Char farmer Maqbul Hossain, 65, has been cultivating maize on seven bighas of sandy char land on the Teesta riverbed for the past 10 years.

The programme will be held centrally at the Shabagh intersection at around 3:00pm today

Without press freedom, there can be no rule of law, human rights, or democracy in the country, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said.

BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday said the decision to ban Awami League can be taken by the Election Commission or the government, not by BNP.

Two teenagers were killed after a truck hit their bicycle in Debiganj of Panchagarh Thursday night.

Rail communication between Dhaka and Chattogram, Sylhet, Noakhali, and Khulna was disrupted today after two trains derailed on those tracks.

The interim government yesterday said initiatives have been taken to amend the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Act to try organisations those involved in crimes against humanity.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday that some recent incidents, including former president Abdul Hamid’s departure from the country, are raising doubts among people about the interim government’s ability to fulfil its responsibilities.

Thousands of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres continue to operate without renewing licences due to lax monitoring by the authorities, raising serious concerns over patient safety and quality of treatment.

In light of the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has announced changes to the schedules of its flights to Toronto, London and Rome, as the airline is currently avoiding Pakistani airspace.

An intense heatwave has been sweeping over Chuadanga, Sirajganj and some parts of the Khulna division. This is likely to continue for the next two days, according to the Met Office.

Former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy was arrested in a July uprising murder case early yesterday following a night-long standoff with police at her residence in the city.

Police recovered the body of a young man from a water body in Lohagara upazila of Narail yesterday.

Demanding a ban on the Awami League, different political parties and student organisations blocked the capital’s Shahbagh intersection yesterday afternoon and vowed not to leave until their demand was met.

Local leaders and activists of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Students Against Discrimination blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar tonight, demanding a ban on the Awami League (AL)

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam warned this evening that students and people would “march once again” to Dhaka from across the country, unless the government banned the Awami League

The deceased, Mita, 11, daughter of Madhu Sheikh of the village, was a Class III student of Monoharpur Government Primary School

According to a press release issued today, DNCC has requested city dwellers to participate in the fair at the venues most convenient to them

"The election will be held between December and June," the adviser also said

Taken the initiative to introduce necessary amendments to the ICT Act, says govt