They were speaking at the launch of Ocean Centres Bangladesh, part of a global initiative hosted by the United Nations Global Compact and supported by the UK-based Lloyd's Register Foundation

When the mob was fatally beating two people on suspicion of van theft in Rangpur on Saturday night, some policemen went there but they left the scene without rescuing the victims.

A tense situation is prevailing along the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier after an armed member of the Arakan Army (AA) entered Bangladesh on Monday, hours after prolonged bursts of gunfire from the Myanmar side in Bandarban’s Ghumdhum border.

A case has been filed against Ruel Sangma, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Atpara in Netrakona, on charges of beating a young man during disorder in distribution of rice among the poor before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Sheikh Mehedi Hasan Junaid’s father told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday that his son was only 14 and too young to understand what was going on.

Now at least four of its 10 widebody planes remain grounded, three Boeing 787s and one Boeing 777.

Bangladesh’s leading business figures have urged the government to seek a six-year deferral of the country’s graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status, warning that the economy is unprepared for the loss of vital trade preferences.

The Election Commission will train 9,31,131 polling officials ahead of the upcoming national election, which could have more than 45,000 polling centres and 2.8 lakh booths.

Eighty-three percent of people are in favour of forming an election-time caretaker government for 120 days during the national polls.

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged people from all walks of life to vote for the party in the upcoming national election.

Renowned educationist, social worker, and women’s rights advocate Mahfuza Khanam passed away in Dhaka yesterday. She was 79.

Bangladesh, Malaysia, and several other Southeast Asian countries will send a joint peace mission to Myanmar in the coming weeks to advocate for peace and humanitarian aid for the Rohingya population and other communities in the country.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked the investigation officer to appear in person before it on September 14 and submit the progress report on investigation in the case filed over murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in 2012.

Seasonal waterlogging, under-construction roads and drainage work have made life miserable for some 2,000 families in Mymensingh city’s Balashpur Madhyapara area.

Parents of students killed or injured in the July 21 jet crash have demanded justice, compensation, and relocation of Milestone School and College to prevent future tragedies.

Aviation stakeholders strongly oppose the government’s move to scrap the rule requiring foreign airlines to appoint local General Sales Agents (GSA).

Begum Sitara Chowdhury, wife of late Justice AFM Abdur Rahman Chowdhury, passed away on August 6 at Square Hospital in Dhaka. She was 88.

Academic activities at the Government Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College in Mirpur have remained halted for the past one and a half months due to an ongoing student protest demanding a separate law and the formation of an independent council to oversee their affairs.

The High Court yesterday directed police to expedite the investigation, charge sheet submission, and DNA test report in a case over the rape of a woman in Muradnagar, Cumilla, so the trial can be completed on time.

Rejecting the consensus commission’s decision to keep 50 reserved seats for women in the parliament through nomination until 2043, the Committee for Social Resistance has called for major reforms to the system.