Measures include lawyer verification requirements, stricter deadlines, and additional documentation

He was given a state guard of honour

Prices of all 13 cylinder sizes reduced, including 12.5 kg at Tk 1,963 and 45 kg at Tk 7,068

A decomposed body in Mirpur-11 exposes the fragility of elder care in modern life

The programme will be held in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province

Fraudsters are exploiting Dhaka's new automated traffic monitoring system to steal banking and mobile wallet credentials

Heatwave damage and abundant supply after Eid reduce quality and growers' earnings

Unanimous election reflects global confidence in country's role in labour governance

State minister says BGB resisted several push‑in attempts, will continue to do so

A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from Libya yesterday.

The government has reinstated the 7:00pm closing deadline for shopping malls, markets, and shops across the country as part of electricity-saving measures.

The government has activated a central control room and deployed 61 mobile courts nationwide to ensure safe post-Eid-ul-Azha return journeys.

Ad-din Medical College Hospital, which came under scrutiny following the deaths of six newborns last week, had not renewed its fire safety licence since 2023 and had no fire-safety plan in place, fire service officials said.

The Padma river has been retreating for decades, gradually exposing vast stretches of char land that were later brought under cultivation by local farmers for crops such as bananas and vegetables.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s ten directives have brought about ‘visible positive changes’ in this year’s Eid management, said Mahdi Amin, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office.

The government will pursue a “zero tolerance” policy against any form of unethical obstruction or interference in the professional activities of mainstream media personnel, said Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has questioned the necessity of a proposed visit to Florida by the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayor and five officials to learn about mosquito control measures, saying innovative solutions can be developed by observing mosquito breeding grounds at home.

At least eight persons were killed and several others injured in road accidents in Chattogram, Natore and Patuakhali yesterday.

The government is likely to scrap taxes on new SIM cards and SIM replacements entirely in the upcoming budget, a move aimed at making mobile services more affordable for low-income people who do not currently own a handset, according to finance ministry officials.

For Abdul Hannan Mollah and his family, this Eid was marked not by celebration, but by an overwhelming sense of loss.