A Sylhet court yesterday placed Babul Miah, the prime suspect in the killing of an elderly couple and their house help in the city’s Raynagar Mitali residential area, on a four-day remand.

Democratising the economy by ensuring people from all sections of society can participate in and benefit from economic activities is a core priority of the government, said Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.

At least 10 students reportedly died after 2026 SSC results

Rights group raises concern over ICT proceedings against Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu in the Shapla Chattar crackdown case

BNP leader says any amendment should be considered by parliament later, dismissing Jamaat’s call to change the provision before the polls

The commission's senior secretary declared the nomination papers valid after scrutiny

Tarique Rahman releases fish fry as part of National Fisheries Week 2026

EC has declared Oli Ahmed’s nomination valid, while decision on Fakhrul due at noon

He will inaugurate National Fisheries Week-2026 and distribute Family Cards

The Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) has temporarily assigned newspaper distribution in Dhaka and adjacent areas to the Bangladesh Newspaper Circulation Managers’ Association following a series of incidents over the leadership of the Dhaka Newspaper Hawkers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd.

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi yesterday urged Bangladesh and India to work together towards shared prosperity, noting that the two nations are advancing their partnership across vital sectors, ranging from trade and connectivity to security and healthcare.

At least two dengue patients died and 730 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

When a bottle of toilet cleaner runs out, the container often ends up in the bin. Three university students believe it doesn’t have to.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s possible visit to India later this month could help reset relations by offering an opportunity to address long-standing issues between the two neighbours, foreign policy analysts say.

Measles continues to claim lives nearly three months after the nationwide vaccination campaign ended, with the death toll crossing the 900-mark yesterday, indicating that the outbreak is far from over.

Bangladesh’s LNG supply has recovered with both floating terminals at Maheshkhali back in operation, but the gas crisis is unlikely to ease significantly, with combined LNG send-out expected to remain at around 70 percent of the two terminals’ combined capacity over this week at least.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday apologised to the people for the ongoing power and gas shortages and assured them that his government was taking urgent steps to ease the crisis, expressing hope that the situation would improve significantly within the next few days.

Though many of Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards have gone green on paper, workers continue to face deadly safety hazards, with at least 84 accidents recorded since the Hong Kong Convention came into force last year.

A crumbling building on a sprawling railway compound along Fire Service Road in Lalmonirhat town stands as a fading reminder of the region’s rich cultural history. It is the historic MT Hossain Institute, once a major cultural hub of northern Bangladesh and home to one of the Indian subcontinent’s rare revolving theatre stages.

Cameras to detect speeding, illegal parking and wrong-side driving from August 18