The moving of services related to National Identity cards from the Election Commission to the home ministry was contrary to the constitution, eminent citizens said yesterday.

Two Rohingyas were killed in two incidents of landslides in refugee camps of Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas yesterday.

Julian Assange’s fiancee joined forces Friday with the mayor of Geneva and the UN’s torture expert to seek the WikiLeaks founder’s immediate release from a British jail and safe haven in another country.

The BNP is observing the 40th death anniversary of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman across the country today.

Some 63 prominent citizens of the country urged the government to take steps to stop the harassment of the workers of the Banshkhali coal-fired power plant in connection with the incident in which six workers were killed in police firing on April 17 this year.

National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s birth anniversary was celebrated worldwide on May 25, with tributes pouring in from individuals, organisations and corporates alike.

The Police Headquarters yesterday transferred 50 officials, including 10 of the rank of additional superintendent of police, from Rapid Action Battalion to different units of police.

Bangladesh Railway’s initiative to introduce electric train service in the country has not seen any progress over the last six years, thanks to indecision on selecting the route to be converted for electric traction.

After fighting lung cancer since early 2020, renowned musician, designer, theatre personality and founding drummer of revolutionary pop rock band Souls, Subrata Barua Ronny passed away yesterday at 5:00am at a hospital in Dhaka.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed concern about the repatriation of Rohingyas following the recent development in Myanmar as it has made the process uncertain.

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated across the country today amid Covid restrictions.

Director General of Bangla Academy Poet Habibullah Sirajee passed away last night.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday appreciated the willingness of the new generation to know the history of the country.

A giant slab of ice bigger than the Spanish island of Majorca has sheared off from the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg afloat in the world, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday.

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi wants to use funds for the Rohingyas judiciously and create livelihood options for them.

The Pakistan military junta has failed to restore civil administration in areas under its control in Bangladesh despite desperate efforts and it would never be able to do so, Bangladesh Home Minister AHM Kamaruzzaman told UNI in an interview published in the Hindustan Times today.

More than seven years ago, in April 2014, the government had decided to build a new bridge at Kalurghat in Chattogram through a bilateral cooperation with South Korea.

Terming the incident involving journalist Rozina Islam unexpected, Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif yesterday said the country would benefit if stern actions were taken against corrupts instead of filing cases against journalists.

At a donor conference in Geneva, the UN has sought $943m for the Rohingyas and host community in Cox’s Bazar.

Ten garment workers were seriously injured when police shot “rubber bullets” at demonstrators in Tongi, Gazipur yesterday.