Farmers in Netrakona’s haor areas have started harvesting Boro paddy ahead of the Bangla month of Baishakh, fearing possible inclement weather in the coming days, including rainfall and nor’westers.

Police officers must obtain approval from higher authorities before arresting any accused in cases filed over the killings and other atrocities during the mass uprising, according to an official order of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

With China, Vietnam and Cambodia vying for market share, Bangladeshi exporters fear a race to the bottom on prices -- one they may not win

The telecom regulator has revoked a cartel that controlled the international incoming call market in Bangladesh since 2015.

Retired army officers have called for extensive reforms in the military to ensure that the armed forces and intelligence agencies cannot be abused for political gains in the future.

A mammoth rally in the capital yesterday protested the Israeli atrocities in Gaza and called for the recognition of Palestine as a state and Israel’s trial for genocide.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman returned home yesterday after holding wide-ranging discussions on defence cooperation, training exchange, regional security, and joint military initiatives during his official visits to Russia and Croatia.

Legal experts and various rights groups called for the repeal of the Special Powers Act following the detention of model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation Chairperson Meghna Alam.

Police believe the fire that burnt the “Portrait of Fascism” motif for Anondo Shobhajatra at Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Arts was “a deliberate act”. A young man in black T-shirt, brown pants, and sandals, his hair tied in a bun, was seen setting fire to the motif early in the morning yesterday, police said.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday told the National Consensus Commission to expedite the reform initiatives with the goal of holding the national election between December and June 2026.

India’s Adani plant is supplying power through one of its units due to technical glitches, a development that can increase load-shedding, said officials from the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) and the Power Grid Bangladesh.

A Bangladeshi man has allegedly been beaten to death by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Palianpur border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah.

With the first light of day casting a golden hue over the Sangu river, members of the Chakma and Tanchangya communities gathered near Bandarban town yesterday morning to mark the beginning of Boisabi -- one of the most significant cultural festivals in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

With Pahela Baishakh just around the corner, a festive spirit has taken over markets across Bangladesh, with clothing, sweetmeats and fish registering noticeably higher sales compared to last year.

The three-day solo exhibition of photojournalist Quddus Alam, titled Chars and Lives, kicked off at the Gaibandha Municipal Park on Saturday morning

The security forces also picked Kurigram General Hospital's medical officer for interrogation to check his involvement in the crime

Victim's mother files case

Students have started work on the Dove of Peace motif meant for the Mangal Shobhajatra, now renamed Anondo Shobhajatra, after it was partially burnt early today.

CCTV footage showed an individual setting two motifs on fire early this morning

Traffic restrictions and diversions that will be in place from 5:00am that day