Prolonged delay in construction of the Panguchi Bridge has been causing immense sufferings to around four lakh residents of Morrelganj and Sharankhola areas of Bagerhat.

Once a vibrant and self-reliant agrarian village with around 350 families, Char Montola, a shoal in Kurigram's Chilmari upazila, has disappeared from the map as the Brahmanputra devoured it entirely following two years of intensified river erosion.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation at bilateral, regional, subregional and international levels with a shared goal of promoting peace and prosperity.

Top government officials yesterday weighed whether the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre, long criticised for allegedly enabling the former Awami League government’s crackdown on dissent, should be abolished.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday reacted sharply to a defence plea that several army officers accused in two enforced disappearance cases be permitted to appear virtually.

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Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday said the army would extend full cooperation to the government and the Election Commission in the upcoming national election.

International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam yesterday warned defence counsel Nazneen Nahar, who is representing Maj Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan, that she herself could face charges.

Three people were injured yesterday in an attack on those protesting the arrest of baul singer Abul Sarker in Manikganj.

Bangladesh is projected to lose around $8 billion in exports after graduation

The High Court, in the full text of its verdict, has observed that Pradeep Kumar Das, the then officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station, was the mastermind behind the killing of former army officer Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan, while then sub-inspector Liaqat Ali executed the plan.

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said the party will not compromise or make any deal with any political party for seats or to go to power.

The administration “must be brought under Jamaat’s control”, said Jamaat-e-Islami central working committee member Shahjahan Chowdhury in Chattogram on Saturday.

Upon receiving the government’s directive to hold a referendum alongside the upcoming 13th national election, the Election Commission has begun exploring measures to ensure both votes run smoothly.

Political analysts urged citizens to remain vigilant all the time, not only in holding their own governments to account, but also in questioning the global systems that help shape crises in developing nations.

Shrinking ponds, salt-filled tubewells leave thousands relying on murky water to survive

Dhaka has once again reached out to New Delhi, formally requesting the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was sentenced to death last week by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising.

A project to construct and equip an institute to assess the seismic vulnerabilities of Dhaka’s buildings ended 16 months ago, but the Rajuk renewed preparations for its launch only after three earthquakes shook the country in just 32 hours.

Shaken by three quakes in 32 hours, experts at a Star roundtable urged swift, coordinated government action to minimise casualties and damage

Near the Burmese School in Cox’s Bazar town, several vendors from indigenous communities, most of them women, were seen on both sides of the road in a simple, modest market setup.