After daylong student protests in Dhaka and several other districts, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday apologised in parliament for his remarks about HSC examinees.

The local administration in Bogura’s Sariakandi upazila has launched an investigation into an anti-drug activity after videos showed a union parishad chairman and his associates publicly beating suspected drug users and sellers.

About one in every 13 Bangladeshi women experiences menopause before the age of 45, according to the largest multi-country study led by researchers at icddr,b.

Footpaths across Khulna city, renovated at a cost of hundreds of crores of taka to improve pedestrian mobility, are increasingly being reoccupied by hawkers, forcing people onto busy roads and creating daily safety risks.

As monsoon rains swell the pond beside her home in Bajitkhila village of Sherpur, Nusrat Jahan Ritu grows increasingly anxious.

The leader of the notorious Chhoto Jahangir gang and 26 of his associates surrendered to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in the Sundarbans on Monday, handing over a cache of firearms and ammunition.

Seven more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 766.

The chairman of Bandarban’s Alikadam Sadar Union Parishad and three ward members have been suspended over allegations of issuing fake citizenship certificates and “non-Rohingya” attestations to facilitate the inclusion of Rohingyas in the voter list.

New Delhi says there has been no change in its approach

Year‑long programme to cover health, leadership and workplace effectiveness

Lawmakers remember Sheikh Hamad as a visionary leader who strengthened Bangladesh-Qatar relations

Feasibility study currently awaiting approval, he tells parliament

Speakers at Tangail memorial say the veteran politician’s contribution to Bangladesh’s independence will inspire future generations

Farmers fear higher production costs and lower yields amid continued rainfall

Founder of the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation dies at 75

Students demand education minister's resignation; BGB deployed after tension on campus

Education officials favour holding remaining exams as students protest in Dhaka demanding postponement and the minister's resignation

Information adviser says the government will ensure due process

Says startups will drive employment and innovation

He succeeds Stefan Liller in leading the UNDP's work in the country