Senior journalist Kamal Ahmed, who is heading the commission, also had a meeting with Yunus

Nearly 3 crore people in 19 districts lack access to drinking water

The discussion was presided over by NCC Vice President Prof Ali Riaz, who also leads the Constitution Reform Commission

Rain and thunderstorms are likely in different districts, including the capital Dhaka, today and tomorrow

Traffic resumed around 9:00am after law enforcers managed to convince the protesters to clear the road

At least five journalists were injured in an attack allegedly by intern doctors and medical students while covering death due to "negligence" at Cumilla Medical College Hospital last night

A woman was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a tractor on Collegepara-Akcha road in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila yesterday evening

As Eid-ul-Fitr approaches, the authorities concerned have taken measures to ensure a seamless Eid journey for holidaymakers travelling to the northern districts via the Jamuna Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to London was forced to turn back yesterday after a power outage disrupted operations at Heathrow Airport.

The National Citizen Party yesterday condemned Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’ remark that the government had no plans to ban the Awami League.

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday called upon all to prepare for the next general election, saying that the polls would be held within the December timeline.

A Jashore court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a schoolgirl in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore in 2020.

Three policemen have been withdrawn from duty following an assault on journalist MA Salam Biswas in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur.

When Razia Begum, now 56, got married at just 16, water was not a concern. Like most women in her village of Banisanta in Khulna’s Dacope upazila, she collected freshwater from nearby ponds. Life was simple, and water was abundant.

Residents of Thangkhroi Para, a centuries-old village in Bandarban Sadar upazila, are grappling with an acute drinking water crisis even before the peak of summer.

Two people were killed and 21 others injured when a truck hit a pedestrian before crashing into a human haulier on the Sherpur-Dhunat road in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila yesterday.

For the past two weeks, residents of Chattogram have been grappling with an acute crisis of drinkable water as rising salinity levels in the supply have made it virtually undrinkable.

A fourth-grader was allegedly raped by her nephew in the Gopinathpur area of Shanthia upazila in Pabna, on Wednesday night.

Two people sustained bullet injuries during a clash between Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal members over hanging an Eid banner in Chattogram city’s GEC area last night.

The man, who was shot dead in Gulshan on Thursday night, may have been a victim of an internal gang feud involving criminal networks in Mohakhali, Banani, and Gulshan, police and locals said.