A rare slow loris was rescued from a dog attack in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar yesterday.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Asad Uddin Md Asif issued the warrants after taking into cognisance a charge sheet submitted by the Department of Environment (DoE)

The rescue operation took place 12:15am onwards on Thursday in the Kodalia area of Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat district

The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US government’s chief trade negotiation body, wants to see Bangladesh’s work plan on narrowing the bilateral trade gap before the Trump administration makes a call on reciprocal tariffs.

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the LGRD and sports ministries, has issued a public apology after it was revealed that his father had obtained a contractor’s licence.

Based on private electricity producers’ request, the Power Development Board (PDB) asked Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to nearly triple its import of furnace oil to around 500,000 tonnes a month so that the electricity demand in the summer can be met.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said reforms that are urgent before the next election and within the Election Commission’s jurisdiction will be implemented by the EC itself.

Doctors must ensure transparency in their engagements with pharmaceutical companies and diagnostic centres to regain public trust and restore the image of the profession, senior physicians and officials said yesterday.

Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has assured that the Gulf nation will provide all possible help to rebuild Bangladesh.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has postponed his scheduled visit to Bangladesh on April 27-28.

A Dhaka court rejected the bail petition of model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation Chairperson Meghna Alam in an extortion case yesterday.

Five students of Chittagong University (CU), who were abducted a week ago, have been released, according to a statement issued by the Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), an organisation representing students of ethnic communities.

The government has begun the process of relieving Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of their duties.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged party leaders and activists to restore people’s voting rights at any cost, saying that the sacrifices made over the past 15 years must not be allowed to go in vain.

The Bangladesh Army, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, arrested 204 individuals during joint operations conducted across the country between April 18-23.

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday, as the Election Commission awaits a legal opinion from the law ministry regarding the issuance of a gazette declaring him the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.

Sexual harassment on public transport is not just a women’s issue, but a serious societal concern that requires collective action, said speakers at an event yesterday.

Mahathir Hasan, an FIR-named accused in the case filed over the killing of Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez, yesterday gave his confessional statements to a Dhaka magistrate.

The result of institutional weaknesses and the failure to build a democratic state over the past 53 years are the reasons behind the establishment of a fascist regime in Bangladesh, said Prof Ali Riaz, vice-chairman of the National Consensus Commission.

If urgent steps are not taken to strengthen the rule of law, democracy, and fundamental freedoms, the country’s overall human rights situation may deteriorate further, the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) has warned.