Immigration police arrested Mohammad Ashraful Haque, widely known as Don, in the murder case of actor Salman Shah at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday.

Majumdar’s international contribution remains another significant thread. A former worldwide president of the International Theatre Institute, his engagement with theatre extended far beyond Bangladesh, connecting the country’s theatre movement with a wider international community. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009 for his contribution to theatre.

The greenery of the hills, distinctive cultures and struggles over roots are coming alive on the canvases of a group of young artists from Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari.

A meeting between the prime ministers of Bangladesh and India can help address the problems facing the two countries, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said.

Seeks punishment for perpetrators

Fifty-four years after Bangladesh’s independence, basic services remain out of reach for many families from the Khyang, Tripura, Tanchangya, and Chakma communities

At Sylhet event, organisation presents 12-point recommendations on land rights, mother tongue education, healthcare and social protection

Incident took place near border in Jibannagar, Chuadanga

Meeting comes amid recent strains in bilateral ties and uncertainty over PM’s attendance at the BRICS Summit

The Ethnic Cultural Academy in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh has remained largely non-operational since its inauguration in 2019 due to a shortage of manpower and basic utilities

Says a ‘rainbow nation’ cannot be built while people in the hill region continue to suffer

Over 309,000 voters were added in two months and 18 days as the Election Commission updates the electoral roll

A Facebook post reunites a daughter with her long-lost family, but borders keep them apart

With farmland disappearing and livelihoods changing, the Oraon community is now fighting not only for economic survival but also to preserve its language and culture

Dinesh Trivedi says he is hopeful Tarique-Modi meeting can resolve bilateral issues

Grants govt leave to appeal against construction ban at the heritage site on Unesco’s tentative list

Also inaugurates government rehabilitation programme for flood-affected people

Protesters withdraw after police assure them of action on footbridge demands; traffic yet to fully normalise

Christensen gets a glimpse of local farming and rural life in Jhalakathi

Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi collected the papers