A child, who was injured in a fire in Dhaka’s Aftabnagar, died yesterday, bringing the death toll to four out of the five members of the same family who were burnt in the incident.

Hefazat-e-Islam yesterday urged all parties involved in the July uprising to set aside internal disputes, exercise patience, and unite to resist conspiracies against the state and help move the country forward.

While prices of summer vegetables and broiler chicken remained stable in Dhaka’s kitchen markets over the past week, the cost of beef, eggs, and several spices saw an uptick.

Jagannath University (JnU) has formed an investigation committee to probe allegations of irregularities and corruption in the recruitment and promotion of teachers, officers, and staff from 2009 to August 2024.

Despite recent heavy downpours, the likelihood of flooding in the Sylhet region remains low, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board.

The Rajshahi University (RU) administration has renamed at least 12 structures and buildings on campus.

At least six persons were killed and scores were injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Bangla Motor area, Tangail’s Sakhipur and Kalihati upazilas, and Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

Ishraque Hossain has pledged to quickly remove waste during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha festival and keep the city clean.

Noted economist Prof Anu Muhammad stressed that the government’s responsibility is to ensure Bangladesh moves toward an equitable society by strengthening national capacity, making necessary reforms in education and culture, and introducing structural changes in agriculture and industry.

The government is considering engaging with political parties to signal that it expects no obstruction from them in fulfilling three of its key responsibilities.

Six political parties, including National Citizen Party, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Jamaat-e-Islami, will support the interim government hold a national election after making the necessary reforms.

A captain cannot abandon ship, especially when the sea is turbulent

BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Zainul Abedin Farroque yesterday urged Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to immediately ask two advisers and the national security adviser to resign.

The detainees are Farukh Hossain, 20, of Zianagar village, and Rabbi Hossain, 21, of Dakkhin Raiso village in Haziganj upazila of Chandpur district

Nahid also alleged that an effort is on to obstruct the country's democratic transition and create another 1/11-style settlement

Say experts at a seminar organised by BNP

Zubaida pledges support for budding scientists

BNP Senior Joint General Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said if his party comes to power, the state will take full responsibility for the families of those who were killed or injured during the July-August movement

'The chief adviser will not resign. Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus does not need power, but for Bangladesh—for Bangladesh's peaceful democratic transition—Dr Yunus is necessary.'

They also called on authorities to take a firm stance against online harassment and misinformation