Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the search committee for appointing the chairman and commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission will be formed soon, as the chief justice has nominated his representative.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the authorities concerned to swiftly relocate the four inter-district bus terminals from Dhaka to areas outside the capital to ease chronic traffic congestion and modernise the city’s traffic management system.

The group was removed from the zero line early today

Fulbaria, Gabtoli, Mohakhali and Sayedabad terminals will be relocated under a major urban mobility plan

Transport minister says new regulations are being drafted to bring three-wheelers under tighter control

Commuters face major delays

Foreign ministry summoned Pawan Badhe on Monday afternoon to discuss the issue

Khalilur says foreign ministry taking appropriate measures

As erosion advances along Chattogram’s Anwara coast, traders and workers say their livelihoods are disappearing with the sea

Move described as ‘trailblazing’ as Dhaka aims to cut maternal mortality and strengthen primary healthcare system

Officials review ongoing initiatives to improve traffic flow and management system

Dhaka calls for durable implementation and sustained regional stability through dialogue and diplomacy

He left for Dhaka via Colombo after being held by Indian immigration authorities

Jamaat chief says his party will oppose any move to weaken parliament or delay promised constitutional reforms

Nepal started exporting 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh last night, and this will continue until November 15.

At least five people were arrested and a police officer was withdrawn from duty over rape allegations in four districts in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Weeks after the 100-bed Narsingdi District Hospital was approved for 150 additional beds, the district has now been granted a public medical college.

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj yesterday told the parliament that two decades of neglect have left Bangladesh’s education system in such a dire state that the country’s higher secondary level (HSC) is often compared to grade-six in Singapore.

The authorities of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have finalised a draft act to rename the force as the People’s Protection Forces (PPF) and establish an independent complaint management body to strengthen accountability amid longstanding criticism over human rights violations.

Four more children have died showing symptoms consistent with measles in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 652.