Health minister says meeting with Indian envoy was purely a courtesy call

Police say they fired tear gas after suspended workers threw bricks and stones during a protest demanding reinstatement

Gen Waker also identifies border issues, CHT insurgency and energy crisis as major national challenges

Doppler's first national survey shows electricity, gas and price hike the biggest concerns

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested a man over the killing of his co-worker following an altercation over money in Ashulia.

The beleaguered Excelerate Energy LNG terminal at Moheshkhali is likely to be offline until August 23 after it ran out of gas yesterday afternoon.

At least two dengue patients died, and 671 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Newly appointed Anti‑Corruption Commission Chairman AKM Asaduzzaman yesterday pledged that the commission would act independently, free from external influence, and work to restore public confidence in ACC.

Workers of a garment factory blocked a road in Chattogram’s Aturar Depot area yesterday over reports that the factory’s ownership might change.

The government has announced a five-year strategic framework outlining reforms and infrastructure projects.

Roads submerged in murky water, residents wading through knee-deep water, neighbourhoods becoming inaccessible and vehicles breaking down have become common scenes during the monsoon in Khulna city.

The BNP leadership is considering expanding the council of ministers by inducting several new faces after the president takes oath, according to multiple senior party leaders.

A total of 24 fishermen, who had been detained by the Arakan Army, returned to Bangladesh yesterday.

Parliament members cast their ballots this afternoon to elect the next president in a contest steeped in ceremony rather than suspense, with the outcome already assured.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council yesterday approved 10 projects but deferred two others for review over possible duplication with existing or planned initiatives.

Bangladesh is heading towards its 13th presidential election today, but the country’s history of choosing its head of state tells a story of shrinking political competition.

The government will launch a two-dose oral cholera vaccination campaign on August 22 in areas under seven police stations in Dhaka and seven upazilas across four districts, targeting 51.75 lakh people.

Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday instructed party lawmakers to minimise internal divisions ahead of the upcoming local government elections and field a single candidate in each constituency to prevent the party vote from splitting.

Residents of Noakhali Municipality have long been suffering from poor waste management, with garbage piling up across all nine wards.

Indigenous identity and Bangladeshi citizenship are not mutually exclusive, said 44 eminent citizens, protesting recent remarks by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon regarding indigenous communities in Bangladesh.