The Chattogram City Corporation has cancelled a proposed Tk 30,000 crore monorail project after the Egyptian embassy warned that the person behind the initiative had no affiliation with the two leading Egyptian construction firms with which the city corporation had signed an MoU.

As much as Tk 12,633.2 crore was paid in bribes during the period of the interim government in service sectors, up 15.9 percent from 2023, found the Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) latest National Household Survey.

A youth was allegedly beaten to death by a mob over accusations of stealing mobile phones from worshippers during Fajr prayers at a mosque in Munshiganj’s Sreenagar upazila yesterday morning.

Kishoreganj-4 BNP MP and freedom fighter Fazlur Rahman yesterday demanded that the allowance for freedom fighters be set at least one taka higher than that provided to any other group, including July uprising activists and the families of those martyred in the movement.

Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain yesterday told parliament that the government does not have precise statistics on the number of imams and muezzins currently serving in Bangladesh.

National Citizen Party (NCP) MP Hasnat Abdullah yesterday declared in parliament that he would resign if any investigation proves his involvement in corruption.

The two sides seek stronger ties in development, trade and water-resource management

Police acted after a video showing a brick tied to the animal’s neck spread on social media

Ties must be based on dignity, equality, public welfare and shared interests, he says

Applications to open on June 28 through five visa centres

Egyptian embassy says MoU signatory has no links to two of its firms

The landslide-hit crossing linked Kapai and Laskarpur estates, serving workers, students and families for 15 years

Tarique announces investment office in China, pledges support for investors at Beijing forum

Prime minister meets senior Communist Party leader in Beijing, discusses bilateral cooperation and investment

Key deals include Chinese Economic Zone, Mongla Port expansion and modernisation, and green energy

PM's Foreign Affairs Adviser and BNP Joint Secretary General (International Affairs) Humaiun Kobir signed the agreement on behalf BNP

Police have submitted a chargesheet into the case over the murder and rape of a five-year-old in Mymensingh’s Dhobaura upazila within nine days of the incident.

Police arrested a 65-year-old man yesterday for allegedly attempting to rape an 11-year-old girl at Telipara village in Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila.

Millions of people from marginalised communities in Bangladesh continue to face exclusion due to the absence of specific legislation prohibiting discrimination and untouchability, said rights groups at a seminar yesterday.

The country’s four mobile operators owe a total of Tk 13,144 crore in outstanding revenue, Post and Telecommunications Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam told parliament yesterday.