Students  of Sagardari Government Primary School in Jashore’s Keshabpur have been attending classes in a local auditorium after their school building was declared unsafe, leaving teachers and guardians worried about the impact on children’s learning and wellbeing.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday instructed all private hospitals and clinics nationwide to set up dedicated labour rooms (delivery rooms) by July 11.

Five of the 11 fishermen aboard a fishing trawler were rescued yesterday, while six remained missing after the vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal about 60km south of the Maudubi coast in Patuakhali’s Rangabali on Sunday night.

Illegal sand extraction using dredgers continues at several points along the Teesta river in Lalmonirhat despite repeated enforcement drives.

International Media Support (IMS), a global media development organisation based in Denmark, in collaboration with Digitally Right Limited, kicked off a four-day media viability training programme at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka yesterday, said a press release.

The government yesterday rejected allegations of widespread excessive electricity billing following the latest tariff adjustment.

Seven men were sentenced to death yesterday for abducting and gang-raping a woman in Jamalpur last year, while a court in Noakhali sentenced one man to death, and another in Gopalganj handed life terms to two convicts in rape cases, report our correspondents.

Authorities allege the establishments allowed illegal vendors to occupy footpaths and collected rent from them

‘We will remember those who stood by us when the night was hardest,’ embassy’s message says

Workshop owner makes final payment before Appellate Division after three-year legal battle

CMP forms probe committee to investigate allegations of corruption, extortion and abuse of power; officer denies wrongdoing

The initiative is supported by the Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh

Family and BNP leaders allege he died after being assaulted at a polling centre on Feb 12

They were caught with cheat sheets and an externally prepared answer script during English 1st Paper exam at Dewanganj centre

Banned China Duari nets continue trapping fish, fry and eggs across Habiganj

Saudi ambassador delivers the crown prince's letter during a meeting with the prime minister

Educationist, writer and Bangla Academy president buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Memorial after thousands pay final respects in Dhaka

The returnees, including six women, had been imprisoned for illegal entry after travelling to India's Tamil Nadu in search of work

The investigation into the Awami League over allegations of committing crimes against humanity is currently ongoing, Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam of the International Crimes Tribunal said yesterday.

At least 438 people were killed and 561 injured in 472 road accidents across Bangladesh in June, according to a report released by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).