Dhaka University has approved a Tk 1,033.21 crore budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with no research allocation from the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the first time.

The wait for justice is likely to grow longer in the case of the Holey Artisan militant attack that claimed the lives of 22 people, including 17 foreign nationals, nine years ago.

The trend has raised concerns among officials about an imbalance in the administrative hierarchy.

BB banks on legal reforms, tighter supervision and global standards

Parliament yesterday passed a gross budget of Tk 15.16 lakh crore for the fiscal year starting today.

In the remote tea garden area of Joarianala union in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, Didarul Alam spent seven days caring for his one-year-old son, Md Mizan, who had a persistent fever and cold.

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.

The flood situation in Kurigram has worsened after a river protection dyke along the Dudhkumar collapsed under the pressure of strong currents, allowing floodwater to surge into nearby villages and inundate new areas.

The Chattogram City Corporation yesterday announced a Tk 2,260.24 crore budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, prioritising self-reliance, mosquito control, and solving the port city’s long-standing waterlogging problem.

Parliament yesterday unanimously passed the Gambling Prevention Bill, aimed at curbing gambling and online betting, including sports and casino wagers.

A newly constructed 5.5-kilometre road in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila has subsided along a nearly one-kilometre stretch barely a few months after its completion.

Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque yesterday secured ad-interim bail from the High Court in a murder case, clearing the way for his release from jail.

The Supreme Court yesterday scrapped the candidacy of BNP candidate for the Chattogram-4 constituency Aslam Chowdhury in the 13th parliamentary election, citing his defaulted loans.

Grassroots women leaders yesterday called for greater gender inclusion in Bangladesh’s renewable energy policies, saying the country’s energy transition cannot be just or sustainable unless women’s experiences, realities and leadership are reflected in policy and practice.

Mustafa Monwar, whose art helped define the Central Shaheed Minar, returned yesterday to the monument one last time as the nation bade farewell to one of its most beloved cultural figures.

Police arrest two after victim’s brother files murder case

Officer removed from media duty after altered arrest photo was sent to journalists

Workers report dizziness, breathing difficulties and vomiting; some admitted to hospitals

Authorities launch probe as injured infant is transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital