Intern doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) and Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) began an indefinite work abstention from yesterday morning to press home their six-point demand.

Mental health challenges faced by people injured during the July 2024 mass uprising remain largely overlooked despite growing attention to their physical rehabilitation, speakers said at a workshop in the capital yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday called for developing a skills-and technology-based, practical, and job-oriented education system in the country instead of a certificate-based one.

Communication between Dhobaura upazila and Mymensingh city through Tarakanda remained snapped after a Bailey bridge over the Kangsha river in Dhobaura collapsed yesterday morning.

Dhanmondi Lake will not be allowed to be used for commercial purposes under any circumstances, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said yesterday.

A concrete bridge in the Kaerchak area of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila has been lying unused for seven years as approach roads on both ends are yet to be constructed.

Police yesterday detained a 68-year-old man on charges of attempting to rape a six-year-old girl in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.

Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury will constitute a dedicated High Court bench to hear death references and appeals in cases involving crimes against women and children, including cases similar to that of the rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter.

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are set to hold talks in Moscow today, focusing on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues as the two countries seek to further strengthen their ‘longstanding and mutually beneficial’ partnership, officials said.

Continued attempts by Indian authorities to push people into Bangladesh could further strain Dhaka-Delhi relations at a time when both countries have significant stakes in maintaining stable ties, according to international relations experts.

At least nine people were injured in a series of clashes between the activists of BNP and Awami League, whose activities are currently banned, in Noakhali Sadar upazila on Saturday night.

Bangladesh’s tax structure favours fossil fuels over renewable energy technologies, imposing significantly higher duties on clean energy equipment while offering lower tax burdens on fossil fuel imports and power plants, said a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday stayed the High Court orders that granted ad-interim bail to senior journalist Shakil Ahmed in five cases and his wife, senior journalist Farzana Rupa, in six cases filed over incidents linked to the July mass uprising.

About one-fourth of the upcoming fiscal year’s budget will go towards five ministries and divisions including health, education and defence, with a significant portion kept as block allocations to undertake projects in line with the BNP’s electoral pledges.

A money exchange businessman was shot and robbed of around $17,000 by unidentified assailants in Dhaka’s Motijheel yesterday afternoon.

A decade after Chinese President Xi Jinping laid the foundation stone, the Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) in Chattogram’s Anwara is set to make a major leap towards implementation this Tuesday, when a Tk 4,189.5 crore infrastructure package is likely to be placed before the prime minister.

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal yesterday concluded its arguments in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of six people in Kushtia during the July 2024 uprising, seeking the highest punishment for Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three other party leaders.

The government’s first 100 days have failed to demonstrate a clear break from past political practices, with partisan appointments, executive-heavy laws and weak institutions continuing to raise questions about its commitment to good governance and accountability, Transparency International Bangladesh said in a report released yesterday.

Seven more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, raising the fatalities from the disease and symptoms in Bangladesh to 620.

A bipartisan parliamentary committee yesterday recommended building a 90-day strategic fuel reserve, diversifying import sources and accelerating domestic energy development, as the recent global energy turmoil is a wake-up call for Bangladesh’s long-term energy security.