Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will hold various programmes from July 1 to August 8, marking the first anniversary of July uprising.

BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday alleged that those advocating for a proportional representation system and prioritising local government polls may have intentions to delay or obstruct the upcoming national election.

A 21-year-old woman was raped at knifepoint in Cumilla on Thursday, while two men were sent to jail yesterday for the rape of a child in Mymensingh.

The Senate of Jahangirnagar University has approved an annual budget of Tk 323.35 crore for the 2025–26 fiscal year, with minimal allocations for research and healthcare services.

The government yesterday announced plans to expand the Skill-Focused Literacy for Out-of-School Adolescents (SKILFO) project nationwide, following the successful completion of its pilot phase in Cox’s Bazar.

Students Against Discrimination (SAD) continued their demonstrations in Khulna city for the third consecutive day yesterday, demanding the removal of KMP Commissioner Zulfikar Ali Haider.

Locals of Jhalakathi yesterday expressed outrage after over 100 weaver bird (Babui pakhi) chicks were killed and several eggs damaged when a palm tree, considered a vital nesting site for the species, was cut down in Jhalakathi Sadar upazila.

Police say they are trying to apprehend suspect

The 2.37-kilometre Sheikh Abu Naser Bypass Road in Khulna city, stretching from Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital to the City Bypass intersection, has been in a state of utter disrepair for over 15 years.

Aziz Al Kaiser, a business leader and long-serving member of North South University’s Board of Trustees, has been elected its new chairman, succeeding Azim Uddin Ahmed.

The 11th death anniversary of renowned poet Abul Hussain is being observed today, said a press release.

The deceased is Ruhul Amin, 25, of the area

BNP expects a specific date for the national election following the meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, said party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday.

Bangladesh’s digital and civic space (DCS) is in a deepening crisis with rising violence, intimidation and gender disinformation targeting journalists, activists and citizens who speak truth to power, found a recent study.

Leftist leaders threatened to launch tougher movements if the government does not cancel its anti-sovereignty moves like leasing out the Chattogram port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign operator and providing aid passage to Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

Vowing to continue an indefinite work stoppage and stage a protest march on tax offices, the NBR Reform Unity Council has intensified its demands

Import and export activities at ports suffered yesterday as National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials enforced a complete shutdown to press home their demands, defying the government’s call to withdraw the strike and threat of disciplinary action.

Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) yesterday approved a Tk 976 crore budget for the next fiscal year but made no allocation for its Super Specialised Hospital, raising fresh doubts over the prospect of making the facility fully operational nearly three years after its inauguration.

Umama Fatema, former spokesperson of the Students Against Discrimination, has officially stepped down from the platform, citing internal betrayal, political interference, and smear campaigns.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) yesterday urged all Islamist forces to unite ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election.