The government will construct the Padma Barrage and implement the Teesta Mega Plan with its own funds, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee has told The Daily Star in an exclusive interview.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan yesterday reaffirmed Ankara’s commitment to strengthening ties with Bangladesh, especially in the defence sector.

Five more children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, raising the fatalities from the disease and symptoms in Bangladesh to 610.

A nine-year-old boy with special needs was rescued in the capital’s Mirpur last Sunday after a local pharmacy employee recognised him from a missing child alert on Facebook, a Meta platform.

Rohingya crisis, Gaza conflict dominate talks as both countries eye expanded trade, defence and investment ties

The initiative intends to celebrate festive atmosphere surrounding World Cup, says the physician

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday said any approach forcing Bangladesh to choose between key international partners would be detrimental to national interests.

An investigation by the Directorate General of Health Services has found clear negligence by hospital authorities, nurses, and staff, as well as the absence of an on-duty physician, to be responsible for the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Moghbazar last week.

On the edge of a sal forest in Gazipur’s Barmi union, a newly built poultry farm stood out as an unwelcome intrusion. Fenced by plastic nets, the tin-shed structure was empty of birds or livestock.

Punitive trade measures are unlikely to improve labour rights conditions and may instead erode Bangladesh’s competitiveness in its largest export market, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday launched a Tk 20,000 crore pre-finance scheme under its total Tk 60,000 crore stimulus package, aiming to revive large industrial and service-sector enterprises that have either shut down or are operating below full capacity due to a shortage of working capital.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has withdrawn its electricity tariff hike for lifeline residential users -- low-income or marginal consumers -- just a day after announcing the increase, keeping the previous rates unchanged from the June billing month.

Elections to local government bodies are expected to begin with union parishad polls in October, with the schedule likely to be announced in August.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, who has been elected president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), yesterday indicated that he may continue serving as foreign minister while carrying out his UN duties.

Mango growers and traders in Rajshahi are facing a difficult season as prices have dropped sharply despite a good harvest, raising concerns about whether farmers will be able to recover their production costs.

Among the 75 wards under Dhaka South City Corporation, 63 were found to have Aedes mosquito densities above the prescribed threshold, while 27 have been identified as being at extreme risk of dengue transmission.

The government will resume payment of retirement benefits for teachers who have not received allowances under the Teacher Welfare Trust since 2022, said Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday.

Hundreds of illegal temporary shops have reappeared on Cox’s Bazar’s Sugandha beach during the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, undermining a major eviction drive carried out just three months ago.

The government has decided to organise roadshows soon to attract local and foreign investment in closed and unprofitable state-owned factories as part of its efforts to revive idle industrial units and improve their performance.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over media reports that the government is considering reintroducing a provision to legalise black money in the FY2026-27 budget through an “unconditional amnesty” that would prevent scrutiny by authorities.