The finance ministry may recommend implementing the new pay scale for government officials and employees in four phases over two fiscal years to ease pressure on inflation and the budget.

Former inspector general of police (IGP) M Enamul Haque died at a hospital in Dhaka around 5:30am yesterday. He was 88.

For seven years, Anisha Islam Insha had stood on city pavements holding a photo of her father at every protest arranged by rights organisations working on enforced disappearances.

HSBC Bangladesh has announced Tk 10 crore in humanitarian assistance for the rehabilitation and sustainable recovery of families affected by the recent floods in Chattogram division.

Despite new stricter regulations to curb noise pollution, all nine designated silent zones in Dhaka city remain exposed to relentless honking from all types of vehicles, with many using high-decibel hydraulic horns.

The US envoy to India has lauded US President Donald Trump and Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for what he called an “incredible deal” to purchase additional Boeing aircraft in addition to the original order

Government is reassessing which schools qualify, while also preparing new science and sports programmes for primary students, he says

Roundtable urges accountability, stronger safeguards and inclusion in policy-making

Jamaat-led 11-party alliance leaders join rally; victims demand law against enforced disappearances

Says new law provides for court access and maximum punishment of death for enforced disappearance

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday called for global unity and solidarity to ensure justice and accountability for individuals and institutions involved in enforced disappearances.

Saying “an evil force and extremists” have created a new environment of terror in Bangladesh since the mass uprising, Gono Forum founder and emeritus president Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday warned that the country would face a grave situation if the government fails to suppress them.

Internationally renowned human rights expert Irene Zubaida Khan has assumed office as Bangladesh’s new permanent representative to the UN.

Construction of the Panchkatia Bridge in Jashore’s Monirampur upazila remains incomplete nearly two and a half years after work began.

A town hall built by Barguna Municipality to promote literary and cultural activities and host meetings and seminars has remained unfinished for eight years, despite crores of taka being spent on the project.

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday said the government will decide whether Bangladesh will join the Mecca pact.

Dominant accounts of Bengal’s partition have focused heavily on displacement and those who left, while the experiences of those who stayed, those who came to East Bengal, and communities whose presence has faded from memory remain far less documented, academics said yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the authorities concerned to introduce an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system at toll plazas on expressways and flyovers within four months as part of efforts to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka and modernise the city’s transport system.

Rights groups and victims of enforced disappearance yesterday called for amendments to Sections 14(3) and 32 and repeal of Section 21 of the proposed Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Act, 2026.

Stepping into the sunlight was supposed to mean freedom for the survivors of secret detention. Instead, release has often meant another kind of captivity: arrest warrants, convictions, and court cases filed while they were held incommunicado.