The service on the Agargaon–Shahbagh route resumed as usual in the morning

The meeting will begin at 3:00pm at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon

Metro rail operations were suspended on the Agargaon to Shahbagh section last night after a technical issue was reported around 9:10pm.

Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen yesterday expressed China’s sincere wish for a smooth general election and continued stability in Bangladesh, reaffirming Beijing’s commitment to deepening cooperation on development and modernisation.

Despite improvement, at least 16 million people in Bangladesh are still facing severe levels of acute food insecurity, according to a new report prepared by the government and development partners.

School officials say victim is an ex-student who often visited the premises

New committee includes 55 vice presidents, 92 joint general secretaries

Dhaka University’s recent move to restrict the entry of non-students and evict hawkers from its campus has sparked debate, as a section of students and teachers  fear it may gradually turn the country’s premier institution into an isolated space. Meanwhile, authorities describe it as an effort to restore order and ensure students’ safety.

The interim government has stepped up preparations for the upcoming national polls, with the Election Commission planning to announce the schedule by the first week of December.

Although the exact timing of the referendum is yet to be decided, it is almost certain that there will be one on the July National Charter in one form or the other.

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has refused to apologise for the deaths of at least 1,400 people during the July Uprising in 2024, and said Bangladesh’s interim government would be disenfranchising millions without an inclusive election.

At least 50 Ebtedayee madrasa teachers were injured when police used water cannons and sound grenades to disperse them when their procession broke through a barricade and attempted to march towards the Secretariat.

The formation of an independent media commission is the need of the hour, said senior journalists, editors, and media owners yesterday.

The BNP accused the National Consensus Commission of deception, while Jamaat demanded that the referendum on constitutional reforms in the July charter be held before the national polls, even if that means a delay in the election.

Malaysia is going to open its labour recruitment market to all eligible Bangladeshi agencies under a new, uniform selection system.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday ordered to send two police sub-inspectors, accused of killing a Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal leader in a crossfire a decade ago, to jail.

In Kamrabad union of Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila, visitors are met with an unusual sight -- a small community clinic standing alone amid a vast paddy field.

The government yesterday launched a standard operating procedure (SOP) to guide healthcare providers in delivering medical, medico-legal, and psychological care to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

A Pakistani delegation led by General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, met Bangladesh’s three service chiefs in Dhaka, focusing on enhancing bilateral defence and security cooperation.

Discussions are underway to form a new nine-party alliance as a potential “third force” ahead of the upcoming national election, with talks reportedly involving the National Citizen Party (NCP), Gono Odhikar Parishad, Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), and the Gonotontro Moncho.