The Election Commission (EC) has revised the timeline for publishing polling centre lists for zila and upazila parishad elections, extending it to 25 days before polling from the previous 15 days, as it prepares for local government elections.

Bangladesh will emerge as a $1 trillion economy by 2036, former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin,  said yesterday.

The BNP has decided to instruct its grassroots leaders and activists to intensify organisational activities and begin preparations for elections to different tiers of local government.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the concerned authorities to expedite two major waste-to-energy projects for Dhaka, saying the schemes must be implemented on time using the best available environment-friendly technology.

Forty-three of the then government’s 62 ministries and divisions spent Tk 982 crore, 91 lakh and 74 thousand on programmes marking Mujib Borsho across Bangladesh, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told parliament yesterday.

People in the country’s southeastern region are still struggling as vast tracts of land remain under water after more than a week of heavy rain and hill torrents.

Hours of heavy rain yesterday left large parts of Dhaka submerged in ankle- to waist-deep water, crippling traffic, and stranding commuters on streets and people in their homes.

The government plans to supplement textbooks with additional materials, such as guides, workbooks, and video lessons, under a new education system aimed at making learning more practical and skills-based.

A man lost both his legs after jumping in front of a moving train near the Zero Point area in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah yesterday evening.

The primary and mass education ministry has prepared draft guidelines for updating the primary curriculum, suggesting an approach that defines what children should know and the skills and competencies they should attain by the end of class-5.

Four members of a family were killed and two others injured after a truck rammed a battery-powered three-wheeler, locally known as a mithila, in Nilphamari’s Domar upazila yesterday.

Former acting president and Jatiya Sangsad speaker Barrister Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar died at a private hospital in Dhaka early yesterday at the age of 94. He had been suffering from age‑related complications.

India scheduled to host the meeting in New Delhi on July 16

The 30-year-old was rescued near Mobarakganj Railway Station and transferred to Jashore for advanced treatment

Workshop highlights legislators’ role in demographic dividend, SDGs

Tests scheduled for July 13, 15 and 16 remain postponed in flood-affected districts under the Chattogram Education Board

The halls were shut after a 2009 political clash and have yet to reopen despite repeated demands

Police suspect the 68-year-old was attacked after confronting intruders

Trains resume operations under temporary speed restrictions, permanent improvement works planned

Student also held after a viral video purportedly showing him evaluating scripts