Bangladesh has made notable legal progress for persons with disabilities, ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and adopting strong domestic laws and action plans.

The two-day conference on economics, business and technology management -- organised by the School of Business and Entrepreneurship of Independent University, Bangladesh -- kicked off yesterday at The Westin Dhaka, said a press release.

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) is set to celebrate Nabanna Utsab as “Adi Noboborsho Utsab” on Pahela Agrahayan at the university’s Faculty of Fine Arts.

A man was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Chattogram’s Rangunia upazila on Thursday night.

Once a lifeline for locals, the Barnoi river has turned into a narrow channel overwhelmed by pollution from toxic, untreated wastes flowing into it from drains across Rajshahi city..Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has allegedly been disposing of the city’s waste from its 488.59-kilometre d

Eleven-year-old Mrinmoyee Hridita of Jurain recently recovered from dengue after week-long treatment at a city hospital. Her family considers it a stroke of luck, as this was her third dengue infection in two years.

Residents of Dhaka’s Purba Jurain continue to suffer as the Titas Gas Khal Road remains in a battered state, forcing many to walk instead of taking rickshaws.

Drops 15 of 33 shortlisted reform proposals

Several arson attacks took place yesterday in at least five districts, leaving a bus driver seriously injured in Manikganj.

National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman will attend a regional forum in New Delhi at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval.

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) yesterday condemned the implementation order for July charter “unconstitutional and one-sided”.

Despite deep disagreements over the timing of the referendum and other issues, major political parties agreed on one point yesterday -- the proposed four-part referendum question is too difficult for voters to understand.

For the first time, Bangladesh’s outstanding government debt has surged past the Tk 21 trillion mark, pushed upward by chronically weak revenue collection and years of ambitious development spending.

Although the BNP is not fully satisfied with the government’s decisions on key issues regarding the July charter’s implementation, it has chosen a softer stance over the matter, ruling out any stern move for now. 

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the Awami League would not be able to take part in the upcoming national election as its activities have been suspended under the country’s anti-terrorism laws.

Ready to be arrested for saying ‘Joy Bangla’, he says

Youth drowned in Turag while trying to run away from a crowd

Wednesday's attack followed earlier threats

Viral video showed Salma Islam being hit with a plastic pipe

Paramilitary force patrolling key areas including Mirpur Road, Rokeya Sarani, High Court