Information and Broadcasting Adviser to the Prime Minister Zahed Ur Rahman yesterday said the constitutional immunity of the president applies only during the tenure and does not prevent legal action after leaving office.

Several families in Narayanganj’s Krokerchar village woke up to unimaginable grief yesterday morning as word arrived that their loved ones had died in a fire at a supershop in South Africa.

Comprehensive institutional reforms are essential to ensure lasting peace, democratic governance and accountability in Bangladesh, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday.

Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday accused the BNP-led government of politicising state institutions by appointing party leaders and activists to key posts, contrary to its electoral pledge to keep those institutions above partisan interests.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday destroyed narcotics worth Tk 83.78 crore that had been seized during anti-smuggling operations along the Cumilla and Satkhira border areas over the past three years.

Illegal occupation of secondary canals, vital for draining rainwater, significantly worsened the recent deadly floods in the Chattogram region.

Policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from Bangladesh and Malaysia yesterday called for stronger collaboration among universities, businesses and the government to prepare graduates and workers for a job market being reshaped by AI and emerging technologies.

Residents in Cumilla district have been suffering immensely due to frequent load-shedding, often extending for several hours, particularly in rural areas.

Anwar Hossain Mintu, managing director of Sara Adver-tising Ltd, passed away on July 27. He was 47, said a press release. 

A prosecution witness yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that armed Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League activists attacked protesters in Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur during the July uprising on the instructions of former DSCC mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and former lawmaker Jahangir Kabir Nanak.

Three victims from Narayanganj’s Krokerchar had been preparing to return home after years abroad

Experts say indigenous devices could reduce costs and cut reliance on imports

Says legal action can be taken over allegations after tenure

Voter list already prepared; schedule to be announced after further discussions

Legal hurdles, diplomatic procedures and family's reluctance delay final rites

A child suffering from symptoms consistent with measles died on Saturday, July 25, while being taken to Bandarban Sadar Hospital from the remote Letong Khumi Para in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila

Five personnel of the Department of Forest were injured after they were allegedly attacked during an eviction drive against illegal betel leaf plantations inside a protected forest area in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.

One in every five adult Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar is living with Hepatitis C, a trend echoed among thousands of newly arrived refugees.

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the presidential election will be held on schedule in accordance with the constitution.

Bangladesh’s era of cheap domestic gas is ending, and the country will remain dependent on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) for years to meet demand, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku said yesterday.