CHT affairs minister says govt committed to taking development to every hill resident

Two officers in critical condition after crash en route to ceremonial salute for state minister

Family alleges murder was orchestrated to cover up gang rape

All admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery

A former union parishad member died after being rescued in critical condition from a riverbank in Brahmanbaria.

Dhaka University authorities have formed a three-member committee to investigate allegations that two students harassed and assaulted two women early Wednesday near the Raju sculpture at TSC.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the relevant authorities to have a red notice issued through Interpol for the arrest of British MP Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case over alleged corruption in acquiring a flat.

The new government has stepped into office at a time when the foreign policy landscape is being shaped by economic uncertainties and competition between global powers.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the current government will work to establish a liberal democratic state system grounded in moral standards and dignity, so the country can advance in education, literature, the arts, science and technology.

Bangladesh will compete with Cyprus for the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the 2026-2027 term after Palestine withdrew its candidature, according to a diplomatic source.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern about whether newly appointed Bangladesh Bank Governor Mostaqur Rahman can discharge his duties independently and be free from conflicts of interest.

Bangladesh’s newly appointed central bank governor has signalled a potential shift towards monetary easing, marking a sharp departure from his predecessor’s hawkish stance, as he seeks to revive sluggish economic growth and support the private sector.

Preparations have intensified within the ruling BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami over nominations for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th national parliament as both parties step up internal consultations ahead of the final allocation.

In the first formal cabinet meeting yesterday, the government approved a proposal to waive agricultural loans of up to Tk 10,000, including interest, as part of the ruling BNP’s election pledge.

Police yesterday recovered the body of a teenage girl from a crop field in Narsingdi’s Madhabdi upazila.

At 2:12pm, a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck was parked by the roadside under Kazipara Metro Station in Dhaka.

Six of the 15 people injured in a blast at an unauthorised LPG filling station in Cox’s Bazar are undergoing treatment in critical condition at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), district authorities said yesterday.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday described the circumstances surrounding the ouster of the Bangladesh Bank governor as the “formal beginning of a government-backed mob culture”, calling it unfortunate and completely unacceptable.

Police trying to arrest killers

Efforts underway to identify victim, say police