The country’s first metro rail project is set to see a cost reduction of around Tk 755 crore as the Planning Ministry prepares to place the third revision of the Metro Rail Line-6 proposal before the ECNEC tomorrow for approval.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday warned that unchecked activities on social media are fuelling mob violence, spreading false campaigns and obstructing the country’s democratic transition.

A dispute over nominating a candidate for the Dhaka-10 seat caused a long-planned four-party alliance led by the National Citizen Party to collapse at the last moment on Thursday, party insiders say.

To strengthen unity among grassroots leaders ahead of the national election, the BNP has reopened its doors to leaders it had previously expelled for violating party directives and damaging the party’s image.

The Jamaat-e-Islami is bringing major changes to its nomination list by incorporating top student union leaders from Dhaka University and other institutions, civil society members, journalists, cultural figures and representatives of minority and ethnic groups.

The urgency of a central authority heightened after a recent 5.7-magnitude earthquake

Women in coastal area suffer reproductive health problems from rising salinity

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed disappointment over the Advisory Council’s final approval of the Anti-Corruption Commission Ordinance, 2025, saying the move ignores key strategic recommendations aimed at ensuring transparency, accountability, and institutional independence of the ACC.

Unless Dhaka’s uncontrolled and unplanned urbanisation is stopped, there will be no effective way to protect the city from earthquakes, fires, and other disasters, speakers said at a virtual programme yesterday.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said people no longer want “old, rotten, and foul politics” and are seeking a change.

When her husband fell ill in 2013 and could no longer work, 36-year-old Moni Begum from Sherpur’s Nakla upazila suddenly became the only earning member of her family. However, she refused to give up.

Twelve-year-old Nuhas and his two-and-a-half-year-old sister Najat are sharing a single bed at the children’s ward of Mugda Medical College and Hospital, both diagnosed with dengue.

A group of artistes yesterday staged a protest through Pala Gaan, the traditional Bangla folk music, condemning ongoing attacks on Baul artistes and mazars across the country and demanding the immediate release of Baul artiste Abul Sarkar.

BNP has withdrawn the temporary expulsion order against its former executive committee member Sathi Uday Kusum Barua, who was removed from party positions on August 31 over allegations of instigating clashes between Chittagong University (CU) students and local residents..The decision was

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Jamaat chief breaks down during oath

Police say he is 'not a baul artiste' but a pickpocket

Govt prepared to provide all necessary support, he says

Attackers linked to BNP nominee’s supporters, say victims