Millions of people from marginalised communities in Bangladesh continue to face exclusion due to the absence of specific legislation prohibiting discrimination and untouchability, said rights groups at a seminar yesterday.

The country’s four mobile operators owe a total of Tk 13,144 crore in outstanding revenue, Post and Telecommunications Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam told parliament yesterday.

Dhaka calls the Delhi airport incident "unwanted and regrettable" and describes New Delhi’s explanation as "unsatisfactory"

Beijing meetings will focus attention on the future direction of Bangladesh-China relations

Mridul Khan had travelled abroad for a cattle farm job, but was allegedly sent to the battlefield instead

Ranks 24th globally in SDG 16

Police investigating whether victim was involved in alleged mugging attempt

Additional troops deployed as group remains stranded at border zero line

Prime minister begins three-day state visit to China after attending Summer Davos in Dalian

Leaders discuss investment climate, energy transition and global cooperation in Dalian

Nurul Alam appeared healthy while being produced before the court yesterday

Non-compliant vehicle owners may face legal action, BRTA warns

Bangladesh recorded trade deficits with 58 countries in fiscal year 2024-25, with China, India and Indonesia emerging as its top three deficit partners, said Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir in parliament yesterday.

Days after the harassment of PM’s Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman at New Delhi airport, India has finally spoken about the incident, in which he had to wait for two hours, but it did not elaborate on the matter.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad yesterday reiterated his demand that cabinet members attend parliamentary sessions regularly, saying no state work takes precedence over the chamber’s proceedings.

The trial of former ministers Rashed Khan Menon and Qamrul Islam began at International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of 23 people in Badda and neighbouring areas during the July uprising in 2024.

Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the government should step down if it fails to ensure justice for enforced disappearances, killings, and alleged massacres during the Awami League’s rule.

Police in Cyprus’s Larnaca have recovered the decomposed body of a Bangladeshi student, 10 days after he had gone missing, his family claimed.

Two people were killed and several injured in road accidents in two districts in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Bangladesh should carefully examine international experiences to ensure energy security, affordability and sustainability as it seeks to expand rooftop solar while managing rising electricity costs and power sector overcapacity, speakers said at a dialogue in Dhaka yesterday.