Road communication between Rangamati and Bandarban has been disrupted after a bridge at Rangunia upazila collapsed.

The group, including three women, remain stranded at no-man’s-land, BGB says

Decision also applies to Alim and technical board examinations in districts under the board's jurisdiction

Urges all to embrace the spirit of the Liberation War and work together for national unity

State minister says the govt is continuing efforts to bring them back to face justice

Authorities say installing a Bailey bridge may take up to 20 days

City authorities pledge to address long-standing challenges

Expectations around Dhaka-Barishal highway, EPZ, Bhola-Barishal bridge and piped gas

Students take selfies with the prime minister and his wife after the visit

Speakers urge authorities to ensure justice and dignity for marginalised workers

Traders seek compensation, blame poor drainage

The prime minister formally opened the celebration at 10:00am by releasing balloons and pigeons on the college campus

There was a time when family-planning slogans echoed across Bangladesh, on television screens, in newspaper pages, and at village doorsteps.

The government has announced a 10-point measure to support people affected by floods and landslides in the Chattogram region, including opening 1,057 shelters, allocating Tk 2.15 crore and 3,450 tonnes of rice for five districts, and deploying the army where necessary, said Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin.

Three more children died in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar yesterday as floods, fuelled by incessant rain and relentless hill torrents from upstream, continued to devastate lives and livelihoods across the Chattogram region.

A Reuters report yesterday said ousted Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence, told the news agency that she and her senior Awami League colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender to Bangladesh court.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam yesterday said if ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina returns to Bangladesh, it would be so that the verdict against her can be carried out.

More than a quarter of posts in Bangladesh’s civil administration remain vacant, hampering the ability of many government institutions to provide the expected services to people.

Environmental protection is no longer a luxury but a prerequisite for Bangladesh’s national and food security, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said yesterday.

The ongoing spell of heavy monsoon rain has damaged crops, including paddy and summer vegetables, in Chattogram and other regions, raising fears of fresh agricultural losses.