Farida Khanom, a deputy secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka, becoming the first woman to hold the post.

The government has appointed two special assistants to the prime minister, assigning them portfolios in health and environment, according to separate gazette notifications issued by the public administration ministry yesterday.

The Super Specialised Hospital at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), which has remained underutilised for around four years, will be made fully functional within six months, newly appointed Vice Chancellor Prof FM Siddiqui said yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said all fertiliser dealers appointed during the Awami League-era will be dismissed and replaced with new ones.

The familiar roar of fishing trawlers has fallen silent along Patuakhali’s coast as a 58-day government ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal takes effect -- an essential step for conserving marine resources, but one that is simultaneously straining the livelihoods of fishing communities and intensifying their financial hardship.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday told parliament that the government will consider the opposition’s proposal regarding the fuel situation and, if it contains realistic measures, will certainly act on them.

The government has kept Boro paddy procurement price unchanged this season, even though farmers say their cultivation costs have risen.

Han Zheng says China wants stronger political trust and broader cooperation with Bangladesh’s ruling party as BNP pledges to uphold the One China policy

The district recorded the highest temperature of 40°C today

Appointments of Md Moynul Islam to Poland and M Mahfuzul Hoque to Portugal revoked through ministry notification

Home ministry issues separate notifications

Expansion roadmap includes new routes to New York, Sydney, Seoul and preparations to revive Dhaka-Narita flights

Decision taken under Section 45 of Public Service Act, 2018, says home ministry

After 100 days in Bangladesh, Brent T. Christensen says he is even more optimistic about the future of bilateral ties

Move comes after doctors raised security concerns, with the health minister saying nearly 500 hospitals will get personnel within days to protect healthcare workers

Minister says no decision yet; transport owners press for quick adjustment

Two schools in each upazila will be covered in initial phase

Cumilla court grants three-day remand for retired army personnel

From rickshaws to buses, many women say commuting at night has become an anxious calculation shaped by harassment, insecurity and weak accountability

Waste believed to have been dumped overnight; authorities begin probe