Human error arising from inadequate training and supervision was the principal cause of the Milestone school plane crash, while an unsafe school building and failures in planning and emergency response worsened the consequences.

On this day in July 2024, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court struck down the High Court’s earlier order to reinstate the quota system and instead ruled that 93 percent of government jobs would be filled on merit and seven percent through quotas.

State Ministerfor Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam yesterday said Bangladesh has sought the extradition of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal from India.

The draft plan has since been circulated among relevant ministries and will be finalised soon before submission to the UNCDP and other international bodies.

Joint rescue launched after 999 distress call

172 rearrested so far; hundreds of bullets remain missing

Crew members are heading back after a months-long voyage delayed by tensions in the Persian Gulf

No official statement issued after bilateral meeting between Dhaka and New Delhi

Residential and commercial users to be affected from noon to 8:00pm

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today reaffirmed his government's commitment to protecting workers' rights, improving workplace safety and implementing international labour standards during a meeting with International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert F Houngbo.

Rights body alleges Miraj to be first known enforced disappearance in two years

Lessons from other countries show how smarter urban planning can turn rain into a resource instead of a hazard

Workers in Bangladesh’s agriculture and construction sectors are projected to lose the equivalent of 23.75 working days annually because of heat stress by 2030, according to a new global report.

The cost of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway project is likely to rise by another Tk 9,493 crore to Tk 27,046 crore, about Tk 5,000 crore less than what it cost to build the Padma Bridge.

The BNP government has inherited one of the most complex foreign policy and humanitarian challenges in Bangladesh’s history: the Rohingya crisis.

A Tk 280 crore road expansion project on one of Khulna city’s busiest entry routes has remained stalled for the past 10 months, leaving thousands of commuters to endure daily hardship while authorities remain uncertain about when construction will resume.

BNP has served a show-cause notice on Fakhruddin Ahmed Bacchu, lawmaker for Mymensingh-11, over his alleged involvement with unethical activities.

For thousands of families living on the hills and hillocks of Moulvibazar, the monsoon brings fear instead of relief, as illegal hill-cutting continues to increase the risk of deadly landslides.

While crossing Babubazar Bridge, one might wonder whether it is still a bridge or has become a transport stand and roadside market.

In a desperate bid to contain the unrest following the bloodshed of July 19 during the July uprising, the government imposed a nationwide curfew from midnight on July 20, 2024, and deployed the army to restore order across the country.