Biplabi Gonojote, an alliance of seven political parties and organisations, has called for easing the party registration process by allowing registration with just a central office, central committee, and party constitution under the existing election laws.

A foreign ministry source said Jashim Uddin may go on leave before he is posted as an ambassador to a North American country

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that a “well-orchestrated conspiracy” is underway to delay the upcoming national election and deprive citizens of their voting rights.

Bangladesh does not want any further escalation in tension with India, as the recent retaliatory moves are affecting bilateral trade

The interim government plans to reduce the national budget deficit to 3.6 percent of gross domestic product in the upcoming fiscal year -- the lowest in 14 years -- as it seeks to rebuild fiscal credibility, limit borrowing, and ease pressure from rising debt servicing costs.

Nearly half of Dhaka city is likely to see disruptions in garbage collection, mosquito control and even street lamps as five employee unions of Dhaka South City Corporation are set to go on strike unless BNP leader Ishraque Hossain is pronounced mayor by 10:00am today.

A case has been filed with New Market Police Station after a youth was brutally attacked in public in the capital’s Central Road area -- an incident caught on CCTV and widely shared on social media.

Police yesterday arrested singer Mainul Ahsan Noble from Dhaka’s Demra area on charges of raping a college student after abducting her seven months ago.

The Editors’ Council has expressed concern over a newly added clause to the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, saying that it may significantly limit freedom of the press.

A high-level meeting on the law and order situation in the country was held yesterday at the state guest house Jamuna, with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair.

After spending two nights behind bars, actor Nusraat Faria yesterday walked out of jail after securing bail in an attempted murder case tied to last year’s July uprising.

Seven individuals have been sentenced to death in two separate murder cases in Sirajganj and Habiganj, according to reports from our correspondents.

Due to heavy rainfall over the past four days and an onrush of hilly waters from across the Indian border, the Chellakhali river in Sherpur was flowing 106 centimetres above the danger level yesterday morning, according to the Water Development Board.

The monsoon has yet to arrive in full swing, but erosion along the Teesta and Dharla rivers has already taken a serious turn in Rangpur region, threatening thousands of families living along the riverbanks.

The government should fast-track the implementation process of the Health Reform Commission’s recommendations, with priority on recognising primary healthcare as a fundamental right, overhauling the essential medicines list, and ensuring fair drug pricing, public health experts urged yesterday.

Authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are struggling to deter birds from the runway due to hundreds of open garbage spots and food-water sources in the areas surrounding the airport.

On May 20, 1971, Chuknagar, a quiet border village in Dumuria upazila of Khulna, became the site of a brutal yet overlooked massacre during Bangladesh's Liberation War

Safe migration, overseas employment on the discussion table

Three people were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj

By noon, several areas, including parts of Kajalshah, Akhalia, Subidbazar, Chowhatta Civil Surgeon Office, Majortila, Islampur, Bahubal, Bongobir Road, and some other roads in the city, were inundated