Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain expressed strong dissatisfaction after witnessing dirty conditions and various irregularities while on a surprise visit to the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital in the capital yesterday.

Political leaders and civil society members yesterday criticised ruling party lawmakers for not taking oath as members of the Constitution Reform Assembly, saying it disregarded the referendum mandate.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) yesterday launched a women’s platform, “Nari Shakti,” aimed at addressing issues related to women’s rights, dignity, security, and empowerment.

A Japanese delegation is scheduled to visit Dhaka on March 11 to resume the talks with the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) over the operation of the Dhaka airport’s third terminal.

A defence lawyer yesterday questioned whether the International Crimes Tribunal should continue relying on rules introduced during what he described as a “fascist” government while cross-examining a prosecution witness in a case over alleged enforced disappearance and torture.

Despite their pivotal role in national movements and the recent July uprising, women in Bangladesh remain excluded from decision-making and denied equal citizenship, speakers said at a town hall meeting yesterday.

The Right to Information (RTI) Forum yesterday demanded the immediate formation of Information Commission and further amendments to the Right to Information Act, 2009, saying the recent amendment ordinance should not be passed in parliament in its current form.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin yesterday called for effective and strict measures to prevent violence against women and address emerging challenges such as online defamation and cyberbullying targeting women.

Prime accused, associate held in India

Special court orders public notice for the British MP and ex-Rajuk official to appear

Written explanation sought in 48 hours

Police suspect strangulation; one detained for questioning

Court convicts trio under Animal Welfare Act

Potluck parties and shared meals at Patenga beach, Karnaphuli riverbanks becoming a Ramadan trend in Chattogram

Investigators say they fled Bangladesh via Meghalaya border and were detained by the STF

Verification complete, officials say

Rabiul pledges no disruption in Eid travel or increase in ticket prices

Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi, Asif Ahmed Shoikot, and Abdullah Al Mamun named in anti-terrorism case

Didarul Alam fell ill during CMP’s 'S Drive' operation in Pahartali; police claim he swallowed yaba

Deceased suffered 100% burns