Bangladesh and China yesterday expressed a shared commitment to transform recent high-level discussions into actionable projects across a range of sectors, including infrastructure, trade, healthcare, education, and culture.

The move comes as Bangladesh's garment exporters face a major challenge in handling urgent international shipments after India abruptly closed a widely-used air cargo transhipment route

A ruckus broke out at the International Crimes Tribunal yesterday as some of the 19 high-profile accused, including former ministers and senior bureaucrats, were brought into the courtroom in handcuffs.

Students of polytechnic institutes yesterday announced to launch a long march to Dhaka if the government fails to respond to their six-point demand within 48 hours.

ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam yesterday said the investigation into allegations against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina is nearing completion, with the probe report likely to be submitted as early as next week.

As much as $900 million has been on hold since 2022 in the central bank's escrow account

The Local Government Reform Commission has proposed holding all local government elections under a single schedule before the next national election.

The National Citizen Party has urged the Election Commission to hold the next general election only after the final recommendations made by the National Consensus Commission on electoral reforms are implemented.

The BNP has rejected the Constitution Reform Commission’s proposal that would bar any individual from serving more than two terms as prime minister, calling it “undemocratic and unjustified”.

A Pabna court yesterday sent a man to jail and four others to a juvenile correction centre on charge of killing a minor girl after rape in Natore last week.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the United Nations to recruit more Bangladeshi women in peacekeeping missions, reaffirming the country’s steadfast commitment to international peace and security.

A local court yesterday accepted the charge sheet filed by police a month after the death of the eight-year-old girl, who was brutally raped while visiting her sister’s in-laws in Magura.

It is a significant failure on the part of the state that even five decades after independence it still cannot take full responsibility for maternal care, Prof Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser for the health ministry, said yesterday.

Eight individuals, including two leaders of the Banani Thana unit of Students Against Discrimination (SAD), have been sued in connection with the killing of Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez in Banani on Saturday.

At least 15 leaders and activists of Awami League and Chhatra League were arrested in separate drives in Dhaka in the last two days following their alleged attempt to bring out flash processions in different areas of the capital.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) and Khelafat Majlish have agreed on eight major demands, including putting the Awami League on trial for the July killings and suspending its political activities until the trial is complete.

Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Hefajat-e Islam yesterday demanded that the government immediately scrap the “unacceptable and controversial” recommendations of the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission.

The felling of decades-old Koroi (Albizia procera) trees on the premises of Habiganj Zilla Parishad auditorium has sparked widespread public outrage, prompting authorities to temporarily halt further tree felling.

Locals held a human chain in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila yesterday, demanding urgent steps by the authorities to prevent river erosion in the area.

A group of indigenous students in Chattogram formed a human chain yesterday demanding the immediate release of the five Chittagong University (CU) students who were allegedly abducted in Khagrachhari.