A severe shortage of permanent headteachers is hampering academic activities in 1,162 government primary schools across Bagerhat, raising concerns over school management and learning outcomes for thousands of children.

At least three dengue patients died while 593 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

An acute coach shortage has emerged on four intercity trains operating between Dhaka and Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Burimari, forcing many regular travellers to make their journeys standing or in severely congested spaces due to a lack of adequate seating.

The district administration cancelled similar type of progamme last year after threats from the same group

The family of Moktar Hossain, who died Friday while in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB), alleged yesterday that Pallabi police refused to register a case over his death and advised them to file it with the court.

Four members of a family were killed and several others injured after a bus collided head-on with an easy bike in Dinajpur’s Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon.

Eminent economist and activist Anu Muhammad yesterday questioned why the interim government handed over two terminals to two foreign operators with just a few months left of its tenure.

A suspect detained in a murder case died in the custody of the Detective Branch of Police while undergoing treatment at Sirajganj General Hospital on Friday, a day after his arrest.

Bangladesh and Bhutan yesterday signed two memoranda of understanding on health cooperation and internet connectivity and also explored plans to formally begin talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).

The government has asked the Election Commission to prepare for a referendum to be held alongside the upcoming 13th national election scheduled for February next year.

Bangladesh must rethink its place in a fast-changing global system where economic and strategic power is shifting towards the Global South, eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan said yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people have yet to understand the issue of the referendum and PR system.

Three earthquakes hit near Dhaka in just 32 hours, raising concern as seismologists warn they could be foreshocks of a much stronger one.

Experts warned that far greater losses await if the authorities fail to act now

All of them were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said police

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said that the political environment in the run-up to the national election is not congenial, warning that any delay beyond February in holding the polls could trigger a national crisis.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people have yet to understand the issue of the referendum and PR system.

NCP Convener Nahid Islam yesterday alleged that attempts are underway to “rehabilitate the Awami League through the Jatiya Party” ahead of the national election.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the capital and surrounding areas on Friday, triggering panic among people across the city.

There was a wave of joy at Majeda Khatun’s house on Friday morning.