The Bangladesh Bar Council has suspended the licence of Md Masder Hossain, barring him from practising as a lawyer, over allegations of misappropriating Tk 1.25 crore from a client.

After announcing mayoral candidates for five city corporations, the National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to expand its plans for the upcoming local government polls by fielding candidates in seven more cities.

Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) will organise a two-day journalism conference in Dhaka next month, bringing together journalists, editors, researchers, civil society members, teachers, students and international experts to discuss challenges facing the profession and how to plan for its future.

SC set to reopen on Sunday after annual vacation

Fishermen say the ban comes on top of falling catches and fuel shortages

After raising Tk 15 lakh through loans and asset sales, the family alleges brokers trapped the 21-year-old in Nepal and kept demanding more money

Police have arrested four suspects over the killing of 17-year-old Ashfaq Kabir

Pilot project clears encroachment, introduces regulated hawker plan

Hafiz Uddin Ahmed highlights political consciousness for sustaining democracy

Ranu Gopal feted with emotional tributes by students, alumni and guardians, celebrating his decades of dedication

Reforms and new appointments aim to ease the burden, Md Asaduzzaman says

Two-day event on May 8–9 to feature 12 sessions, 500 participants and delegates from over 10 countries

Tour includes Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, EU partnership agreement signing in Brussels and stopover in Addis Ababa

The election has been postponed due to current energy situation

Energy shortages prompt unanimous decision to defer May 19 polls for the lawyers’ regulatory body

Storm topples tree on tracks near BAU, leaving multiple trains stranded overnight

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will, for the first time, meet upazila health and family planning officers from across Bangladesh to discuss ways to improve overall healthcare services at the field level, officials said.

A high-level advisory committee, formed by the Planning Commission to develop a sustainable development strategy, plans to recommend the government introduce a bicameral parliament, reinstate the caretaker government system, and ensure media freedom.

Families are worried after a Malaysia-bound fishing trawler carrying around 300 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas from Teknaf capsized in the Andaman Sea last week.

The BNP high command has decided to take a tougher stance against a section of its grassroots leaders and activists amid growing complaints that their misconduct is damaging the ruling party’s image and giving the opposition more room to criticise.