The Dhaka University (DU) yesterday celebrated its 105th founding anniversary in a festive atmosphere under the theme “Restoration of Democracy and Dhaka University in Higher Education”.

A vested group has long been illegally extracting sand from Sangu river in Chattogram’s Anwara upazila amid a lack of adequate monitoring from local authorities, alleged locals.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday discussed a proposed infrastructure project to reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka through the effective use of circular roads and waterways.

A young man was shot dead in Chattogram city’s Muradpur-Forest Gate area yesterday.

Another 109 Bangladeshis rescued from cyber scam compounds in Cambodia returned home early yesterday.

With hospitals still struggling to cope with more than 900 daily measles admissions, a surge in dengue cases threatens to further strain the healthcare system and increase the risk of more deaths, health experts have warned.

A 13-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly raped on her way to her elder sister’s house in Kendua upazila of Netrokona on Monday.

Even years after two deadly fires claimed around 200 lives in Old Dhaka, hazardous chemical warehouses and factories continue to operate in residential neighbourhoods, as initiatives to relocate them to industrial estates have faltered due to delays in project implementation.

PM Tarique Rahman, Japanese delegation discuss energy crisis, airport terminal, and Rohingya repatriation

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Government aims to develop students’ creativity, employability and international competitiveness

Government, employers and other stakeholders review lessons from textile and leather sectors

Diplomats, survivors and victims' families gather in Dhaka to honour those killed during the 1 July 2016 terrorism attack

DMTCL apologised for the inconvenience caused to passengers

Four held over the death in Munshiganj

BWDB uses sand-filled geo bags to protect unfinished embankment section

As coconut yields collapse, oil mills are shutting, farmers are losing their livelihoods and traders fear a centuries-old industry is slipping away

June returnees from Cambodia reach 583; travellers urged to verify job offers

Latifur Rahman, founder chairman of Transcom Group and a key figure in Bangladesh’s business and media sectors, is being remembered today on his sixth death anniversary.

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar yesterday responded to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s call for Jamaat to apologise to the nation for opposing Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 by questioning the BNP’s own record on the issue.