A total of 15,717 children were reported missing across Bangladesh between January and July this year, of whom 2,038 remain untraced, Police Headquarters (PHQ) said yesterday.

Janmashtami, one of the major religious festivals of the Hindu community, commemorating the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, will be celebrated across the country today with due religious fervour and gaiety.

Locals in Netrokona’s Mohanganj have begun returning concrete blocks stolen from a crop-protection embankment after the administration urged them to do so.

The deadline for starting electricity supply to the national grid from the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is being pushed back due to faults in two valves, said Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam.

More journalists could face legal action if investigators find evidence of their involvement in crimes against humanity, incitement or abetment of atrocities, said International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday.

The vice chancellors of at least three public universities have recently used their institutions’ official platforms to congratulate BNP leaders on appointments to party posts amid ongoing controversies over politically influenced appointments to top university positions.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought records on the recruitment, promotion and transfer of officials and employees under the Ministry of Youth and Sports during the tenure of former adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan.

The government has decided to take a series of measures to expand cancer and kidney care nationwide amid the growing burden of these diseases.

A homoeopathic practitioner was hacked to death in his chamber at Chandpur Bazar in Natore Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday placed the Bank Resolution (Amendment) Bill 2026, seeking to abolish a controversial provision allowing former owners of weakened banks to regain ownership.

Around 5,000 people in at least five villages of Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur have been suffering for years as construction of a 37-metre bridge, which began six years ago, remains incomplete.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and former Exim Bank chairman Mohammad Nazrul Islam Mazumder over the alleged embezzlement of Tk 276.30 crore in corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds in the name of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.

The proposed National Human Rights Commission Bill 2026 and Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Bill 2026 still fail to ensure independent investigations into serious human rights violations, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said yesterday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to seek information from the UAE government about properties allegedly acquired in Dubai through money laundering by 73 Bangladeshis, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, former Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafis Sarafat.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged people to remain vigilant against rumours and attempts to provoke people through social media, saying no communal provocation or hatred should be allowed to create instability in society.

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday called upon police officials to discharge their duties with honesty, dedication and professionalism to maintain law and order and curb crimes in the country.

At least 249 women and children were subjected to violence across the country in August this year, with 79 of them being raped, according to a report by the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).

The escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to nearly triple Bangladesh’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) subsidy bill to Tk 40,000 crore ($3.3 billion) this fiscal year, forcing the government to turn to multilateral lenders for additional assistance.

Investigation authority effectively remains in the 'hands of the accused', says Iftekharuzzaman

Journalist leaders also demand an interim dearness allowance, citing rising living costs and delays in implementing wage board provisions