Verification of 238 nomination papers starts ahead of February 12 polls

Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues

He is now in critical condition, say police

Indian external affairs minister wishes Bangladesh well for polls

Decision due to complications related to a case, returning officer says

Ferry operations on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed around 10:00am yesterday after remaining suspended for seven hours due to dense fog.

National Citizen Party Member Secretary Akhter Hossen has declared his annual income of Tk 5.05 lakh, earned from agriculture, business, and employment.

For the first time, the Anti-Corruption Commission will scrutinise the affidavits of general election aspirants to hold them accountable for their declared assets and liabilities.

A man was murdered by miscreants at his residence in Savar, said police yesterday.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader’s annual income has declined 10-fold since the last election, but his cash holdings and assets have increased, according to a comparison of his affidavits for the last and the upcoming national elections.

Although the infrastructure was completed six years ago, Rangpur Children’s Hospital has yet to open. Built on 1.65 acres of land in the Puratan Hospital area of Rangpur city at a cost of Tk 31.08 crore, the hospital has remained unused.

Dense fog returned to Dhaka and elsewhere across the country yesterday morning after two days of clearer weather, disrupting flight schedules and causing multiple road accidents.

The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has directed the state to provide free safe drinking water to all citizens of Bangladesh within the next 10 years.

Winter vegetables are now abundantly available across Dhaka’s kitchen markets, but shoppers continue to face mixed price trends as labour shortages and fog‑related disruptions keep several items costlier than expected.

After decades of delays, the National Urban Development Policy-2025 has finally been approved, which aims to guide the country’s rapid urbanisation in a more planned and sustainable manner.

Forty-five-year-old fisherman Roton Mollah has been raising his young daughter alone for the past year after losing his wife and unborn child while trying to reach medical care from Saint Martin’s Island.

Many mobile phone users were unable to connect their handsets to mobile networks following the launch of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system on Thursday.

Ekushey Padak-winning esteemed rhymester Sukumar Barua is no more. He died at 6:55am yesterday at a hospital in Chattogram. He was 87.

Dr Kamal Hossain, a key architect of the constitution of Bangladesh and emeritus president of Gonoforum, was admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka yesterday after falling ill.

Wishing Bangladesh well for the upcoming national election, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday said neighbourly ties in the region will improve in due course.