Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso and Vice Mayor Chi Atienza open the Digital Media Asia 2026

Embassy begins process to repatriate her remains; Limon’s body to arrive in Dhaka on May 4

Legal action to be taken against those responsible, says project director

Namaz-e-janaza at Gulshan Central Azad Mosque, Dhaka

Female labourers earn Tk 150-200 less per day than male counterparts

Project delays and design flaws blamed as first heavy rains of the season inundates port city's low-lying areas

Appointments might take place under previous constitutional procedures, says Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal

Around 34 percent of voters cast their ballots in the election for the executive committee of the Dhaka Bar Association for the 2026–2027 term.

Poets and academicians have emphasised the importance of skilled translators in bridging Bangla literature with world literature and taking Bangla poetry to readers across languages.

Today is the 41st death anniversary of Seraj Uddin Ahmed, founder chairman of Elite Paint Group of Companies, said a press release.

Nearly two-thirds of the nominees for reserved women’s seats are both highly educated and millionaires, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) in a statement yesterday.

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday informed the parliament that 1,855 cases have been filed across police stations in various districts in the aftermath of July uprising over murders, enforced disappearances, and torture.

Bangladesh has slipped down three places to 152nd on the World Press Freedom Index this year, losing some of last year’s gains.

The parliament yesterday passed two bills removing age limits for appointing the heads and members of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).

Shamima Pervin has been appointed superintendent of police (SP) of Dhaka district, becoming the first woman to hold the post in Dhaka.

The High Court yesterday granted ad interim bail to Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi, former vice-president of Shamsunnahar Hall Union at Dhaka University, in an anti-terrorism case filed over playing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 speech on a loudspeaker.

The recent inundation of streets in Chattogram after heavy downpours was “water congestion, not waterlogging”, State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam said yesterday.

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday launched coordinated initiatives to ensure pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, regulate activities of hawkers and rehabilitate them through structured systems and digital identification.

The 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will rally in seven divisional cities, demanding implementation of the referendum verdict on reforms under the July charter.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the government does not engage in religion-based politics, reaffirming its commitment to equal rights and security for all citizens regardless of faith or identity.