Two children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 880 this year.

Despite more than two weeks of protests by female students of Dhaka University demanding changes to restrictions on entering their residential halls at night, the university authorities have yet to take any visible initiative to address the issue.

The High Court yesterday started hearing the death reference and appeals in the case over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya in Magura in March last year.

Speakers at an event yesterday called for repairing the country’s broken human-capital chain to build a stronger economy.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said all citizens living in Bangladesh should be identified as “Bangladeshis”, not as indigenous people, saying the issue had already been settled through political consensus and the constitutional framework.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi yesterday held a one-on-one meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, a day after meeting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

Trivedi travelled to New Delhi following talks with Bangladesh PM, foreign minister and home minister

Finance minister warns against using ministers or ruling-party ties to gain commercial advantage

BNP, Chhatra Dal and NCP deny involvement as journalist alleges assault while filming unrest

Session to begin at 3pm at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury administers oaths at SC

Calling Shakib Al Hasan a ‘spoiled and rotten person’, the adviser says the former Bangladesh captain can also return to face allegations

Nasima Kadir Molla High School maintains 100pc GPA-5 record through close coordination among teachers, students and parents

A specialist army team recovered and later destroyed the explosives after locals spotted suspected mines on the surface

Says Bangladesh currently offers a favourable investment environment

Company eyes investment in digital finance, AI, payments and technology development

New breastfeeding corners in Pabna are easing an everyday struggle for mothers visiting public offices and health facilities

She was beaten up by locals for allegedly demanding Tk 10,000 from each woman seeking the facilities

Hundreds of students are discovering literature beyond their textbooks through a reading festival

Armed assailants yesterday morning intercepted a cash-carrying vehicle, hacked a filling station official and robbed Tk 1.21 crore in Dhaka’s airport area.