At least 46 percent Bangladeshis see the nation heading on the right track, 44 percent feel it is moving the wrong way, and 9 percent remain undecided, according to a new survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI).

Another person injured in Sunday’s pile-up at the foot of the Moghbazar flyover at Wireless Gate intersection died of his injuries yesterday.

Bangladesh is seeking to bring more technology and artificial intelligence (AI) into primary education, but the move will have to contend with persistent weaknesses in basic learning, teacher preparedness and the use of existing technology in schools, speakers at a roundtable discussion said yesterday.

Cabinet okays draft law allowing NHRC to issue interim orders

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.

Bangladesh and India have stressed the need for a “fresh start” in bilateral relations, signalling a desire to move beyond differences that have strained ties since the July 2024 uprising and rebuild the relationship on the basis of equality, mutual cooperation, and dialogue.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned of the government to provide 7th-grade pay to 690 lecturers of different nationalised colleges across Bangladesh.

Moyna Begum had no electricity at home when her son Mohan Pramanik was calling from Riyadh as a fire tore through the sofa factory where he worked.

At least 726 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, marking the highest number of single-day hospitalisations recorded so far.

This year’s SSC results painted a grim picture, with the pass rate across the nine general education boards hitting a 19-year low and GPA-5 achievers falling to their lowest level since 2020.

Police recovered the body of a police officer from a hotel room in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram yesterday, while his wife was rescued from the same room with severe injuries.

Fertility rate rising, demographic dividend at risk

The Madrasah Education Board recorded its lowest pass rate in 23 years at 55.49 percent, while the Technical Education Board posted a 19-year low of 58.20 percent in this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations, according to education ministry data.

BNP and its allies were linked to the largest share of electoral violence before, during and after the 2026 national polls, according to an Odhikar monitoring report.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance yesterday collected a nomination form for Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Oli Ahmed to contest the presidential election scheduled for August 20.

Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury has reconstituted the jurisdictions of 55 benches of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.

Five more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 878.

The health authorities have extended the validity of licences for private medical facilities from one year to two years, aiming to simplify the renewal process and reduce hassle for hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday ordered former Maj Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan to be produced before it in a crimes against humanity case over the alleged enforced disappearance of BNP leader and now Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed in 2015.

'Abhijatri Commuter' introduced via Padma Bridge to ease travel and transport