The Border Guard Bangladesh yesterday said it thwarted separate attempts by India’s Border Security Force to push seven people into Bangladesh through border points in Meherpur and Lalmonirhat.

After nearly two years of slowdown following the 2024 political changeover, Bangladesh is looking for a fresh boost in Chinese investment and infrastructure financing as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman prepares for his first official visit to China from June 23–26.

Police Headquarters has issued a nationwide alert over fears of possible clashes between Awami League activists and members of other political parties, centred on the party’s founding anniversary on June 23.

Enrolment of foreign students in Bangladesh’s private medical colleges has declined sharply over the past three years, raising concerns about the sector’s competitiveness and the country’s position as a destination for medical education.

A 20-kilowatt solar power plant and training centre in Khulna city, set up in 2008 to promote renewable energy and create public awareness, has been lying idle for nearly 14 years due to neglect.

The government has changed the Bangladesh Police dress code, reinstating the previous dark blue and light olive shirts that were replaced seven months ago during the interim government.

Agrajatra Pratidin acting editor Md Rezanur Islam sent to jail on Friday following his arrest

PM hopes participants will emerge as future sporting talents for Bangladesh

Raids spark fear in Falimari and nearby villages, prompting many male residents to leave their homes

The poet and editor made wide-ranging contributions to literature over a career spanning decades

Both were killed after the child came into contact with an electric wire attached to a water pump

Police hold talks with factory workers and management while traffic stays suspended

Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu yesterday said a total of 2,81,659 land-related cases remained pending in courts across the country as of fiscal year 2024-25.

Bangladesh is seeking to transform its relationship with Malaysia from labour-centric into a broader strategic partnership focused on trade, education, technology, and regional cooperation as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman makes his maiden foreign visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

National Citizen Party MP Atiqur Rahman Mujahid has accused the government of discrimination in allocating public funds across districts.

The number of measles and suspected measles cases crossed one lakh yesterday, as infections continued to climb despite 1.84 crore children being brought under vaccination coverage a month ago.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam yesterday said the government has started feasibility studies to convert existing Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) ports into domestic airports in eight districts.

Nearly two in three adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh suffer from menstrual disorders, with painful periods affecting their daily lives and education, according to a new study by the icddr,b.

A police officer yesterday told International Crimes Tribunal-2 that former Barishal superintendent of police AKM Eshanullah threatened officers that they would lose their jobs if they failed to arrest two BNP-linked leaders who were later killed in an alleged staged “crossfire” in 2015.

No child among Bangladesh’s 59 million children is growing up safe from climate hazards, and nearly nine in ten face three or more such hazards at the same time, according to Unicef’s Children’s Climate Risk Report, published on June 16.