Janmashtami, one of the major religious festivals of the Hindu community, commemorating the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, will be celebrated across the country today with due religious fervour and gaiety.

Locals in Netrokona’s Mohanganj have begun returning concrete blocks stolen from a crop-protection embankment after the administration urged them to do so.

The deadline for starting electricity supply to the national grid from the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is being pushed back due to faults in two valves, said Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam.

More journalists could face legal action if investigators find evidence of their involvement in crimes against humanity, incitement or abetment of atrocities, said International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday.

The vice chancellors of at least three public universities have recently used their institutions’ official platforms to congratulate BNP leaders on appointments to party posts amid ongoing controversies over politically influenced appointments to top university positions.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought records on the recruitment, promotion and transfer of officials and employees under the Ministry of Youth and Sports during the tenure of former adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan.

The government has decided to take a series of measures to expand cancer and kidney care nationwide amid the growing burden of these diseases.

A homoeopathic practitioner was hacked to death in his chamber at Chandpur Bazar in Natore Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday placed the Bank Resolution (Amendment) Bill 2026, seeking to abolish a controversial provision allowing former owners of weakened banks to regain ownership.

Investigation authority effectively remains in the 'hands of the accused', says Iftekharuzzaman

Journalist leaders also demand an interim dearness allowance, citing rising living costs and delays in implementing wage board provisions

Administration sets seven-day deadline after theft from the Tk 1.20 crore Chikadubi crop protection embankment

Two sides focus on military training, education exchanges and technological cooperation

Two cases were filed and Tk 6,000 in fines imposed after traffic police stopped the vehicle on Circuit House Road

Police investigating motive behind killing

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to remove, within 15 days, all plastic and other waste dumped along the banks of the Buriganga in Dhaka’s Islambagh, Lalbagh and Kamrangirchar areas.

Construction of a new building for the Noakhali 250-Bed General Hospital remains incomplete more than two years after the original deadline, causing suffering to patients.

Bad loans in the country’s banking sector have surpassed Tk 6 lakh crore once again despite a series of policy support measures for defaulted borrowers, indicating the fragile state of the sector.

Four police personnel were withdrawn yesterday following allegations that a woman was raped on the Kurigram Express train in Bogura.

In its first six months in office, the BNP-led government has not been able to break free from the bureaucratic practices of previous governments, struggling to deliver on its electoral pledge to reform the administration based on merit, competence and experience.