The three-day second Harmony Festival opened in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal on Friday, bringing together the culture, cuisine and handicrafts of 27 indigenous communities from Sylhet division under one roof amid the lush surroundings of a tea garden.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged schoolchildren to help build a stronger and more widely recognised Bangladesh, saying they would become the country’s future ambassadors on the global stage.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is heading to Malaysia this afternoon for his first foreign trip since assuming office, followed by a visit to China, with a view to striking broader economic partnerships, attracting investment and enhancing regional cooperation.

The Election Commission has proposed tougher rules in its draft code of conduct for upcoming local government elections, introducing provisions to disqualify candidates for serious breaches, shorten campaign duration, regulate social media activity, and restrict the use of sound systems.

Around 20,000 residents of several villages in Kurigram Sadar upazila have been suffering for nearly a month since a dilapidated bridge collapsed in the Sitaijhar area of Panchgachhi union, disrupting local connectivity.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen has said Bangladeshis can never go wrong in the long run by betting on the United States.

Alleging widespread irregularities in the February 12 national election, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the party had accepted the results despite deep grievances to avert a civil war.

At least two dozen teachers at Jahangirnagar University, who went abroad for higher studies over the past 15 years, have neither rejoined their posts within the stipulated time nor refunded the salaries and benefits they received during study leave, show university records.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday said it resisted an attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push 20 people into Bangladesh territory through the Chouka border area in Chapainawabganj.

Today is the seventh death anniversary of Md Habibur Rahman, former managing director of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC.

Hindu community people yesterday protested the alleged desecration of an image of Lord Ram, which they said hurt their religious sentiments.

The Battle of Plassey should be read beyond accounts of Sirajuddaula’s defeat and Mir Jafar’s betrayal that led to the fall of independent Bengal in 1757, an event shaped by conspiracy, European rivalry, tensions within the Murshidabad court and historical narratives, speakers said yesterday.

US envoy urges Bangladesh at meeting with foreign minister

Supreme Court Reporters Forum elects new executive committee

More than 22,000 NIDs already printed and dispatched

Police say a combing operation is underway to arrest the remaining participants of the procession

Court orders detention of Swechchhasebak Dal leader accused of raping 10-year-old girl

Plans also underway for a new Dhaka–Khulna service, says Rabiul Alam

Rezanur Islam sent to jail over Cyber Security Act case linked to report on state minister

River has risen 38cm in 24 hours, inundating chars and cropland