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.

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Her two sisters were rescued in critical condition

Police say locals stopped the group in Sreepur and seized a banner and microbus from the scene

Bangladesh incurred losses amounting to Tk 41,200 crore due to floods and cyclones between 2021 and 2025, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu said yesterday.

Bangladesh must speed up structural reforms, strengthen macroeconomic stability and enhance public-private collaboration to successfully navigate the post-LDC graduation era and sustain long-term economic growth, president of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) said yesterday.

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury yesterday said 12 Bangladeshis have so far died in the recent Middle East war.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam yesterday said there is no lack of diplomatic efforts to bring back ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh to face trial but acknowledged that it takes time.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday announced a government programme to plant 25 crore trees across Bangladesh over the next five years, with priority given to local and environment-friendly species.

Thousands of people in the Chattogram region continue to suffer for the fourth day due to floods triggered by torrential downpours and the onrush of water from the upstream hills.

Days of relentless monsoon rain have left hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar fearing more landslides and flooding after at least 13 people were killed in rain-related disasters in the camps this week.

Bangladesh and China have discussed ways to strengthen existing technological and military cooperation and further advance the strategic partnership between the two countries.

At least 19 government doctors have been served show-cause notices for allegedly engaging in business without approval and holding ownership stakes in a private hospital in Chapainawabganj.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that scrapped parts of the 15th amendment to the constitution, which had abolished the caretaker government system, and restored the provision for holding referendums on certain constitutional amendments.

The upgrade of the 47.48km Jashore-Jhenaidah highway to a four-lane corridor under the Western Economic Corridor and Regional Enhancement (WeCARE) Phase I project has made little progress, with officials attributing delays to land acquisition and compensation.

Renewable energy policies should go beyond setting power generation targets and explicitly address the needs, participation, and rights of women and marginalised communities, speakers said at a policy dialogue yesterday.

A joint venture drone manufacturing factory will be established in Bogura in collaboration with Turkiye, adjacent to the airport that is being upgraded to international standards and the planned Bangladesh Air Force base in the district, said State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam yesterday.

Intermittent rains over the last few days once again left parts of Dhaka submerged, exposing the chronic weaknesses of the city’s drainage system.