All passengers are safe, and firefighters brought the blaze under control after more than an hour

The president and the prime minister placed wreaths at the altar of the memorial at 6:00am.

Two passengers of a battery-run rickshaw were killed and four others injured after a car hit the three-wheeler in Satkania upazila on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway yesterday morning.

As part of government directives, Dhaka’s two city corporations are set to take coordinated measures to ease traffic congestion, which include clearing footpaths and roads, introducing semi-automated traffic signals, and bringing rickshaws under a regulated framework.

Residents of Baruipara in Harhar village under Barishal’s Gournadi upazila still avoid a place known as “Morar Bhita”, which translates roughly to “house of the dead”, 55 years since the Liberation War.

A parliamentary special committee formed to review 133 ordinances issued during the interim government has identified 20 issues requiring further clarification.

Dr Zubaida Rahman, spouse of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has called for stronger global cooperation to ensure the welfare and development of children while addressing a high-level summit in Washington, DC, at the invitation of US First Lady Melania Trump.

Fifteen percent of Bangladeshi journalists said they had experienced sexual harassment at work, with women reporting significantly higher rates of verbal, online and physical harassment than men, according to a survey of 339 journalists.

Three suspects were yesterday shown arrested in a case filed over vandalism, arson, and looting at The Daily Star’s office in Dhaka.

A 50-bed hospital is operating with only one duty doctor, with no emergency department. Its licence expired in June 2025.

Despite the sacrifices made in the 1971 Liberation War, Bangladesh has only changed outwardly but not from within, opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman said yesterday.

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal has been appointed the 18th attorney general of Bangladesh.

Air tickets on domestic routes will cost Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,050 more following an 80 percent hike in jet fuel prices at the consumer level, according to the Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB).

The government yesterday said it has no plans to raise fuel prices at this moment and assured the public that the country has an adequate supply for a month, while efforts are underway to further strengthen reserves.

Abdul Alim, 45, a rideshare driver for the last four years in Dhaka, did not go home to Jhenaidah for Eid this year.

What American diplomats and doctors saw in Dhaka after Operation Searchlight

The nation observes the 56th Independence Day and National Day today in tribute to the martyrs and valiant sons who laid down their lives for the country’s independence.

At least 18 bodies were recovered early today after a bus fell into the Padma from the pontoon of Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari yesterday afternoon.

Two Russian navy ships are on a four‑day goodwill visit to Bangladesh aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and creating new avenues for training and exchange of experience, said a statement by the Russian embassy in Dhaka yesterday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed an application with a Dhaka court to show Lt Gen (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a prominent figure in the army‑backed caretaker government, arrested in a case filed over alleged embezzlement of Tk 119.32 crore through sending workers to Malaysia.