Finalists of Season 5 of Our Planet, Our Responsibility, jointly organised by ActionAid Bangladesh and The Daily Star, participated in a mentoring session at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka on August 8.

Jamaat‑e‑Islami has decided to contest the upcoming presidential election, with the 11‑party alliance to finalise the candidate through discussions.

Move comes after Bashundhara’s proposal to bring in up to 33.5 lakh tonnes a yr; minister says it aims to introduce competition; BPC has ‘reservations’

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said beneficiaries of fascism remained active in the state, politics, governance and administration, and were trying to destabilise the country’s power and energy sector by spreading misinformation.

On a low-lying island in Patuakhali, 32-year-old Tanjila Begum’s husband works irregularly as a day labourer in nearby watermelon fields, where seasonal tidal surges often destroy crops and wipe out daily earnings.

Three-day exhibition extended to today

Home minister says India cannot avoid responsibility for statements Hasina makes from Delhi

Scheduled to inspect Matarbari projects, visit Hefazat chief

Tarique calls for caution over political involvement of professionals

Just 15 doctors against 81 posts, forcing patients to travel to Barishal and Dhaka for care

Over a lakh visitors are estimated to flock yearly to watch farmers ferry fruit through canal markets

Aminul Islam makes the claim after tribunal judges inspect alleged secret detention facility at DGFI headquarters

Rally marks 37th founding anniversary of Doctors Association of Bangladesh

The government said yesterday that former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan has no prospect of returning t

The winding canals branching off the Sugandha river weave through the famed floating guava orchards of Jhalakathi and Pirojpur, creating one of southern Bangladesh’s most distinctive agricultural landscapes.

Dhaka division has emerged as the country’s dengue hotspot, recording 6,871 cases, including 4,404 infections in Dhaka city alone this year.

Prices of fish, poultry chicken and eggs have risen in the capital’s kitchen markets over the past week, while prices of vegetables declined.

Farmers producing vegetable saplings on floating seedbeds in Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila have been counting losses due to sharp drop in market demand amid prolonged rainfall.

India yesterday said it does not endorse anything said by deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other Awami League leaders at a media event in New Delhi on August 5.

When Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned as president on July 24, the spotlight immediately shifted to who would succeed him at Bangabhaban.