The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN CDP) has discussed Bangladesh’s request to defer its graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category by three years during its latest plenary session.

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the government is working to make state institutions, long rendered ineffective, functional and properly institutionalised once again.

Saudi Arabia expects Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit the Kingdom at a mutually convenient time soon and has expressed readiness to work with Bangladesh on opportunities under Saudi Vision 2030.

Prices of several essential items have fallen in the second week of Ramadan, bringing some relief to consumers in Dhaka. However, traders say the sharp decline is hurting producers at the farm level.

Two earthquakes within 24 hours struck the Khulna region, triggering panic in an area not typically known for seismic activity.

An acute shortage of contraceptives has hit the country as more than one-third of the 487 upazilas have run out of all types of government-supplied contraceptives, raising fears of a spike in unwanted or unplanned pregnancies.

A man was beaten to death and his brother injured allegedly by their neighbours following a dispute over setting up a clothesline in Faridpur yesterday morning.

After forming the government, the ruling BNP has shifted its focus to reorganising and strengthening its party structure, placing particular emphasis on preparations for the local government elections.

Three members of Manikganj district Detective Branch (DB) of police, including a sub-inspector, were injured in an attack while conducting an anti-drug operation in the district’s Singair upazila on Thursday.

Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu yesterday said the government is moving to introduce one-stop service centres

Five people have been arrested in connection with the abduction and killing of a teenage girl in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi, in what police say was an attempt to suppress a rape incident.

Three members of a family sustained critical burn injuries after an air conditioner exploded at a residential building in Narinda, Old Dhaka, early yesterday.

The foreign minister returned from Saudi Arabia

Union level BNP leader suspended from party post

Police rescues victim after 999 call

‘Third language and technical education to be introduced at secondary level for global employability,’ she says

Parents sustain burn injuries

Allegations raised against assistant hostel superintendent of involvement

Yunus, others, in attendance

Preparations underway to hand them over to BSF, says BGB