Five-day event features cultural performances, traditional games, ethnic crafts and the spirit of celebration

A wedding in Moulvibazar grabbed attention after a guest showed up with two litres of fuel as gift

Border guards protested the shooting and handed back an Indian citizen taken in by locals

Dhaka court order takes his total remand to 14 days

The minister also provided a list of the top 20 loan defaulters

The commission has also taken a policy decision not to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in upcoming local government elections

He will be released on HC bail if not arrested in any other case, his lawyer said

Ariful Haque outlines diplomatic efforts while receiving body of worker killed in Saudi missile strike

NYT report says vessel carrying over 100 migrants sank in rough seas

‘Noboborsher Oikyotan, Gonotontrer Punorutthan’ set as this year’s theme

High Commissioner Pranay Verma highlights economic, cultural and technological cooperation

Polling set for April 9 as major parties step up campaigns amid muted public interest

The Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance, 2025 will be reintroduced at the parliament as one that is “more contemporary, more welfare-oriented and more effective in ensuring justice”, said Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday.

Bangladesh has no binding obligation regarding energy imports, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman said yesterday, dismissing speculation about any secret agreement with the United States.

The special measles vaccination campaign will be launched in four city corporations on April 12, while the drive in the remaining districts and upazilas will begin on May 3, said Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain.

The Election Commission is weighing options for the fate of around 1.5 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs), which are now lying idle amid rising storage costs, missing units, and growing uncertainty over their final disposal.

The government will take the next steps on implementing the new pay structure for its employees based on the recommendations of a review committee, Prof Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, PM’s finance and planning adviser, said yesterday.

Parliament yesterday passed two bills ratifying two ordinances -- one determining a maximum age limit of 32 years for entry into government service and the other introducing special provisions concerning the conduct and penalties of government employees.

Bangladesh’s readiness for graduation from least developed country status in November this year has been undermined by domestic and international crises, a UN assessment warns, with the US-Israel war on Iran adding a new threat.

Nearly three-fifths of Bangladesh’s trade deficit is now driven by fossil fuel imports, underscoring how the country’s growing reliance on imported energy has become a major structural burden on the economy, said the UK-based energy think-tank Ember.