Heated exchanges erupted twice in the parliament yesterday -- first over Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed’s statement on an expelled Islami Chhatra Shibir leader facing a rape case, and later over remarks by treasury bench MP Manirul Haque Chowdhury over women MPs’ attire.

The government will need an additional one-time allocation of Tk 3,150 crore to clear nearly 44,000 pending applications for benefits from the Teachers’ Welfare Trust and Retirement Board, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon told parliament yesterday.

Dhaka-14 Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem voiced dissatisfaction in the parliament yesterday, demanding an explanation as to why his motion on “illegal push-ins and border killings by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF)” was withheld from discussion despite being scheduled.

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said media houses have become “representatives of business houses.”

Two accused give confessional statements, while a medical board examines Jisan’s condition

Two injured as sand-laden truck, easy bike and bicycle plunge into canal

Joynab was reunited with her parents after a flag meeting confirmed she had mistakenly crossed into India

Thakurgaon woman dies an hour after her husband; villagers mourn an inseparable couple

BGB-BSF flag meeting ends without resolution as women and children endure extreme heat near the border

Locals detained the accused and handed him over to police

Officials warn that the loss of foreign-trained personnel could disrupt SWAT operations, bomb disposal and cybercrime investigations

Overseas Bangladeshis and local officials have quietly transformed a struggling railway-side school, following Star report

As much as 43.2 percent of the allocation under the social safety net overhead for the next fiscal year will go towards government employees’ pensions and agricultural subsidies.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiled two attempts by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push people across the border over the weekend in Lalmonirhat and Chapainawabganj.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday accused the opposition of taking a stance against the proposed budget to create instability and mislead the public, rather than safeguarding public interest.

Bangladesh has for the first time formally brought nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products into the national tax framework, with public health experts warning that the move could legitimise a new generation of nicotine products despite growing global concerns over their health risks.

An independent media commission may help restore trust in Bangladesh’s media sector, but broader reforms to ensure transparency, accountability and journalist protection will be crucial to its success, speakers said yesterday.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain yesterday alleged that the authorities of Ad-din Medical College Hospital had attempted to bribe him.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman has urged the government to seek clarification from newly appointed Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi over his reported remark about “India and Bangladesh becoming one”.

Today is the 11th death anniversary of Habibur Rahman Milon, a journalist and columnist, said a press release.