A documentary titled “Heroes Without Capes: Private Universities in July” has been produced to commemorate the vital and courageous role played by the students of private universities during the July mass uprising.

Speakers at a programme yesterday recalled the contributions of former Kali O Kalom editor Abul Hasnat for his role in the advancement of the country’s arts and literature.

At least a dozen newly built technical training centres (TTCs) at the upazila level have been struggling to function properly for over two and a half years.

In a major step to reduce the crippling backlog of cases and restore public confidence in the judiciary, the authorities are set to appoint at least 20 additional High Court judges through the newly formed Supreme Judicial Appointment Council.

Around a 27-kilometre stretch of the Dhaka-Barishal Highway -- from Munshibazar in Faridpur Sadar to the Bhanga Interchange in Faridpur -- lies in a dilapidated condition, causing suffering to thousands of passengers between Dhaka and 21 southern districts.

It is monsoon season in Bangladesh, but the Teesta River paints an unusually dry picture. Instead of swelling channels and submerged sandbars, vast stretches of the riverbed remain exposed, a rare and worrying sight for locals who have lived along its banks for decades.

Detective Branch (DB) of Jashore arrested five individuals on Thursday night in connection with the killing of Tariqul Islam, president of the Krishak Dal’s Noapara municipality unit in Abhaynagar upazila

BNP has expressed concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Chattogram city, alleging that extortion and false cases are being used to harass people.

Four people, including three of a family, were killed as a covered van hit a CNG-run autorickshaw in Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur yesterday.

Safety of women and children in the country is under severe threat, says the organisation

Three construction workers died yesterday after falling from the ninth floor of an under-construction building in Chattogram’s Kotwali.

20 lose both eyes; scores of people still bear the scars of eye injury

Ramzan Munshi, 35, was not involved in politics. He spent his days pulling a rented rickshaw and lived alone in a small room in the yard of his family’s home in Gopalganj town.

Saying that the country remains under the grip of an old mafia-style system, National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday urged people to be ready for another uprising if the situation demands it.

Bangladesh and the UN Human Rights Office this week signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to open a mission in the country to support promotion and protection of human rights.

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by US-based private space operator SpaceX, has officially launched in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will hold its “national rally” at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital today, pressing for a seven-point demand that includes ensuring a level playing field for a free, fair, neutral, and peaceful election.

The government is drawing up a three-year roadmap to gradually cut subsidies in the power and gas sectors, aiming to ease the growing fiscal pressure.

By July 19, 2024, Bangladesh stood at the brink of collapse as the quota reform movement spiralled into its deadliest phase.

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said if the “July Charter” is not formulated by this month, the reform commissions, consensus commission, and the government will be held responsible.