Ishraque joined the protesters at the premises around 11:15am

Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal yesterday launched a six-day programme at Chattogram Port protesting the government’s decision to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based operator DP World.

The motorcade of Power and Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan and Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan faced a blockade by local residents in Jaflong of Sylhet yesterday.

As the 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holidays ended yesterday, thousands returning to the capital faced severe traffic congestion, transport shortages, and soaring fares across the country on the last day of vacation.

S M Moon, a 24-year-old graphic design student and small business owner from Dhaka’s Bashundhara Residential Area, faces a daily struggle just to move around the city.

A man was beaten to death allegedly by a local Swechchhasebak Dal leader for protesting the harassment of his 14-year-old daughter in Bogura town yesterday.

Medical services at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital resumed fully yesterday, more than two weeks after operations were suspended due to a clash on the hospital premises.

Once widely consumed and prized for its taste, Gotali fish -- an indigenous species declared endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2015 -- is now on the path to revival.

A farmer was killed in a lightning strike in the Kumuria area of ​​Khalsi union under Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj yesterday afternoon.

Police yesterday recovered the bodies of a man and his wife near their house

The victim is Rahabul Islam Russel, son of Jewel Rana of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat, said police

An unidentified youth was killed after being struck by a moving train at Teliapara Railway Station in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj yesterday afternoon.

The victim is Shahin Islam, son of Shahibul Islam, of Sarkarpara village

At least 14 people, including a mother and a child, were killed and 25 others injured in separate accidents across five districts yesterday.

Law enforcement agencies are fully prepared to provide security in the upcoming elections, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday.

At least 54 people were pushed into Bangladesh from India through different border points in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Lalmonirhat, and Moulvibazar yesterday.

Police yesterday arrested the owner of a tour company in a case over the death of two trekkers, including a young woman, in a trail in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban last week.

The interim government’s revised election timeline with certain conditions has stirred cautious optimism as well as raised questions among  political parties.

Participation required, but accepting mediation outcome will remain voluntary

The proposal to release the third and fourth tranches of the International Monetary Fund’s $4.7 billion loan is set to be presented to the multilateral lender’s board on June 23 after the government fulfilled all prior conditions.