New-Delhi is “closely monitoring” all the developments regarding Dhaka-Beijing relations, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said yesterday.

A major earthquake could not only cause widespread building collapse in Dhaka but also trigger catastrophic fires through ruptured gas lines, electrical short circuits and other secondary hazards, experts warned.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen has called for a celebration of freedom, friendship, and the shared promise of a future with Bangladesh, as the United States of America is all set to celebrate its 250th anniversary of independence.

MEA spokesperson says New Delhi will take ‘appropriate measures’ amid discussions on defence, connectivity and the Teesta project

She was associated with Zonta, SAARC, and the UN Women’s Associations

Abu Saleh Rony elected vice-president

Reaffirms support for diplomacy and lasting peace during talks with Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Forced onto an embankment with no toilets, drinking water or electricity, students in a Bogura village now study under a scorching tin roof

Representatives will join funeral and mourning events from July 3 to 9

GD filed; police tracing mobile number

The government has formed a five-member cabinet committee to review and finalise the draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026.

Airstrikes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State near the Bangladesh border have reportedly resumed after nearly seven months, according to locals and officials.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the appointment of headteachers to nearly 32,000 government primary schools across the country by overturning a High Court verdict that had struck down part of the rules governing seniority and promotion.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday said there should be a regulation to prevent non-government teachers from contesting local government elections, warning that their involvement in politics affects classroom teaching.

The HSC and equivalent examinations began yesterday, with 10,00,120 candidates sitting for the first day’s exams under the general, madrasa, and technical education boards.

Three years after the construction of the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant, nearly half of its treatment capacity remains unused during the dry season because Dhaka Wasa has yet to build the sewerage network needed to deliver wastewater to the facility, according to an Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) report.

Five patients died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 724 this year.

Delays in obtaining road-cutting approvals from several government agencies have stalled the installation of underground transmission lines under Dhaka Electric Supply Company’s (Desco) power infrastructure expansion project, prompting the utility to seek a two-year extension, according to an official monitoring report.

Aslam Uddin’s life revolved around the river before the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate became fully operational.

A group of young volunteers at Singur village in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar has repaired two key village roads through voluntary labour and community fundraising, bringing relief to thousands of residents.