Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the 2024 mass uprising should not be seen as the “final battle”, but as a “rehearsal for the final battle” ahead.

At least five dengue patients died while 839 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning, marking the highest single-day hospitalisation count so far this year.

The Liberation War Affairs ministry has taken an initiative to establish a new directorate for welfare of families of victims of enforced disappearance, murder and extrajudicial killing over the past 17 years.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed members of the navy and air force selection boards to consider officers for promotion based on professional competence and merit, keeping political ideology and personal likes or dislikes aside.

For at least a million awaiting cataract surgery, main challenge is access, and for rural women, hurdles remain steepest

The launch of the government’s flagship programmes reflects its commitment to fulfilling electoral promises, but six months is far too short to deliver the relief people expected, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said.

The government is working to hold a soft opening of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on December 16, newly appointed Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat said yesterday.

Newly appointed Information Minister Andaleeve Rahman Partho yesterday said ensuring people’s right to information is one of the government’s key responsibilities.

A proposed “cross-subsidy surcharge” on customers who buy electricity directly from private power plants drew strong opposition at a public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) yesterday.

A Lalmonirhat court yesterday sentenced the prime accused to death for the killing of seven-year-old girl Nandini Kanta Roy in Aditmari upazila.

Electricity imports from India are set to become slightly more expensive as the country moves to introduce a recurring charge for scheduling, metering and reconciling cross-border power transactions.

The two children had gone to bathe in the pond without informing their families

A nine-month project titled “Nirvoy Nari” was launched at Safura Khatun Pilot Girls High School in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, on August 19 to protect adolescent girls from sexual harassment and abuse and raise awareness of their rights, said a press release.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has approved a plan to build a highway along the Barishal-Rahmatpur-Hizla-Mehendiganj-Bhola route, aiming to connect the island district of Bhola to the country’s main road network.

Bangladesh’s post-uprising political transition will remain incomplete unless political parties change their own practices, strengthen democratic institutions and move away from confrontation and partisan control of the state, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, Gems of Nazrul launched “Agnibinay Notun Protibha”, a nationwide talent hunt to discover young Nazrul Sangeet performers and bring them to the national stage.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said any relationship has to meet the test of mutual interest for it to work.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has carried out the first reshuffle of his council of ministers, considering their performance, coordination problems, and the need to accelerate government work, according to multiple government sources.

Fear of forced retirement, punishment over past deeds, and uncertainty surrounding transfers and promotions are weighing heavily on police officials. Many of them say they are now hesitant before making decisions that could later become politically controversial.

At least 4,226 Bangladeshi women travelled to China on family visas between 2020 and 2025.