Twenty-one candidates, who contested the 13th National Parliamentary Election, have yet to submit their election expenditure accounts to the Election Commission, prompting it to extend the deadline until June 14.

ICT Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday said anyone found to have involvement in crimes against humanity, including journalists, will be brought to justice.

M Zubaidur Rahman, independent director and chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, resigned yesterday, citing personal reasons, amid growing tensions surrounding the country’s largest private-sector lender.

In farewell message, outgoing Indian envoy says the region’s two largest economies must anchor closer regional integration

The discount will apply to single-journey tickets from tomorrow, DMTCL said

The victims were clearing weeds in a banana plantation in Naikhongchhari when the explosions occurred, officials said

Tarique Rahman says rooftop solar initiative at parliament symbolises country's commitment to clean energy and sustainable development

Chief justice expresses condolences as senior lawyer laid to rest after janaza at Supreme Court premises

Three people were killed in separate incidents of violence in Narsingdi, Khulna, and Jhenaidah districts since last night.

The candidates fail to submit their expenditure by May 6 deadline

State minister warns suppliers and officials against negligence in nutritious food distribution programme

Traders struggle with debts, unpaid dues and lack of permanent trading facility

Traders struggle with debts, unpaid dues and lack of permanent trading facility

The Election Commission’s proposal for a nearly Tk 493 crore infrastructure project was turned down by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on May 13, with the government directing the commission to use space in upazila complexes instead of constructing new offices.

The BNP-led government came to office with a mandate for change, but its first three months have yet to show a clear break from old practices, speakers said yesterday, citing politicised institutions, weak law and order, investment conditions and foreign policy choices.

MM Murshid, a prominent figure in the country’s insurance and financial sector, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on May 20, aged 87, said a press release.

Md Yusuf Hossain Humayun, a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and former president of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, breathed his last at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 90.

Four years after spending 1.5 million Euro (Tk 21.4 crore in yesterday’s rate) on a sophisticated mobile network testing system, the telecom regulator has yet to publish a final report on the quality of services (QoS) provided by the country’s mobile operators.

Expressing deep concern over the rising incidents of rape, sexual violence, abuse and murder of women and children, 156 organisations and platforms yesterday demanded that such cases be declared a “national emergency”.

People of Trishal in Mymensingh are set to celebrate the birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the national level for the first time in nearly two decades, reviving memories of the bard’s formative years in the area that still proudly preserves his legacy.