Govt not trying to control media, says Yasser

Bangladesh prime minister says existing facilities are more practical as government plans domestic drone production and stronger military cybersecurity

Ambassador blames US attacks and blockade for difficulties surrounding supplies

Gang of 6-7 ‘traffickers’ fled after sensing BGB presence, says border guard

Dhaka University authorities have suspended three teachers over allegations of opposing the July uprising in 2024.

Amid speculation over Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s possible visit to India, Dhaka yesterday welcomed New Delhi’s decision to block an Awami League-linked programme, calling it a “positive step.”

A clash broke out between two BNP factions during the party’s founding anniversary celebrations in Sreenagar of Munshiganj yesterday.

A man was beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Bogura Sadar upazila early yesterday.

Patuakhali 250-bed General Hospital has long been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services to a growing number of patients due to a severe shortage of doctors.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the use of modern drone technology would make border management and surveillance more effective, particularly in remote and forest areas.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam yesterday said Bangladesh is assessing the situation regarding the “Makkah pact” before deciding whether to join the alliance if invited.

Young people working in climate-vulnerable districts are 21.7 percentage points less likely to hold decent jobs than their peers elsewhere in the country, according to a new study.

When Runa Khan first visited Bangladesh’s chars more than two decades ago, she encountered a level of poverty she had never seen before.

In August, Bangladesh recorded its third-highest number of dengue cases and deaths for the month since the country’s first major outbreak in 2000, as infections continue to rise.

It seems like Bangladesh Bank just can’t say no to a bad debt. Since September 2025, it has been rolling out loan-restructuring extensions like clockwork -- once in a quarter -- always leaning on the same comforting buzzwords like “distressed but viable”, “genuine borrowers”, and “policy support”.

The new pay scale approved by the BNP-led government for public servants could lead to a slight rise in inflation, said Prime Minister’s Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman.

MPO-enrolled teachers and employees of the country’s private educational institutions will receive the benefits of the new national pay scale, Finance Secretary Khairuzzaman Mozumder said yesterday.

Police yesterday arrested two people, including the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s Demra thana unit convener, in a case filed over the recent alleged shooting at the house of SM Reza Chowdhury Selim, convener of the Demra thana BNP unit.

After declining for two consecutive months, Bangladesh’s measles situation took a worrying turn in August, with cases, hospitalisations, and deaths all rising.

A contractor died in a fire that broke out at a flat in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur early yesterday. The victim, Newaz Chowdhury Mitu, was from Mojompur of Kushtia, said police.