Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain yesterday said the government has identified several challenges in implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord and is working to resolve them.

Reductions in funding for a community maintenance programme in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar have not only affected their incomes but also compromised safety during the monsoon season, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned.

Misinformation in Bangladesh’s digital and political spheres rose by around 30 percent in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to a report by fact-checking organisation Rumour Scanner.

At least two high-value UK properties were sold in the past year -- one linked to Sayem Sobhan Anvir and one to Anisuzzaman Chowdhury Ronny.

An explosion at an LPG station in Rangpur city’s CO Bazar area yesterday has left one dead and at least 20 others injured, including four technicians who were working on the gas tank at the time.

A year after the attack on Narsingdi District Jail, authorities have yet to recapture 177 of the 826 inmates who escaped during the incident on 19 July 2024.

From its mammoth rally in Dhaka yesterday, the Jamaat-e-Islami vowed to wage war on corruption if it gets the people’s mandate in the next general election.

Dhaka witnessed traffic congestion in some areas yesterday as thousands of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami supporters from all over the country converged on Suhrawardy Udyan for the party’s national rally.

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday urged students and professionals in engineering and applied sciences to become not only skilled experts but also disciplined and ethical individuals who can contribute meaningfully to national development.

Dhaka witnessed traffic congestion in some areas yesterday as thousands of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami supporters from all over the country converged on Suhrawardy Udyan for the party’s national rally.

The Election Commission has identified six discrepancies in the application submitted by the National Citizen Party seeking registration as a political party ahead of the upcoming 13th national election.

One accused arrested, confesses crime before court

Family members of the five victims killed in the Gopalganj violence last week expressed their reluctance to file cases, fearing they would not get justice.

Property ownership, or the lack of it, determines whether a woman’s death is formally recorded in Bangladesh, reveals a new study by BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH).

Political parties at yesterday’s Jamaat rally called for ensuring a level playing field for all in the upcoming national election, uniting all Islamic forces, and opposing the establishment of a UN human rights office in Bangladesh.

Journalists in Bangladesh are facing growing threats from an increasingly intolerant state, profit-driven media owners, and a hostile segment of the public, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya said yesterday.

The mission of the UN Human Rights Office in Bangladesh will focus on addressing serious human rights abuses and will not pursue any agenda outside the country’s established legal, social, and cultural framework, the Chief Adviser’s Office said yesterday.

The first day of the nationwide curfew, imposed late on the night of July 19, was marked by widespread unrest and violence that left at least 21 people dead and scores injured across Dhaka and other parts of the country.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday cast doubt on the motives of those questioning the interim government’s ability to hold the upcoming national election.

The Jamaat ameer fell sick during the party's national rally at Suhrawardy Udyan