All five people, who suffered critical burns in a gas cylinder explosion in Mughalkhal in Gazipur's Joydebpur area on April 27, have died.

The upcoming national election in Bangladesh should be free, fair and credible, said EU envoy to Bangladesh, adding that the bloc has no say on when the election should be held.

The officer-in-charge and two sub-inspectors of Kalabagan Police Station have been suspended for allegedly breaking into a residence at night, threatening false charges, vandalising property, and demanding Tk one crore in extortion while posing as Detective Branch officials.

“They made us sign a waiver stating that we would never file any case before they handed over my brother’s body.”

The next budget may be slightly smaller than the current fiscal year’s, but non-development spending is expected to rise by over 5 percent due to higher debt servicing costs, food subsidies, and a special allocation for bank reforms.

A Bangladeshi man was killed and an Indian national injured after Border Security Force (BSF) shot them near the Madla border in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba upazila on Sunday night.

Hefazat-e-Islam has demanded the immediate withdrawal of all cases filed against its leaders and activists over the past decade, warning of serious consequences if the government fails to respond.

Samajik Protirodh Committee (Committee for Social Resistance), a platform of 67 women’s rights, human rights, and development organisations, has condemned the derogatory comments about women and acts of aggression surrounding the recommendations of Women’s Affairs Reform Commission.

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has called upon Saudi Arabia to recruit more skilled manpower from Bangladesh to implement mega projects such as arrangements of World Expo 2030 and FIFA World Cup 2034.

No academic activities were held at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) yesterday as teachers continued their strike for the second day to press home their demands.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the Election Commission will refrain from any activity that may lead to political controversy.

Ex-ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was shown arrested yesterday in a case filed over the murder of Saiful Islam Alif, a lawyer who was hacked to death outside the Chattogram Court Building on November 26 last year.

BRAC and the European Union have signed an agreement to launch a new project worth 4.5 million Euro (Tk 62 crore) to strengthen integrated humanitarian support in Cox's Bazar.

The special air ambulance carrying BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia left London last night and is scheduled to reach Dhaka this morning.

The Health Sector Reform Commission has recommended that the government make primary healthcare its constitutional obligation and provide it free of cost to ensure universal access.

A case has been filed over the attack on Hasnat Abdullah, chief coordinator (South) of NCP, in Gazipur’s Chandana intersection on Sunday.

A total of 65 hatchlings of critically endangered Batagur Baska turtle species were born at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre under East Sundarbans Forest Division early yesterday.

Ferry services on the Chilmari-Roumari route of the Brahmaputra River in Kurigram have been suspended for 132 days due to a navigability crisis, causing immense suffering to locals.

A 23-year-old woman died after her scarf got entangled in the wheel of a battery-run autorickshaw at Aftabnagar in the capital yesterday.

Bangladesh’s civil service must undergo bold and strategic reforms to remain relevant in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world, speakers said at a high-level consultation workshop yesterday.