Language Movement veteran, Rabindra researcher and essayist Ahmad Rafique spent his final days in solitude. But yesterday, hundreds of admirers gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar to honour his legacy.

Inside a small classroom in Cox’s Bazar’s Burmese Market area, a group of 12 to 15 Rakhine children sit together, learning in a setting unlike regular schools.

At least 54 girls were sexually harassed or abused, and 390 others were raped or gang-raped in the first eight months of this year, according to a report by the National Girl Child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF).

Ten teachers, including three who lost their lives in a tragic plane crash in milestone school earlier this year, were honoured with this year’s “Priyo Shikkhok Sommanona”, jointly organised by IPDC Finance and Prothom Alo.

The reconstruction of a railway bridge over the Dudhkhawa canal near Singardabri Railway Station in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram is progressing at a snail’s pace, raising serious safety concerns.

The central bus terminal in Rajbari, built around three decades ago at a cost of around Tk 2 crore, has remained largely unused since its inauguration, with its infrastructure decaying due to years of neglect.

The government has imposed a complete ban on single-use plastics in the Secretariat from today.

A mob attacked police personnel and snatched away two suspected extortionists after they were caught red-handed in Narsingdi Sadar upazila yesterday.

At least 417 people, including 63 women and 47 children, were killed and 682 others injured in 446 road accidents across the country in September.

One person was killed and 16 others injured in a clash between two criminal gangs over territory in the hilly area of Jungle Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram yesterday.

Once a source of livelihood for many families in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur, bamboo and cane craft is now on the verge of extinction.

The 250-bed General Hospital in Tangail has been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services due to a severe shortage of doctors and other staff.

A Jubo League leader who was arrested four months ago died in custody while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday afternoon.

At least four people were injured after a bus overturned inside the Karnaphuli Tunnel in Chattogram yesterday.

In a narrow Dhaka neighbourhood where children of sex workers once drifted between hunger and the streets, a different rhythm now fills the days. Forty-two children wake for lessons, sit for exams, and dream of becoming doctors or officers.

After Rangpur, anthrax cases have been detected in Gaibandha, prompting the health and livestock authorities to launch a major awareness campaign warning people against consuming the meat of sick cattle.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China attaches great importance to its relationship with Bangladesh and is committed to advancing their traditional friendship, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, and promoting shared development.

The National Consensus Commission aims to finalise the July Charter, with signatures from all political parties, by October 15 when its extended term ends.

BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of siding with a vested quarter trying to create political unrest and obstruct the next national election.

Alliance partners complain that many BNP leaders continue campaigning in constituencies where allies are also in the field