Dhaka University has advanced 200 places in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026,  to secure a position in the 801–1,000 band, according to a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office.

With immunisation coverage hovering between 80 and 84 percent for over a decade, health experts yesterday urged the government to address manpower shortages and revise the urban immunisation plan to reach the 95 percent target.

The human rights situation in Bangladesh remained “alarming” during the first nine months of this year, with at least 107 people killed in political violence and 130 others in mob beatings, according to Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said a free and fair election is essential to ensuring the continuity of democracy in the country.

Around 500 bhoris of gold ornaments were reportedly looted in a daring burglary at a jewellery shop inside Fortune Shopping Mall in Dhaka’s Mouchak area early yesterday.

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday stressed the need to achieve the target of generating 30 percent of Bangladesh’s energy from renewable sources by 2030.

A man in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila allegedly killed his parents and buried them inside their home, reportedly over a financial dispute, police said yesterday.

More than 40 hours after the collapse of an embankment on the Dhaki river in Khulna’s Dacope upazila, authorities have yet to take any step for repairs, while water continues to inundate vast areas, submerging homes, croplands, and fish enclosures.

Six people were killed in road accidents in Sirajganj, Chuadanga, Chattogram yesterday and the day before.

Mental health in Bangladesh remains a topic many find difficult to discuss even in 2025, entangled in social stigma and widespread misconceptions.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has issued a 10-point directive to prevent possible cyber-attacks at the country’s airports and ensure uninterrupted air travel.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals over previous enmity at Dakatia village in Jashore Sadar upazila yesterday.

A man was hacked to death and three of his family members were critically injured after a local gang attacked them allegedly over theft of a battery-run rickshaw in Jashore’s Sadar upazila yesterday.

At least eight people, including six policemen, were injured during a clash between two groups at Palpara Bazar in Patuakhali Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.

At least four dengue patients died while 781 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

After viral cake craze took over social media and city streets, police order sellers to shut up shop

Developed by icddr,b and Washington University, MDCF-2 offers new hope

Around 5,000 counterfeit HSC-level books seized; press owner on the run

Additional Secretary (APD) Arfanul Haque transferred to energy ministry

Relatives told police couple had long been at odds and often quarrelled