WATER has long been a source of both hardship and nourishment in Bangladesh鈥檚 coastal deltas and riverine plains. With more than 700 rivers, this low-lying country has long relied on its plentiful water supplies for human use, agriculture and fishing. However, the same water systems that formerly supported development are currently under attack from institutional...
IN RECENT decades, Bangladesh has made significant progress in promoting gender equality in areas such as education, health and employment. However, when it comes to politics 鈥� the sphere that defines who makes decisions and sets the direction of public life 鈥� women remain vastly underrepresented. While the country has been led by women prime ministers...
PUBLIC health experts have put out a call in an open letter for the chief adviser to the interim government, seeking early action for the implementation of the recommendations of the reforms commission on the health sector. What is special about the event is that the experts who have put out the call were mostly members of the reforms commission, which the interim...
Bangladesh interim government has rented eight pairs of special trains to bring students and mass people from all over the country to the historic July Proclamation announcement ceremony scheduled to be held in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The July Proclamation will be presented before Bangladesh nationals at 5:00 pm Tuesday.
Housing and public works ministry has asked all of its departments to take initiatives in listing new contractors to complete procurement and service activities within the fastest possible time and in a transparent manner.
An emotional moment swept through the courtroom of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 before the deposition of Khokon Chandra Narmand began as part of the trials of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her co-accused, Asaduzzaman Khan, former home minister, and Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, former inspector general of police, for the crimes against humanity during the 2024 July mass uprising.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged all to vow to permanently bar ousted prime minister Sheikh Haisna from the country鈥檚 political arena.
The Bangladesh Tennis Federation on Sunday appointed Thailand鈥檚 Pattaratorn Passara as coach for a two-month period ahead of the national team鈥檚 preparation for three international meets.
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman on Sunday said people want maximum punishment through legal framework in a crimes against humanity case against Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police requested city residents to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar, and Suhrawardy Udyan areas on Sunday due to large gatherings and multiple scheduled programmes...
Amid the Election Commission鈥檚 ongoing efforts to redraw parliamentary constituencies, the BNP has formed a five-member committee to review the changes and coordinate the party鈥檚 response...
Leaders, activists and supporters of the National Citizen Party from different districts on Sunday afternoon joined its pre-announced rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka as the party would unveil its manifesto outlining the visions for a 鈥楴ew Bangladesh鈥�.
Bangladesh will play all their group stage matches in Abu Dhabi as the Asian Cricket Council on Saturday announced Dubai and Abu Dhabi as the host cities for the Asia Cup 2025, scheduled from September 9 to 28.
Road communications with Khagrachari district and other parts of the country remained suspended since Sunday morning following a landslide on a regional road in Rangamati due to heavy rain...
Bangladesh Army has arrested a local journalist for allegedly inciting violence during an attack on the homes of the minority community in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur...
Dhaka鈥檚 streets turned into a sea of traffic on Sunday morning, as political rallies and public examinations brought the city to a near standstill...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday began the first trial of Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed聽 prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her associates 鈥� former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun -- for their alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising in 2024...
Thousands of leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, have started gathering in the city鈥檚 Shahbagh area since Sunday morning to attend their student rally...
The National Board of Revenue has made online submission of income tax returns mandatory for all individual taxpayers across the country, except for senior citizens aged 65 years or above, physically incapable or taxpayers with special needs subject to submission of certificates, Bangladeshi taxpayers residing abroad and legal representatives of deceased taxpayers...
Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, has ranked 23rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 79 at 9:50am on Sunday morning.
A Dhaka court on Saturday granted a four-day remand to expelled leader of Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad Jan e Alam Apu alias Kazi Gaurab in the much-talked-about extortion case filed with the Gulshan police...
A 25-year-old Bangladeshi man attempted to break the glass wall of the International Transit Terminal at Kolkata鈥檚 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday, causing brief chaos before being detained...
Unidentified assailants shot at a local businessman in Chattogram鈥檚 Chandgaon area and fled the scene on Friday night...
A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Saturday, according to a resident and a spokesperson for an armed opposition group...
Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir鈥檚 Kulgam district, the Indian army said on Saturday...
The United States and Bangladesh have concluded the joint military exercise, Tiger Shark, aimed at deepening bilateral defence cooperation and enhancing regional security under the Indo-Pacific framework.
A two-day international conference titled Peace Building through Arts and Humanities began at Khulna University on Saturday, aiming to highlight the transformative role of cultural expression in fostering global harmony.
Fishing in Kaptai Lake resumed from Saturday midnight after a lapse of three-month ban.
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday discharged another child, who suffered burn injuries in the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara.