Rajuk Chairman Riazul Islam yesterday announced that approximately 300 small and large buildings in Dhaka have been identified as vulnerable following the recent earthquakes.

The government has finalised the list of superintendents of police (SPs) for all 64 districts ahead of the 13th national election.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said an unelected government cannot take decisions that have long-term implications.

Outrage grew over the arrest of Baul Abul Sarkar and the attacks on other artistes in Manikganj, as citizens and rights organisations warned yesterday that the government’s inaction could institutionalise religious extremism.

Two traders were stabbed and robbed of around Tk 1.48 lakh by a group of muggers in Dhaka’s Uttara early yesterday, police and family members said.

Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB) became champion in the International Light Aircraft Design Competition organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), UK, on November 10, said a press release.

Remarks made in Chattogram sparked criticism

Four decades after its inception in 1984, Bandarban municipality still has no permanent waste management facility.

Former inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque’s counsel yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the chief of the investigation agency had allegedly asked his client “why he was not promoted” during interrogation, an inquiry the lawyer termed entirely unrelated to the case.

Selection done through manual lottery at chief adviser's residence

Jamaat’s Khulna metropolitan unit says final decision rests with central leadership

More than half of households in Bangladesh’s coastal belt report struggling to cope with rapid climate change, citing a lack of adequate disaster-protection infrastructure, according to a new World Bank survey.

The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has observed that the government, not the manufacturing companies, will fix the prices of all life-saving medicines under the Drug and Cosmetics Act, 2023.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said divisions within the journalist community often lead to journalists ending up in the pockets of politicians.

Inclusive economic growth and pluralistic values make a strong foundation of states, said leading economists and foreign diplomats yesterday.

Friday's tremor laid bare not only the vulnerability of these structures but also the failure of authorities to act despite repeated warnings.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment under close supervision for chest infections.

Mob violence, moral policing and online abuse are pushing violence against women in Bangladesh beyond private spaces, speakers said yesterday.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday directed the authorities concerned to form a task force comprising government and private officials as well as experts to undertake urgent measures for earthquake preparedness.

Four in every 10 patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are not responding to available antibiotics due to their overuse and misuse, according to government data released yesterday, raising fresh concerns about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.