Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the education ministry to return affiliation of government colleges to their nearest public universities.

Family members and colleagues have accused the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in Khulna of arresting a local journalist in a “false” drug case.

A college student has been missing since Monday noon in Chattogram, after she came out from a coaching centre in the port city’s Chawkbazar, her family has claimed.

President Abdul Hamid has called on developed nations and donors to play more active roles and spend more money to promote climate change adaptation.

Md Rafiqul Islam, former chief cashier of The Daily Star, passed away early yesterday.

Two witnesses of the Holey Artisan terror attack yesterday told a Dhaka tribunal how they saw hostages being killed by militants.

With rainwater draining out of the roads, the port city’s waterlogging condition finally improved yesterday. City-dwellers in the most low-lying areas were stuck due to waterlogging after incessant downpour on Monday.

A man reportedly died by suicide after killing his wife in Narayanganj yesterday.

Parliament reconstitutes five parliamentary standing committees incorporating BNP and Gonoforum MPs as members in those parliamentary watchdogs.

The parliament has passed the Speedy Trial Bill, 2019 for extending its validity till 2024.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir slams the prime minister for her explanation on gas price hike and said the price has been increased to ensure the interest of some people within the ruling quarter in the name of development.

UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development and Dutch Queen Máxima arrives in Dhaka.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have arrested two activists of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Dhaka and Barishal.

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives on a two-day visit to attend the “Dhaka Meeting of the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA)”.

The government has provided legal aid to 4.3 lakh poor and destitute people in the last 10 years through the National Legal Aid and Services Organization (NLASO), says Law Minister Anisul Huq.

The High Court observes that some deputy commissioners (DCs) and officers-in-charge (OCs) feel themselves landlord as if they are all in all.

The ongoing month-long Brikkho Mela (Tree Fair) in Dhaka is receiving a good response from gardening enthusiasts in the capital.

Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) will hold a meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on July 11.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon says the infection rate of dengue fever is comparatively higher than the previous years.

The High Court rebukes the lawyer of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) for claiming that this court has expressed satisfaction at its test report on 14 brands’ pasteurised milk.