The people will once again have to bear the rising costs driven by idle power generation capacity and soaring global prices of liquefied natural gas, coal, and furnace oil as regulators begin reviewing proposals for a new round of electricity tariff hikes.

The actual number of measles deaths is likely higher than the central tally, as data from two divisional offices of the health directorate show at least 34 more suspected deaths than reported in the official figures.

At least 200 trees, planted nearly three decades ago, have allegedly been uprooted during embankment and road renovation in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali, prompting allegations against the Water Development Board (WDB) and a contractor, with local beneficiaries claiming financial losses.

Bangladesh will likely have to pay an additional $1.07 billion, or about Tk 13,134 crore, in LNG subsidies during the April–June quarter if global prices remain elevated, according to a new study by a US-based international non-profit.

A group of locals allegedly snatched three suspects from police custody in Narayanganj’s Fatullah yesterday afternoon, shortly after their detention over a reported looting incident.

The social welfare ministry has drawn up an ambitious plan to implement the Family Card programme, a major electoral pledge of the new government, involving an outlay of Tk 1,34,000 crore over four years.

Police yesterday recovered the body of a six-year-old girl, Jannat, from a paddy field in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona, a day after she went missing.

The recently passed cyber security bill is still a repressive and vague one, and its use to arrest for social media content is a matter of concern, speakers said yesterday.

Five farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondent and a news agency.

In a major policy shift, the government has decided to take primary healthcare services in 12 city corporations and 23 municipalities from the Local Government Division and give them to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Faruk Hossain, a retired member of the Bangladesh Army and resident of Jagadishpur village under Jashore’s Chowgachha upazila, has found success in bitter gourd cultivation by adopting modern farming practices.

Bangladesh yesterday formally sought China’s involvement and support in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) as the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, reports BSS.

Indiscriminate razing of natural dunes and hill slopes, as well as illegal extraction of silica sand and alluvial soil, is continuing unabated in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar, raising alarm over potentially severe damage to the environment, biodiversity, and infrastructure.

The University of South Florida (USF) has decided to award posthumous doctoral degrees to Zamil Ahmed Limon and Nahida Sultana Bristy, the two Bangladeshi PhD students who were brutally killed by Limon’s roommate in Florida.

Father claims she was tortured after marriage; police say family is preparing to file a case

Expresses outrage over rising violence against children

Five women, including a 90-year-old, were injured as attackers allegedly vandalised a house in Sharankhola

Minimum fare set at Tk 32 following fuel price hike

Police say the body was found near Laboni Point early today

Road safety, transport discipline and expanded cooperation in roads, bridges, waterways and railways discussed at Secretariat meeting