Offices to remain closed between Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr; essential services exempt

Leaders urge authorities to follow last Eid’s precedent

Former chief justice can't be released from jail as he remains arrested in a corruption case

Programmes for politicians and journalists cancelled citing global situation

Crowd attacks man after auto-rickshaw driver raises alarm on Dhaka–Narayanganj link road

Three buses torched and filling station vandalised after alleged beating death

Women carving out their space

Classes to remain suspended during the period, though examinations may continue as scheduled

Asma Akter, 38, a woman with disability from Shariatpur, has overcome myriad obstacles to eventually become a changemaker by lifting other women through her entrepreneurial venture.

A father and his daughter went out for Eid shopping, but their return home ended in tragedy on Dhaka’s streets.

Women’s rights activists yesterday expressed concern over the low participation of women in the recent parliamentary election, saying political parties nominated very few female candidates and only a small number won in direct contests.

Women in Bangladesh continue to face an “extra mile” of institutional resistance despite proving their abilities in fields ranging from journalism and forensic medicine to sports and politics, speakers said at an event yesterday.

Attempts to use religion to consolidate political power have repeatedly led to conflict, deprivation, and crisis in South Asia, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

Seven detained from Chankharpul, Dhanmondi

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the government wants to build a Bangladesh where men and women will enjoy equal rights and women will work in the family, state and society with respect, dignity and security.

A Bangladeshi man, reportedly captured by Ukrainian forces, has made a desperate appeal to return home, saying he wants to go back to Bangladesh and no longer remain with the Russian side after what he claims was a deceptive recruitment process.

On most evenings, the grounds of the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela still reflect the familiar spirit of Bangladesh’s literary season -- students browsing poetry collections, families posing for photographs beneath colourful banners, and writers signing newly released books.

Many filling stations across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Chattogram, and Rajshahi, ran dry yesterday as panic buying continued for a second day amid fears of supply disruption due to the war in the Middle East.

The vision of an inclusive democracy, forged on the streets during the July uprising, has collided with a formidable structural wall.

When Liza Akter left for Saudi Arabia two years ago, she hoped the job would help secure a better future for her two children.