Despite an earlier announcement to temporarily relax the ongoing protest programme, the main gate of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) headquarters at Nagar Bhaban remained locked yesterday.

A truck loaded with over 200 gas cylinders overturned, setting off a series of explosions on the Cumilla-Sylhet Highway near Brahmanbaria bypass at Birasar early yesterday.

Emergency medical services at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in Dhaka resumed on a limited scale yesterday, following a weeklong suspension caused by clashes at the facility.

The interim government is set to introduce a revised secondary education curriculum in phases starting from 2027, officials said.

The UN has not been in discussions to establish a humanitarian corridor via Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine State, said UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis yesterday.

Bangladesh Bank plans to merge five troubled Islamic banks in what could be the country’s largest financial sector consolidation in recent memory. The formal merger process will begin in July and is expected to be completed by October 15, according to officials familiar with the plan.

The BNP yesterday said it had expected the interim government to hold talks with parties involved in the July uprising to build a minimal national consensus before announcing the national budget.

Abdul Aziz once harvested rice in abundance from his fields next to Labondaho, once a picturesque river located in Indrapur, Gazipur’s Sreepur. Today, he stands on cracked earth, nursing losses and lamenting poisoned waters.

Tens of thousands of holidaymakers left Dhaka by road, rail, and river yesterday to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha at home, enjoying mostly hassle-free journeys ahead of the 10-day Eid vacation.

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has found 16 secret detention centres across the country so far.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to pay a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom from June 10-13 as the two countries seek to strengthen cooperation on economic, trade and investment fronts.

Five people were killed and two injured in a head-on collision between a human haulier, locally known as Mahindra, and a bus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur yesterday morning.

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said preparations ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, including security measures, are satisfactory.

Three people were killed and two others critically injured in a head-on collision between a battery-run auto-rickshaw and a truck in Mobarakpur area of Sherpur last night

Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Azad Majumder yesterday warned that legal action would be taken against anyone publishing “false or misleading” reports that create confusion among the people.

Election Commission (EC) yesterday decided to reinstate the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party, assigning the “Daripalla” (weighing scale) as its official election symbol.

A humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps is brewing in the face of funding shortage for the refugees and more arrivals from the conflict-ridden Rakhine state of Myanmar.

At least 32 more people were detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday after they were allegedly pushed into the country by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) through Durgapur upazila in Netrokona.

Today is the 51st death anniversary of Mahbubul Haque, a prominent political figure, managing editor of the then Daily Pakistan Observer and editor of the Daily Purba Desh, and former member of Pakistan National Assembly from East Pakistan

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