are in dire straits as hospitals across the district’s seven upazilas struggle with an acute shortage of doctors.
The Judiciary Reform Commission has suggested increasing the number of lower court judges to at least 6,000 by appointing around 4,000 additional ones in order to bring the backlog of pending cases to a tolerable level.
“Who are you? Who am I? Palestine, Palestine!” The slogan rang out across central Dhaka as thousands marched under the blazing sun yesterday, expressing solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s continued assault on Gaza.
Two motorcyclists were killed after being run over by a bus in the Bottail area of Kushtia Sadar upazila yesterday morning, prompting locals to protest and block the Kushtia-Jhenaidah highway.
Police yesterday arrested a youth over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Palash upazila in Narsingdi.
Police recovered three bodies in Sonargaon and Rupganj upazilas in Narayanganj yesterday morning. The bodies were sent to Narayanganj General Hospital for an autopsy.
A man accused in a 2013 child rape case in Jashore’s Pagladahe village was arrested yesterday morning, 12 years after the crime was committed.
BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council member Zainul Abedin Farroque yesterday urged Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus to move forward with the national election plan without any delay.
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Retired army officers have called for extensive reforms in the military to ensure that the armed forces and intelligence agencies cannot be abused for political gains in the future.
A nilgai, rescued from Joydharbhanga village in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Wednesday, was sent to Dulahazra Safari Park in Cox’s Bazar last night
Farmers in Netrakona’s haor areas have started harvesting Boro paddy ahead of the Bangla month of Baishakh, fearing possible inclement weather in the coming days, including rainfall and nor’westers.
Police officers must obtain approval from higher authorities before arresting any accused in cases filed over the killings and other atrocities during the mass uprising, according to an official order of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
With China, Vietnam and Cambodia vying for market share, Bangladeshi exporters fear a race to the bottom on prices -- one they may not win
The telecom regulator has revoked a cartel that controlled the international incoming call market in Bangladesh since 2015.
Retired army officers have called for extensive reforms in the military to ensure that the armed forces and intelligence agencies cannot be abused for political gains in the future.
A mammoth rally in the capital yesterday protested the Israeli atrocities in Gaza and called for the recognition of Palestine as a state and Israel’s trial for genocide.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman returned home yesterday after holding wide-ranging discussions on defence cooperation, training exchange, regional security, and joint military initiatives during his official visits to Russia and Croatia.
Legal experts and various rights groups called for the repeal of the Special Powers Act following the detention of model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation Chairperson Meghna Alam.
Police believe the fire that burnt the “Portrait of Fascism” motif for Anondo Shobhajatra at Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Arts was “a deliberate act”. A young man in black T-shirt, brown pants, and sandals, his hair tied in a bun, was seen setting fire to the motif early in the morning yesterday, police said.
