Cancellations follow closure of several airspaces after February 28 attacks on Iran

When the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance was promulgated in March last year, it was hailed by many as an “iron shield” for women and children in Bangladesh.

A female teacher of Islamic University in Kushtia was stabbed to death allegedly by a staffer yesterday.

The government is preparing to conserve energy and possibly introduce power cuts and rationing as global fuel supplies remain under stress due to the ongoing Middle East war.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has backed the reciprocal trade agreement signed by the interim government with the US on February 9 and said that the major political parties, BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, gave consent to the deal.

Business leaders and experts called on the government to shift focus from conventional infrastructure to urgent energy investment and policy reform to protect the economy and jobs amid an anticipated global energy shock stemming from the war in the Middle East.

The cancellation of 222 flights and suspension of six Middle Eastern routes over the past five days is likely to put a heavy burden on Bangladesh’s labour market and the economy.

When the newly elected government assumed office, expectations were high that the civil administration would undergo a genuine restructuring -- different from the reshuffles of recent years.

Kayser Kamal, the state minister for land, yesterday expressed dissatisfaction after finding officials absent during a surprise visit to the Siddhirganj Union Land Office in Narayanganj.

The government has made changes in the allocation of responsibilities among eight state ministers, reducing their previously multiple portfolios to a single ministry or department.

The initiative is aimed at supporting the media reform process, mainstreaming safety, and bolstering emerging independent media outlets across the country

Victims treated at DMCH's emergency dept

Two sides identify priority areas for enhanced cooperation

With Eid-ul-Fitr drawing closer, Chattogram’s shopping malls and traditional markets are buzzing with eager crowds. From the fancy outlets of Nasirabad to the narrow wholesale lanes of Teri Bazar, shoppers are hunting for the perfect festive clothing.

Two members of the Bede community were killed in a “mob beating” in Louhajang upazila, Munshiganj, early yesterday following allegations of theft.

Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Safiqul Islam Khan yesterday directed officials to prioritise work in three key areas, including strengthening mosquito control activities across the DNCC area.

The government yesterday transferred 10 superintendents of police (SPs), appointing new SPs to six districts in a fresh reshuffle of the police administration.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday postponed its verdict in a crimes against humanity case involving the killing of two people and the shooting of two others in Rampura during the July 2024 uprising.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday called for strengthening the role of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to improve the quality of higher education and develop internationally recognised universities in the country.

Bangladesh’s economic growth is being slowed down by a “time poverty crisis”, with women contributing nearly five to seven times more hours than men on unpaid care and domestic work, experts and policymakers said at a seminar yesterday.