'For the past several months, my name, statements, and photos have been unfairly restricted and blocked on Facebook'

On the second day of constituency delimitation hearings, representatives from Bagerhat yesterday demanded that the Election Commission (EC) retain the district’s four constituencies.

Candidates of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and hall union elections are set to begin campaigning today under a strict code of conduct to ensure discipline.

Even after two rounds of revisions, “Public Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2025” still contains errors and inconsistencies, with experts warning that the ordinance will remain ineffective unless these flaws are addressed.

Both Bangladesh and the UN want to provide stable conditions in Myanmar for the Rohingya to eventually return. That seems unlikely any time soon.

Justice and accountability for atrocities against the Rohingyas must remain central to any resolution of the crisis, speakers said at a stakeholders’ dialogue in Cox’s Bazar.

An eye doctor from a Dhaka hospital, where 864 injured people were treated during the July uprising, said 493 of them lost vision in one eye while 11 became completely blind.

Bangladesh-Pakistan relations began to thaw after the 2024 uprising. Over the past year, three ministerial visits to Dhaka, a foreign secretary-level meeting, and two meetings between top leaders Prof Muhammad Yunus and Shehbaz Sharif have marked a significant shift from the last 15 years.

Suspected robbers launched an assault on a newly established police camp in Munshiganj’s Gajaria upazila yesterday, sparking a gunfight between them and law enforcers yesterday.

The resolution of the Rohingya crisis must start with consensus between Bangladesh and Myanmar and then be expanded to a wider agreement involving ASEAN countries, donor nations, and UN agencies.

Poverty in Bangladesh has surged over the past three years, with nearly 28 percent of the population now poor compared to 18.7 percent in 2022, according to new estimates by the Power and Participation Research Centre.

It is the responsibility of Myanmar to create conditions that would allow Rohingya refugees to return home voluntarily, safely, and with dignity, said the United Nations.

A man was beaten to death for his alleged involvement in a theft incident in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila early yesterday.

Urging the international community to take stronger action to ensure justice, repatriation, and stability for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday placed a seven-point proposal to help resolve the Rohingya crisis.

Battery-run autorickshaws pose safety concerns and should be removed from the capital’s streets, said Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan yesterday.

Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum yesterday called for setting year-wise targets to increase exclusive breastfeeding, as the rate has gradually declined in recent years.

The High Court yesterday directed that the government, not the manufacturing companies, will fix the prices of all life-saving medicines.

The Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has placed a five-point demand to ensure a fair and democratic election for the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu).

In a major reshuffle ahead of the general election, 12 deputy inspectors general of police and 14 superintendents of police (SP) ranked officers have been given new postings.

The research found that 81 percent of women cited household duties as their biggest barrier to joining the labour force