The Padma river has been retreating for decades, gradually exposing vast stretches of char land that were later brought under cultivation by local farmers for crops such as bananas and vegetables.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s ten directives have brought about ‘visible positive changes’ in this year’s Eid management, said Mahdi Amin, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office.

The government will pursue a “zero tolerance” policy against any form of unethical obstruction or interference in the professional activities of mainstream media personnel, said Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has questioned the necessity of a proposed visit to Florida by the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayor and five officials to learn about mosquito control measures, saying innovative solutions can be developed by observing mosquito breeding grounds at home.

At least eight persons were killed and several others injured in road accidents in Chattogram, Natore and Patuakhali yesterday.

The government is likely to scrap taxes on new SIM cards and SIM replacements entirely in the upcoming budget, a move aimed at making mobile services more affordable for low-income people who do not currently own a handset, according to finance ministry officials.

For Abdul Hannan Mollah and his family, this Eid was marked not by celebration, but by an overwhelming sense of loss.

The government is setting up “dengue corners” across upazila health complexes in preparation of a possible rise in dengue cases, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said yesterday.

Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday called on lawyers not to represent the accused in the Ramisa rape and murder case, urging swift justice and rejection of any form of leniency.

The century-old Rammala Library in Cumilla, home to thousands of ancient manuscripts and rare books, has been left languishing in neglect, with its invaluable collection gradually decaying for lack of proper preservation.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has thwarted an alleged attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push around 10 to 12 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through the Sadipur border in Benapole.

As per BB’s order, the bank’s total exposure to a single borrower or group is restricted to 25 percent of its capital.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday formed a committee to investigate the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital.

Veteran Awami League leader, a key figure in the mass uprising of 1969 and an organiser of the Liberation War Tofail Ahmed passed away yesterday. He was 82.

A man and a woman were found dead in a room of Royal Park Hotel in Foy’s Lake area of Chattogram yesterday.

Just three and a half months into the BNP government’s tenure, Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Dipen Dewan resigned yesterday.

At least three people were sent to jail yesterday on charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault in Mymensingh, Noakhali and Patuakhali districts.

The appointment of a new chairman threw Islami Bank into fresh turmoil, as protests, police action, and internal disorder gripped the country’s largest Islamic lender yesterday.

A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from Libya yesterday.

The government has reinstated the 7:00pm closing deadline for shopping malls, markets, and shops across the country as part of electricity-saving measures.