The draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026 poses serious risks to fundamental human rights and freedom of speech and expression, Transparency International Bangladesh said yesterday.

Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee yesterday said construction of the Padma Barrage will begin next year, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman expected to inaugurate the work between January and March 2027.

With the local government polls approaching, the Election Commission has banned posters for campaigning while allowing limited use of billboards for the first time in the electoral history of local bodies.

With training, market links and community support, women in Khagrachhari’s Guimara finding new ways to support their families

The third session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, although shorter than the first two, offered several indications of the difficulties ahead.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the country’s gas situation is expected to improve further within the next five to seven days.

Bangladesh’s power system has little effective backup as shortages and technical problems simultaneously constrain gas, coal and liquid fuel generation, leaving the grid increasingly vulnerable when a major power plant goes offline.

When war in the Middle East sent fuel prices climbing, Bangladesh looked like an obvious casualty. An import-dependent economy with a thin reserve cushion and a recent history of dollar shortages had every reason to buckle. It has not.

A nationwide cultural festival titled “Kabir-Lalon Bhabsangeet Festival” was inaugurated at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital yesterday.

Organisation flags vague offences, non-bailable provisions and broad powers for a government-controlled council

The hunt for firearms looted during the July uprising is set to expand beyond raids and checkpoints, with law enforcers planning to search water bodies, monitor online arms trading and increase surveillance of people linked to arms cases.

Unpaid care work must be recognised, its burden reduced, and responsibilities redistributed among families, communities and the state, speakers said at a dialogue on the care economy yesterday.

Amid opposition protests and concerns from human rights activists, the government yesterday passed the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Bill 2026, abolishing RAB and establishing a new specialised unit under the police.

Differences of opinion and political competition are natural in a democratic system, but they should not turn into hostility, Leader of the House Tarique Rahman has said.

Students of Paschim Chargirish Government Primary School carry away a board and other items yesterday as the Jamuna erodes its banks in Sirajganj’s Chargirish area.

Academic activities at Khulna University’s Human Resource Management Discipline are frequently disrupted as around 250 students from six batches share one classroom, borrowing two more from Business Administration when needed.

The 13th Jatiya Sangsad yesterday completed the formation of all 50 parliamentary standing committees, with opposition lawmakers denied committee chairmanships in all but one, despite their demand for 26 percent of the posts.

A total of 4,585 students who had failed in this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations have passed after the review of their answer scripts under the re-scrutiny process, according to revised results published yesterday.

The High Court yesterday rejected two petitions filed by Grameen Kalyan challenging orders by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) reassessing its income tax at around Tk 666 crore for different tax years.

At least six dengue patients died, and 1,492 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.