Owners of compressed natural gas filling stations yesterday demanded an increase in their commission to Tk 13.96 per cubic metre from the current Tk 8, saying rising operating costs have made many stations financially unviable.

The four-day director general-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India’s Border Security Force (BSF) is set to kick off in New Delhi tomorrow, amid tension on the frontier over alleged push-in attempts by the BSF.

The government is setting aside Tk 1,45,000 crore in the next fiscal year’s programme for social safety net schemes, up 14.4 percent year-on-year, with about 9.7 percent of the sum going towards the BNP’s flagship Family Card programme.

The internal investigation report of Ad-din Medical College Hospital blamed two low-level staff members for the deaths of six newborns, while absolving senior officials and management of responsibility, in sharp contrast to the findings of the government probe committee.

Ctg journos working in Dhaka announce 2026-2028 executive committee

Traffickers lure victims with promises of jobs abroad, Coast Guard says

Victim dies en route to hospital; police investigating circumstances of shooting

Prime minister says soil, local environment must guide plantation efforts; 25cr tree programme planned

Annual foreign minister-level meeting also planned to strengthen strategic cooperation

Says govt working to restore sector after years of corruption and mismanagement

Activists cite growing uncertainty over implementation of CHT Peace Accord

Association warns of nationwide programme from July 1 if demand remains unmet

Meeting discusses implementation plans and activities marking World Environment Day

Passengers suffer in heat as vehicles remain stuck for hours

Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Kadugli, Sudan, were posthumously honoured with the prestigious Dag Hammarskjöld Medal

Meeting in Dhaka focuses on cooperation in trade, education, technology and Rohingya crisis

Five more children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, raising the fatalities from the disease and symptoms in Bangladesh to 610.

A nine-year-old boy with special needs was rescued in the capital’s Mirpur last Sunday after a local pharmacy employee recognised him from a missing child alert on Facebook, a Meta platform.

Today is the ninth death anniversary of Latifur Rahman, former chief justice and chief adviser to a caretaker government, said a press release.

The performances of ministers, state ministers, and lawmakers are under close scrutiny as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun reviewing their efforts to deliver on the BNP’s election pledges, advance development initiatives, and maintain party discipline.