The incident resulted from a 'misunderstanding', UNO says
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remain suspended due to dense fog, while operations have resumed on the Aricha-Kazirhat route as of 10:00am today
Three people were killed and at least seven others injured in separate road accidents in Khulna yesterday
The impact of newly-elected US President Donald Trump’s decision to halt foreign aid has also reached Bangladesh’s International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b).
No reform can be permanent without internal changes in the country’s major political parties, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday. They emphasised that political party reform is a prerequisite for meaningful state reform.
The interim government should clarify its position on recognising the identity and rights of indigenous communities, said rights activists and indigenous leaders yesterday.
The playground of Akalu Government Primary School in Aloa of Bhuanpur upazila in Tangail has been occupied by road construction materials and vehicles for the past several weeks, disrupting students’ education and sports activities.
At least 50 makeshift houses were being built by razing three hills in Teknaf to accommodate newly arrived Rohingyas.
Over 2.5 lakh residents of Tangail’s Basail upazila are deprived of quality healthcare facilities as the construction of the upazila health complex’s new buildings remains stalled for nearly 20 years.
The deceased are Shafikul Islam, 35, his wife Sumona Khatun, 30, and his sister Laki Khatun, 25, of Purbo Baoitara village in Sirajganj's Sadar upazila
The first phase of six-day Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest congregations of Muslims, commenced on the banks of the Turag in Tongi yesterday, with religious sermons after Fajr prayers.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali said if the banned student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) attempts to hold any programme, police will take action against them.
The BNP has secured the support of its allies from the 12-party alliance and Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh for its upcoming programmes demanding the general election be held this year.
The initially estimated costs of these projects were $11.2 billion in total
A 70-year-old farmer was beaten to death following a clash over a land dispute in Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj upazila yesterday.
At least 12 people, including a married couple, died in separate road collisions in Sirajganj, Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Kushtia yesterday.
Students of Government Titumir College blocked the Mohakhali-Gulshan road for the second day yesterday, issuing an ultimatum demanding that the institution be declared a university by 4:00pm today.
A 42-year-old Jubo Dal leader, picked up from his home allegedly by the joint forces early yesterday, had died in Cumilla.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has requested that the Bangla Academy review manuscripts for books before they hit the shelves at Amar Ekushey Book Fair.
Girls should not have to fight for their right to play
