Bangladesh may experience heavy to very heavy rain today and tomorrow, raising flood concerns in several parts of the country.

Major (retd) Md Muzaffar Hossain had been found guilty by a court of inquiry formed immediately after the 1981 assassination of then president Ziaur Rahman, according to intelligence officials.

In this unplanned concrete jungle, where the monsoon often brings flooded roads, traffic jams and disrupted routines, little remains of the romance traditionally associated with the season in Bengali culture.

The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation is grappling with a severe fund crisis, hampering its efforts to provide financial assistance to the families of 34 July martyrs and 9,776 people injured during the July uprising.

A large number of buildings across Bangladesh -- particularly older ones -- were not designed to withstand earthquakes, as they were constructed without fully complying with the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), experts warned.

Despite constitutional provision and a specific law to establish the Office of Ombudsman for investigating the actions of any ministry and statutory public authority or officer, successive governments have not created this institution even 54 years after the country’s independence.

Although floodwaters receded just a day ago, vast stretches of cropland along riverbanks in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are buried under thick layers of sand, leaving hundreds of local farmers uncertain about cultivating Aman paddy and other seasonal crops.

A 180-foot bamboo-and-wooden footbridge over the Kapatakkha River in Jashore’s Keshabpur upazila collapsed amid strong currents triggered by heavy rainfall, cutting off a key transport link and forcing thousands of residents from nearly 20 villages to rely on boats for crossing.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson says any decision will follow applicable laws and due process

Dispute erupts over allegations that police are failing to act against alleged Awami League activists

The Brahmanbaria-bound train lacked sufficient power to climb the Bhairab railway bridge, railway official says

Revised schedule to be announced later, says board notice

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday called for the implementation of the verdict in the Abu Sayed killing case, as well as state reforms in line with the outcome of the July referendum.

The Dhaka North City Corporation has announced a budget of Tk 4,527.74 crore for the 2026–27 fiscal year, prioritising dengue and other vector-borne disease control, waterlogging mitigation, and rehabilitation of damaged roads.

As preparations for the local government elections gather pace, the Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it will finalise the code of conduct for the five tiers of local bodies at a meeting on July 21, before sending it to the law ministry for vetting.

The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has observed that an unproven or legally ineffective divorce cannot be used as a ground to evade payment of maintenance to a wife and a minor child or to obstruct the execution of a decree for dower (denmohor).

The health ministry has started implementing its plan to upgrade all 418 existing upazila health complexes (UHCs) to 101-bed facilities to accommodate the growing number of patients seeking care at public hospitals.

The Awami League will face trial if investigators file charges after completing their probe, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday stressed collective efforts to build a happy, prosperous, and discrimination-free Bangladesh, urging everyone to come forward from their respective positions and work together.

A 23-year-old man died after being electrocuted while filming preparations for a victory procession celebrating Argentina’s World Cup semifinal win over England in Netrokona town early yesterday.