The trial of former DSCC mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak, and 26 others is set to begin on June 8 in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of nine people in Mohammadpur during the July uprising.

Dhaka South City Corporation yesterday launched its first pre-monsoon Aedes mosquito larvae survey under its own management to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue and chikungunya, in the capital.

Several groups, some claiming links to the ruling party, have allegedly been involved in grabbing shops and slum houses, as well as extortion and intimidation, in the Kalyanpur Porabosti slum area of Dhaka.

The Kangsha River in Mymensingh’s Dhobaura upazila, once a key lifeline for local people, has long been gasping for survival.

Even before a new bridge in Tangail’s Basail upazila could be inaugurated, cracks have developed on the approach road at one end, raising questions about the quality of work and materials used in the construction.

Despite major advances in medical science, non-communicable diseases, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, continue to rise globally, causing nearly 70 percent of deaths worldwide.

Three children among those buried after the Kapasia killings

Third stop of month-long divisional tour follows events in Chattogram and Khulna

Three officials will visit South Korea from May 29 to June 5

Police suspect premeditated murder after body found floating in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila

Also seeks specialised treatment units and probe committee involving WHO, Unicef and IEDCR

Verdicts on four other bail petitions due tomorrow

Authorities say all listed illegal cottages, shrimp and crab farms, and other encroaching structures will be removed in phases

Tarique urges police to ensure no fascist force can ever use them against people

Four-day programme to conclude on May 13, with welfare events, award ceremonies and conferences scheduled

Current world order is changing rapidly, he says

The BNP has taken an initiative to make ministers accountable not only in parliament but also before the party’s grassroots leaders, party sources said.

Imports from the US have more than doubled in the first four months of the year, as Bangladesh scrambles to shrink the bilateral trade deficit.

The government is taking initiatives to revise the curriculum, syllabus and academic calendar to modernise the education system and improve the quality of education, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said yesterday.

A bridge built at a cost of nearly Tk 3 crore in Latachapli union of Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has remained unusable for nearly a year due to the absence of approach roads, causing sufferings to locals.