Two firefighters suffered burns on 100 percent of their bodies in yesterday’s fire at a chemical warehouse in Tongi, said authorities at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.

Systemic barriers discourage young women from pursuing judicial careers, legal experts said.

Bangladesh Bank has agreed to provide policy support for importers to stabilise the prices of essential commodities in a bid to ease high inflation.

Moody’s Ratings yesterday described the Bangladesh Bank’s new loan rescheduling facility as “credit negative for banks”, warning that it risks concealing the scale of stressed assets and undermining loan recovery.

Eighty-one percent of dengue patients who died this year were admitted to hospitals only after running a fever for three or more days, health authorities have reported, highlighting delayed hospitalisation as the leading cause of fatalities so far.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday heard an audio conversation, recorded during the July uprising, purportedly between deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and then Dhaka south city mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.

Amid ongoing unrest at Rajshahi University, sparked by student protests and teacher strikes, the Rucsu and hall union elections were deferred once again yesterday.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary yesterday said there is still uncertainty about whether the election will be held in February.

Md Sohel Rana, an engineer-turned-entrepreneur, has achieved self-reliance through a unique trade -- collecting lac resin from raintrees.

The Supreme Court yesterday sent a proposal to the law ministry for establishing specialised commercial courts across the country to ensure faster and more efficient disposal of business-related cases.

Two separate cases have been filed in connection with the clash between police and locals during an eviction drive on Sunday at Bastuhara Colony in Khulna city’s Khalishpur area.

Pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists make up 95 percent of reported road traffic fatalities in Dhaka North City Corporation areas, according to a report.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal yesterday said they would not accept the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) election as legitimate until their submitted allegations were addressed.

There is no security threat over the Durga Puja celebrations, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday.

Paroma Parmita, a candidate for the post of general secretary in the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) elections, has pledged to work for building an equal, just, and non-communal campus.

Fuad Ratul, a vice president candidate in the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) elections, has pledged to implement a social contract involving all student organisations to curb the culture of dominance on campus.

The only operational Cath Lab at the Cardiology Department of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has remained out of order for the past five days.

With Durga Puja around the corner, nearly a hundred idol artisans in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are struggling to make ends meet due to soaring material costs.

Local BNP office vandalised as village turns into a battlefield

Locals say he jumped after spotting a police van; officers say he had no criminal record