On July 29, the 14-party alliance led by Sheikh Hasina decided to ban the politics of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir.

Forty-five-year-old Nasima Begum, a cleaner, had just sat down for lunch at home during her break when word spread through the neighbourhood that a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck had arrived. She left her food on the plate and went out.

The government has handed out contractual appointments to 12 BNP leaders and activists across key entities, including the Election Commission, despite its manifesto pledge to prevent the politicisation of institutions and strengthen their independence.

The government is moving to expand the country’s LNG import capacity with another floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) and a land-based facility as domestic gas production continues to decline and the cost of imported gas is rising sharply.

Information and Broadcasting Adviser to the Prime Minister Zahed Ur Rahman yesterday said the constitutional immunity of the president applies only during the tenure and does not prevent legal action after leaving office.

Several families in Narayanganj’s Krokerchar village woke up to unimaginable grief yesterday morning as word arrived that their loved ones had died in a fire at a supershop in South Africa.

Comprehensive institutional reforms are essential to ensure lasting peace, democratic governance and accountability in Bangladesh, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday.

Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday accused the BNP-led government of politicising state institutions by appointing party leaders and activists to key posts, contrary to its electoral pledge to keep those institutions above partisan interests.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday destroyed narcotics worth Tk 83.78 crore that had been seized during anti-smuggling operations along the Cumilla and Satkhira border areas over the past three years.

Illegal occupation of secondary canals, vital for draining rainwater, significantly worsened the recent deadly floods in the Chattogram region.

Policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from Bangladesh and Malaysia yesterday called for stronger collaboration among universities, businesses and the government to prepare graduates and workers for a job market being reshaped by AI and emerging technologies.

Residents in Cumilla district have been suffering immensely due to frequent load-shedding, often extending for several hours, particularly in rural areas.

Three victims from Narayanganj’s Krokerchar had been preparing to return home after years abroad

Experts say indigenous devices could reduce costs and cut reliance on imports

Says legal action can be taken over allegations after tenure

Voter list already prepared; schedule to be announced after further discussions

Legal hurdles, diplomatic procedures and family's reluctance delay final rites

A child suffering from symptoms consistent with measles died on Saturday, July 25, while being taken to Bandarban Sadar Hospital from the remote Letong Khumi Para in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila

At least five people were killed, and three others injured in road accidents in Cox’s Bazar and Jamalpur yesterday.

Police shot him at point-blank on the final day of the July uprising, then made his body disappear, stripping his elderly parents of the chance to bury their only son, secure timely justice, and receive the state compensation that could have lifted them from crushing poverty.