Bangladesh is set to launch a month-long marine survey in the Bay of Bengal to assess fishery resources and ecosystem health, aiming to support sustainable management and conservation efforts.

At least 418 people were killed and 856 were injured in 443 road accidents across the country last month, said the Road Safety Foundation yesterday.

The European Union yesterday said that it will provide 4 million euros to support Bangladesh in conducting the upcoming 13th national elections in accordance with international standards.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday expressed deep shock and outrage over the recent deaths of two young women -- Syeda Fahmida Tahsin Keya, 25, from Dhaka and Jamey Akter, 19, from Gazipur -- both allegedly killed by their husbands within a single week.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former Gazipur City Corporation mayor Zahangir Alam and six others on charges of embezzling around Tk 2.6 crore.

The distribution of nomination papers, scheduled for August 20, 2025, would remain suspended due to "unavoidable circumstances", says the CEC

The Supreme Court yesterday continued for third day hearing on the appeals against a High Court verdict that acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar, and others in two cases filed over the August 21 grenade attack.

With just hours left to submit nomination papers, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has yet to announce its panel for the Ducsu election, due to internal issues.

Bangladesh and Pakistan will sign five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) during the visits of Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan this week.

Of the killings documented, 520 or 75 percent died due to police atrocities, according to the HRSS report.

As the long-anticipated Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) elections gets closer, student organisations have stepped up preparations with panel discussions, nomination collection, and possible alliances.

Lack of efficient logistics poses threat to Bangladesh's export competitiveness, speakers say

Banking sector's asset quality declines as distressed loans balloon to Tk 7.56 lakh crore

Influenza is emerging as a main driver behind the recent surge in viral fever cases nationwide, with rising numbers of both children and adults falling ill.

A case has been filed over the recent large-scale looting of stones from Jaflong, an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA), in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila.

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday reaffirmed that the current administration will leave office in February, following the 13th national election.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said the country is heading towards the national election, and the army has taken preparations to assist the government in holding free and fair polls.

The government has appointed nuclear scientist Dr Md Mazibur Rahman as the chairman (current charge) of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) through a notification issued on August 18, said a press release.

Once brimming with life, the Teesta is now a shadow of its past. Once home to dozens of native fish species in abundance, it today yields little more than a few scattered catches, pushing thousands of fisher families along its banks to the edge of survival.

Thousands of low-income passengers and small-scale traders in the Sylhet region are suffering from a prolonged disruption in three local train services along the Sylhet-Akhaura railway route, with only one train in operation.