A Supreme Court lawyer filed a writ petition with the High Court on Thursday seeking a stay on the effectiveness of the public circular that invited applications from candidates for the posts of its additional HC judges.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the youth to build “three zero clubs” to save the planet from destruction, saying the planet will not sustain under the current civilisation.
Fishing in rivers and canals will be banned and tourist entry will also be prohibited in the Sundarbans for three months to boost the breeding of fish and wildlife.
The Gorai river, a tributary of the Padma that flows through the country’s south-western region, has turned into a narrow canal across Kalikapur, Auliapur, and Madarbunia unions in Patuakhali Sadar upazila due to lack of water flow and rampant pollution and encroachment.
Shukherbati in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila stands on the verge of extinction as the Brahmaputra continues to erode its banks with growing ferocity.
A mock trial yesterday directed the interim government to immediately abandon a ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, stating it would damage Hatirjheel and Panthakunja.
Carp species -- including rui, katla, mrigal, and kalbaush -- released eggs in the Halda River yesterday, a significant moment for Bangladesh’s freshwater fish breeding efforts.
Gonotantrik Odhikar Committee, a civic platform, yesterday condemned the acquittal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, calling the Appellate Division’s verdict a “mockery of justice” and a result of political influence over the judiciary.
The poor drainage system of Dhaka was once again exposed during the recent heavy rainfall that inundated large swathes of the city.
A Dhaka court today placed four people on a three-day remand each in a case filed over a recent mugging in Dhaka's Moghbazar, where a man was attacked with machetes
Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Thakurgaon and Dinajpur during the last two days.
A woman was hacked to death in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila on Thursday night.
A woman died after a herd of elephants attacked her home in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur early yesterday.
A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was stabbed to death in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar yesterday morning.
A six-year-old boy drowned after falling into an open septic tank in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur yesterday morning.
Gono Forum, the Left Democratic Alliance, and the 12-Party Alliance have strongly reiterated their demand for holding the national election by December.
The US State Department indicated Thursday that a global suspension on visa processing for international students would be brief, as it ramps up scrutiny of applicants’ social media activity.
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the Central American country’s culture ministry said Thursday.
Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that the Palestinian territory’s entire population was now at risk of famine.
The move to strengthen the anti-tobacco law has stalled for the authorities’ greater emphasis on revenue generation from tobacco sales than on public health, according to anti-tobacco campaigners.
On May 28, police conducted a raid in Uttara-Sector 11 arrested the suspects
China yesterday signed a convention setting up an international organisation for mediation in Hong Kong that Beijing hopes will be on par with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and bolster the city’s international credentials.
Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians' batting charge with his 81 to knock Gujarat Titans out of the Indian Premier League with a 20-run win in the eliminator on Friday.
A dejected looking Litton Das said that Bangladesh are not doing the basics right after losing the second T20I in Lahore by 57 runs against Pakistan to lose the series 2-0 with a game to go.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urged the Japanese government and entrepreneurs to extend their full support in building a “New Bangladesh” and by doing so, turning the dreams of millions of youths into reality.
At least 71 more people were detained by BGB yesterday after they were pushed into Bangladesh allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) through various border points in Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Khagrachhari, and Lalmonirhat.
Thousands of people remained stranded across several coastal districts as tidal surges and torrential rains, triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal, kept battering the region for the second day.
A youth was stabbed to death in the Beparipara neighbourhood of Jhenaidah town yesterday, allegedly by his friends.
Two divisions responsible for healthcare delivery have once again ranked among the worst performers in executing their development budgets, spending just a fraction of their allocated funds over the past 10 months.
BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas yesterday expressed concern that there may never be another election in Bangladesh if the national polls are not held by December.
Former national skipper Aminul Islam Bulbul was elected as the new board president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday, ending weeks of speculation about him replacing former president Faruque Ahmed.
It is the expatriates who help sustain the country, says the chief adviser
The royal Poinciana may be native to Madagascar, but it feels like it has belonged to us for years. We call it by our own beautiful name -- Krishnachura -- as if it knows Dhaka’s summers by heart and waits all year just to remind us that Dhaka is still beautiful.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
In one of their most recent episodes, Dhaka Sessions featured three young artists from Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay to perform in the intimate and literary, lush space of Bookworm Bangladesh.
Japan will provide $1.063 billion to Bangladesh in loans and grants for budget support, railway upgradation and scholarships, reaffirming its full support for the interim government’s reform agenda and commitment to a peaceful political transition.
Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed neighbours this month, a top Pakistani military official told Reuters yesterday, although he warned the crisis had increased the risk of escalation in the future.
The US Supreme Court yesterday let President Donald Trump’s administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States, bolstering the Republican president’s drive to step up deportations.
The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday evening after air raid sirens sounded in the centre of the country and explosions were heard over Jerusalem.
The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday evening claimed its first attack on Syria’s new government forces since the fall of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, two war monitors said.
When Subahdar of Bengal, Islam Khan Chishti, entered Dhaka in 1608 or 1610, he was accompanied by a diverse group of North and North-West Indians, Afghans, Iranians, Arabs, and other foreign Muslims and Hindus.
Dr Rebecca Prentice, Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Development at the University of Sussex, has studied garment workers’ health and labour rights for over two decades.
In Ferighat, a remote corner of north-eastern district Sunamganj, stationery shop owner Md Sumon Mia fights a battle that millions of rural Bangladeshis face daily – the struggle for a reliable internet connection.
Bangladesh, often described as a land of rivers, is criss-crossed by more than 230 major and minor waterways.
The Bangladeshi 'Ken', known for his appearances in major Hollywood productions like “Barbie”, “Wicked”, and “Aladdin”, continues to make the country proud as he juggles acting, dancing, and interviewing some of Hollywood's biggest names.
