The “Sweet Festival 2026”, the first of its kind, began at Shaheed Smriti Municipal Park in Tangail town yesterday, aiming to promote the district’s century-old sweet industry and boost its tourism potential.

A school and hostel built in Kishoreganj town to provide free education and accommodation for visually impaired girls have remained abandoned for more than six years since their completion.

Prices of eggs, fish, and meat have increased in the capital’s kitchen markets, including Shewrapara, Kazipara, Ibrahimpur, Farmgate, and Karwan Bazar. Prices of most vegetables, on the other hand, remain unchanged.

Bangladesh could see lower Boro rice production in the coming season as climatologists warn of an exceptionally strong El Niño, which typically brings hotter and drier conditions during the crop’s growing period.

Health services take a hit as they operate without one-third of required staff

Bangladesh is set to pay 35-37 percent more than what it currently pays for regasification services to a Chinese state-owned firm for the proposed third LNG terminal, although the government’s negotiation committee could not determine how much of the premium is justified.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance is set to hold a long march today, stepping up pressure on the government over a range of demands, including implementation of the referendum verdict.

Sharmin Begum, who lives in Barguna’s Patharghata upazila, may have done little to contribute to global warming, but she is suffering severely from its adverse impacts.

A row of shops stands precariously on platforms built with bamboo poles and wooden planks, encroaching along the bank of the Bhairab river.

Many of the political and social problems that renowned litterateur, journalist and politician Abul Mansur Ahmad raised in his works remain part of Bangladesh’s reality today, academics and writers said yesterday.

Demonstrators form human chain and hold torch procession, warning of tougher action if supply disruptions persist

Religious and cultural organisations arrange programmes commemorating the birth of Lord Sri Krishna

CWASA and Max Foundation pilot will explore a public-private model in two underserved port city wards

He earned his PhD in applied chemistry from Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, then USSR (currently Russia) and devoted his life to teaching, research, and generations of students

Driver arrested

Two fined Tk 1 lakh for illegal stockpiling

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and former Exim Bank chairman Mohammad Nazrul Islam Mazumder over the alleged embezzlement of Tk 276.30 crore in corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds in the name of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.

The proposed National Human Rights Commission Bill 2026 and Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Bill 2026 still fail to ensure independent investigations into serious human rights violations, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said yesterday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to seek information from the UAE government about properties allegedly acquired in Dubai through money laundering by 73 Bangladeshis, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, former Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafis Sarafat.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged people to remain vigilant against rumours and attempts to provoke people through social media, saying no communal provocation or hatred should be allowed to create instability in society.