The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday said Tk 226 crore has been allocated for research at public universities in the 2026-27 fiscal year, rejecting recent media reports that claimed no budgetary provision had been made for the sector.

A tree plantation programme was held at Safura Khatun Pilot Girls’ High School in Siddhirganj, said a press release.

With a tin roof hanging barely three feet above their heads and radiating heat from the blazing sun, students of Chakratinath Government Primary School attend classes in a makeshift structure on an embankment in Hatsherpur village beside the Jamuna river after severe erosion forced the school to relocate.

Five patients died with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 729.

Over the last few months, Subal Deb, a small trader from Jagannathpur municipality in Sunamganj, has been visiting the municipal office every week, seeking a solution to chronic waterlogging in his neighbourhood.

Rainfall is likely to intensify in the southern and central parts of the country from tomorrow as a low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and may develop into a depression.

MEA spokesperson says New Delhi will take ‘appropriate measures’ amid discussions on defence, connectivity and the Teesta project

She was associated with Zonta, SAARC, and the UN Women’s Associations

Abu Saleh Rony elected vice-president

Reaffirms support for diplomacy and lasting peace during talks with Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Forced onto an embankment with no toilets, drinking water or electricity, students in a Bogura village now study under a scorching tin roof

Representatives will join funeral and mourning events from July 3 to 9

GD filed; police tracing mobile number

The government is committed to building an inclusive society where people of all faiths can live safely and peacefully and animals are protected from cruelty, said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday.

Gap exposed after 2.23cr covered by Vitamin A drive; experts fear outbreak may continue

The search committee formed to reconstitute the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has invited applications from eligible candidates for the posts of chairman and commissioners.

The government has formed a cabinet committee, headed by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, to review and revise the draft of the proposed “Visa Policy 2026”.

The government has formed a five-member cabinet committee to review and finalise the draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026.

Airstrikes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State near the Bangladesh border have reportedly resumed after nearly seven months, according to locals and officials.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the appointment of headteachers to nearly 32,000 government primary schools across the country by overturning a High Court verdict that had struck down part of the rules governing seniority and promotion.