BNP yesterday demanded that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina immediately step down for signing “anti-state” agreements with India “ignoring national interests”.

Three passengers go missing as a boat capsizes following a head-on collision between a boat and a launch near Sardarghat terminal in Buriganga river.

Sharmin Chowdhury, wife of former Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat, claims that gambling was the only addiction of Samrat.

Samrat, the king of casinos in Bangladesh, is found to be quite innovative in working his way up the power ladder.

A Dhaka court defers till October 10 the delivery of the verdict of Willes Little Flower School student Suraiya Akter Risha murder case.

A dengue patient dies at a private hospital in Chattogram.

Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the government to increase facilities for primary school teachers and bring all educational institutions under the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme.

Eminent rights activist and environmentalist Sultana Kamal yesterday said industrialisation near the ecologically critical area (ECA) of the Sundarbans is irrational and unscientific, which is being carried out under political consideration.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will launch a direct flight between Dhaka and Manchester, a major city in the UK, by January next year, considering huge demand.

Digital transformation and use of artificial intelligence in education system in Bangladesh can play a significant role in reducing risk of question paper leaks and teachers’ errors in marking answer scripts, international experts said.

The government needs to create a framework for providing affordable housing facilities for low-income groups in Dhaka and other urban areas, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

“Sarbojanin Bhratri Sangha Puja Committee” of Sunamganj has been organising Durga Puja at Kalibari Natmandir for over four decades. Every year, youths from the neighbourhood form the committee under the platform and arrange the puja in Kalibari area.

A college student reportedly died by suicide in Rajshahi yesterday, reportedly failing to bear the pains caused by oral disease.

Police investigation into the death of Liza Rahman has found “lack of responsible behaviour” by the Officer-in-Charge of Shah Makhdum Police Station SM Masud Parvez.

MACES held its annual multi-country education meet and an award giving ceremony of the 4th personal statement writing competition at a Dhaka hotel on Friday, says a press release.

The Raintree Dhaka, a new exclusive boutique hotel located in the capital’s Banani, has announced a special offer marking Sharodiya Durga Utsab.

A human chain yesterday urged the government to save the state-owned Karnaphuli Paper Mills (KPM) from being shut down, for the greater interest of the country’s education.

At least seven people were killed and 33 injured in road accidents across the country in the last two days, our correspondents and news agencies report.

Police yesterday arrested Shish Mohammad, one of the district’s top drug peddlers, and seized drugs and firearms from him in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi.

Police yesterday started quizzing the accused of a case filed over recovering the body of a sixth grader from her home in Chattogram city’s Uttar Madhyam Halishahar area early Thursday.