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.

Police yesterday arrested two men for allegedly raping a 60-year-old visually impaired woman in Jhalakathi.

Leaders of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bangladesh have committed to help facilitate and mobilise an additional $5 billion in investment over the next five years through existing members and prospective American companies considering investment in the country.

Detectives have arrested five people, including the prime suspect, in connection with the attempted murder of BNP activist Alamgir Hossain in Pallabi.

MPs will be barred from voting against their party line in the August 20 presidential election.

A key section of the Angorpota-Dahagram road, the only major road connecting Dahagram union, an area surrounded by India under Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat, has collapsed under the force of the Teesta river’s strong current.

During the tiffin break at Victoria High School in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal, a group of students were doing something that has become quite unusual these days: reading for pleasure.

“Every night we go to bed fearing our house could disappear into the river before morning,” said Anhar Mia, standing beside a cracked flood protection embankment in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila.

Speakers at an event yesterday stressed the need to recognise and protect indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge, land rights and cultural heritage, saying indigenous women play a central role in preserving and passing on such knowledge across generations.

The third session of the 13th Parliament will begin on August 27 after a 43-day recess following the prorogation of the second session.

The “Feroza Begum Memorial Lecture and Scholarship Award 2026” was held yesterday at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University, honouring the legacy of legendary Nazrul Sangeet singer Feroza Begum.

Two children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 880 this year.

Despite more than two weeks of protests by female students of Dhaka University demanding changes to restrictions on entering their residential halls at night, the university authorities have yet to take any visible initiative to address the issue.

The High Court yesterday started hearing the death reference and appeals in the case over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya in Magura in March last year.

Trivedi travelled to New Delhi following talks with Bangladesh PM, foreign minister and home minister

Finance minister warns against using ministers or ruling-party ties to gain commercial advantage

BNP, Chhatra Dal and NCP deny involvement as journalist alleges assault while filming unrest

Session to begin at 3pm at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury administers oaths at SC

Calling Shakib Al Hasan a ‘spoiled and rotten person’, the adviser says the former Bangladesh captain can also return to face allegations