Vehicular movement disrupted; police say efforts underway to resolve situation

20-bed Mother and Child Welfare Centre struggles to serve mothers, newborns after four decades without upgrades

Health and Morbidity Status Survey finds 33% experienced illnesses in 3 months leading up to the survey last year

Legal procedures underway, police say

Chattal Surangan, a local organisation focused on social and cultural practices, hosted a seasonal cultural event titled “Nabanno’s Fragrance in the Songs of Six Seasons” at the CRMS TV Studio Hall on Momin Road in the port city on Friday.

Southern Medical College is going to organise its first scientific conference on December 4.

Located beside Krishi Farm Road in the heart of Hathazari upazila of Chattogram stands what is arguably one of the oldest surviving mosques in the division, the Fakir Mosque.

Two factions of BNP locked into a clash over establishing supremacy in Faridpur’s Saltha upazila yesterday.

Tanvir Mahmud, managing director of Hallmark Group, who was jailed in a fraud case, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night.

Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud was serving life sentence for swindling Tk 10.5 crore from Sonali Bank

Bangladesh Health Assistant Association began an indefinite work stoppage at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital yesterday to press home its six-point demand, including upgrading their post to the 14th grade.

Medical board to decide on possible transfer abroad

The Advisory Council yesterday approved the draft “The Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025” amid strong objections from the BNP.

Bangladesh has decided to import an additional 20MW of hydroelectricity from Nepal, building on the existing arrangement under which the country buys 40MW for six months between June and November.

The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday demanded “appropriate punishment” of Manikganj baul Abul Sarkar for “hurting religious sentiments”, describing him as an “ally of the absconding Awami League”.

Frequent reshuffles of deputy commissioners (DCs) just months before the national election have sparked unease in the field administration, raising concerns about election preparedness.

In a major reshuffle, more than 300 members of Rapid Action Battalion–15, including its commanding officer Lt Col Kamrul Hasan, have recently been transferred from the unit responsible for Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban.

BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party yesterday outlined their plans focusing on fairer economic and education systems, as well as increased employment opportunities.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said yesterday that the schedule for the upcoming general election will likely be announced in the second week of December.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said he longs to be by his ailing mother Khaleda Zia in this hour of crisis, but returning to Bangladesh is not entirely in his hands.