46,514 Bangladeshi pilgrims so far reached Saudi Arabia to perform hajj this year

Processing facilities, high transport costs limit farmers’ gains despite bumper harvest

BNP lawmaker pledges active role for women representatives

PM’s info adviser says filing specific murder cases against journalists in custody was a ‘wrong move’

One survives after swimming ashore

State-owned Janata Bank has issued an auction notice to sell the assets of Globe Janakantha, including the 15-storey Janakantha Bhaban in the capital, as it seeks to recover Tk 215 crore in defaulted loans

Zahurul Haque stood shattered when the body of his son Zamil Ahamed Limon arrived from the US at his ancestral home in Jamalpur’s Madarganj upazila yesterday afternoon, 18 days after his murder.

The High Court yesterday imposed an injunction against the construction of a waste disposal facility and ordered the authorities to refrain from dumping waste in and around Bhawal National Park and its adjoining protected forest areas.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States of America on February 9.

The government is working to build at least two months of “strategic reserves” of import-dependent commodities to shield the market from local syndicates and global price volatility.

Speakers at an event yesterday called for a transparent and accountable media environment, practical gender policies in newsrooms, and stronger measures to ensure the safety of women journalists.

State-owned Janata Bank has issued an auction notice to sell the assets of Globe Janakantha, including the 15-storey Janakantha Bhaban in the capital, as it seeks to recover Tk 215 crore in defaulted loans.

Eight people were killed and at least 15 injured in road accidents in Mymensingh, Dinajpur, Tangail and Patuakhali yesterday.

Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the ruling BNP, is facing growing resentment from its grassroots after announcing committees for 45 units, with “deprived” leaders and activists staging protests in at least five districts and accusing the central leadership of ignoring long-serving organisers.

Heavy rainfall and upstream hill runoff have triggered flash floods in parts of Moulvibazar, breaching embankments, inundating villages, and damaging crops and rural infrastructure.

Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Md Abdus Salam yesterday declared the first Saturday of every month as “cleaning day” to prevent Aedes mosquito-borne dengue and chikungunya and keep the city clean.

Defence counsel for Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president and former minister Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday told the ICT-2 that key prosecution witnesses gave contradictory and unreliable statements that do not match documentary and digital evidence.

A man detained in 2022 told a tribunal yesterday that he was taken to a windowless, black-walled cell measuring about four feet by four feet, where nails were allegedly fixed into the floor, and an electric chair stood in a corner.

Pro-Awami League lawyers yesterday alleged that they were obstructed and assaulted by BNP-backed lawyers while trying to collect nomination papers for the upcoming Chattogram District Bar Association election.

The Daily Star and building technology and ideas (bti) ltd are set to launch the third edition of the “bti–The Daily Star Stellar Women Awards”, continuing their joint initiative to recognise emerging women for their contributions to society and nation-building.