The Kalurghat–Chaktai road and dyke project in Chattogram has remained unfinished for nine years despite four deadline extensions.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said a formal request has been sent to India through the foreign ministry to bring back an accused in the murder case of Inquilab Moncho Convener Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.

The government has authorised the emergency purchase of 300,000 tonnes of diesel, moving swiftly to secure domestic fuel supplies as the escalating war in the Middle East threatens global energy markets.

Five people, including four members of the same family, were killed yesterday when a bus rear-ended a car on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila.

At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered following a bus plunge into the Padma river while boarding a ferry at Daulatdia in Rajbari district on Wednesday.

In classrooms, the debating club, the cultural space and friend circles, Rayan was a beloved student and peer across the Jahangirnagar University campus.

Fuel supply shortfall shows little sign of easing, as global uncertainty, disruptions during the extended Eid holidays and weekend, and high domestic demand continue to pressure the energy chain.

The nation yesterday observed 55 years of independence and the National Day in a befitting manner, as people from all walks of life streamed to the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar and other war memorials across the country to honour those who laid down their lives for liberation.

Bangladesh has been named among several “friendly nations” whose vessels may be allowed safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to international media reports.

Students of Government Brajalal College in Khulna have long been grappling with a severe accommodation crisis as all five dormitories for male students have remained closed for the past 18 months.

Pays tribute to freedom fighters, and honours the 1,668 Indian soldiers who died for Bangladesh’s independence

A local Swechchasebak Dal activist was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Sariakandi upazila of Bogura on Wednesday night.

The Jamal Khan canal, a waterway running through Chattogram city and vital for drainage, has become clogged with a thick layer of plastic and polythene waste.

A girl has died after battling severe burn injuries for over a month following a devastating explosion at her home in Halishahar, bringing the death toll to seven and wiping out an entire family.

Thousands of devotees from the Hindu community yesterday gathered on the sandy shoals within the Brahmaputra river in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila for the ‘Ashtami Snan’ -- a ritual dip in the river.

48-year-old confesses involvement in killing of four-year-old Jannatul Mawa

Police say attackers demanded action over a municipality shop before an argument turned violent; one arrested

Narcotics officials recovered over 6 kg of the illegal drug

Victims included the car driver and four members of the same family

Case filed last night; accused produced before Moulvibazar court this afternoon and sent to jail