Women bear brunt as Satkhira’s salinity crosses WHO limit

BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said banning any political party through an executive order would be a “dangerous practice” and stressed that such matters must only be decided by courts.

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), yesterday expressed hope that the ongoing trials for crimes against humanity committed during last year’s July uprising will not be disrupted after the upcoming national election.

Demonstrators in Bagerhat yesterday besieged the election office demanding reinstatement of the district’s previous four constituencies.

Bangladesh now ranks second globally for exposure to extreme heat.

A woman and her son were hacked to death in Bogura’s Shibganj upazila on Monday night. Police primarily suspect the victims’ relatives to be behind the double murder.

The distribution of nomination forms for the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) and hall union elections ended yesterday, with 1,088 forms collected over three days.

A total of 42 candidates have been elected uncontested to hall union bodies of Rajshahi University, as no rival contenders came forward in seven dormitories.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has said Bangladesh and India should work together to strengthen their interdependencies and transform geographical proximity and growing economic capabilities into new opportunities for mutually rewarding cooperation.

The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has taken a series of major decisions to expand manpower export to Japan, a market seen as one of the most promising for Bangladeshi workers in the coming years.

The construction of Tangail’s modern bus terminal has yet to begin, three years after the government allocated land for the project in 2022.

The Khulna-Satkhira highway, one of the most important trade routes in the country’s southwest, now resembles a patchwork of broken bricks and gaping craters rather than a road.

Kristalina Georgieva praises Yunus’ leadership, discusses Nepal, Asean

Islami Andolon Bangladesh will hold rally at the north gate the same day

Independent candidates pledge academic reforms, digital solutions

BGB, Ansar, and university student policing units to reinforce security

Police say ring lured young women with promises of marriage, migration to China

Saifullah Arif's father alleges murder and cover-up, challenges police claim of rooftop fall

Police say cause of death yet to be determined

Authorities probing cause as injured receive treatment in hospitals