Representatives from at least 75 countries and organisations, including heads of state and government, have confirmed their participation

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his full support and solidarity with Bangladesh's ongoing democratic transition and reform initiatives

A 27-year-old man accused of theft died at Brahmanbaria General Hospital yesterday, four days after being held in illegal police custody following a mob beating.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has voiced caution that certain international quarters are trying to obstruct the electoral process in Bangladesh.

Statement posted on Jumma Chhatra Janata’s official Facebook page

Experts urge coordinated action to safeguard children of garment workers

Militants infiltrate from Myanmar, not from Bangladeshi soil, says border force

Eight out of 12 people, whose samples were collected from Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur with anthrax symptoms, tested positive at the laboratory of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).

The European Union yesterday said it intends to send 150 observers to monitor Bangladesh's upcoming 13th national election, scheduled for February next year.

Over 3 lakh bullets were fired during the July uprising across the country, Investigation Officer Md Alamgir told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday.

An uneasy calm prevailed in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari yesterday, a day after three Marma men were shot dead during protests over the rape of a schoolgirl.

Study surveyed 778 female workers (ages 15–27) over 24 months

Bangladesh will seek political commitment from the international community for Rohingya repatriation, funding, and accountability for the Rohingya genocide at the high-level conference on the Rohingyas in New York today.

A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of investments worth 353 million Thai baht (about Tk 133 crore) in seven companies in Thailand by former National Bank Chairman Zainul Haque Sikder’s three children.

Successive governments have blamed “local or foreign conspiracies” for communal violence rather than holding the perpetrators to account, Prof Anu Muhammad said yesterday.

Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday alleged that the recent violence in Khagrachhari is being fuelled “by a neighbouring country and fascist groups”.

A youth was stabbed to death by a group of unidentified miscreants in Dhaka's Mirpur yesterday while his father was injured while attempting to save him.

National Citizen Party’s joint chief organiser for the north Alik Mree, tendered his resignation in protest against the party’s “silence” over the recent violence and killings in Khagrachhari following protests over the rape of a schoolgirl.

Islami Bank has made 4,771 officials OSD (officer on special duty) and terminated another 200 for violating service rules.

Named Aviation Guard Bangladesh (AGB), the force would comprise 7,650 personnel