Policymakers yesterday stressed the need for accurate, impartial and error-free lists of martyrs, freedom fighters and Birangonas to establish the history of the Liberation War on a factual and universally accepted basis.

Both sides pledge stronger ties in trade, defence, energy

Warn of tougher movement if restrictions not withdrawn

Family says Arati Munda had described physical abuse in videos; Hong Kong police are investigating her death

Watchdog says key stakeholder recommendations ignored

Proposed agreement would target construction, halal and agricultural sectors as Thailand considers Bangladesh a fifth source country

At SDG conference, they call for accessible transport, skills support and more jobs

The move will allow parties in cases under specified laws to seek mediation as an alternative to conventional court proceedings

Object found beside mosque hours after pipe bombs and bomb-making materials were recovered from a nearby Shyampur flat

Twenty ice factories struggle to meet demand as fishermen face soaring prices and prolonged delays at fishing ports

Speakers at an event yesterday called for repairing the country’s broken human-capital chain to build a stronger economy.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said all citizens living in Bangladesh should be identified as “Bangladeshis”, not as indigenous people, saying the issue had already been settled through political consensus and the constitutional framework.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi yesterday held a one-on-one meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, a day after meeting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

Bangladesh needs urgent and coordinated action to tackle its worsening energy crisis, experts said yesterday, calling for a stronger focus on domestic resources, renewables, and energy-sector reforms.

A bus carrying students of Jagannath University (JnU) came under attack by locals in Singair upazila of Manikganj yesterday afternoon, leaving at least 10 students and the driver injured, according to university authorities.

Smokers increasingly switch to cheaper brands

Once considered little more than firewood or fencing material, jute sticks have emerged as a profitable agricultural by-product, creating a thriving trade and providing livelihoods for farmers, traders, labourers and boatmen.

Bangladesh could generate more than 3,600 megawatts peak (MWp) of electricity from rooftop solar panels, according to a new assessment by the state-owned Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).

Health officials said they recorded 756 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours till yesterday morning.

A Mohila Dal leader has been expelled after allegations surfaced that she took money from poor women, promising Family Cards, a key BNP scheme to support vulnerable families.