A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight landed safely in Dhaka yesterday despite losing a wheel from its left side main landing gear shortly after take-off from Cox’s Bazar.

Bangladesh's private airline industry is struggling to stay afloat, hobbled by soaring fuel prices, punitive surcharges, and what operators describe as unfavourable policies. Of the 10 private carriers that have entered the market over the past three decades, only two -- US-Bangla Airlines and Air Astra -- remain in operation.

To resist any attempted push-in of people from India, Border Guard Bangladesh intensified patrols and heightened vigilance in the bordering villages of Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar upazila.

The vehicle was carrying passengers far beyond its capacity

While consumers are unhappy over the high prices, the farmers appear upbeat

Approximately 5,000 current and former students have joined the protest

13,258 candidates had passed the first phase

They have been thronging the northeastern side of Kakrail mosque since morning

The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has said that the appointments of Supreme Court judges were not always made on merit, and many unsatisfactory appointments were made to the High Court on political or other considerations, badly affecting the image of the country’s judiciary.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sazzat Ali yesterday instructed members of the police to maintain maximum vigilance regarding the activities and possible subversive acts of banned political parties.

Govt asks postal department to take responsibility of the MFS provider

Malaysia will initially take nearly 8,000 Bangladeshi workers from among the 17,000 who missed a deadline for joining due to a flight shortage.  

The government yesterday approved an ordinance to ensure employment, training, housing, medical care, and low-interest loans for those injured in the July uprising and families of those who were killed.

Four public universities have been experiencing severe disruption to their academic activities due to ongoing demonstrations by students and teachers, putting the future of nearly 70,000 students in jeopardy.

Fifty progressive organisations, comprising women, workers, cultural activists, students, and professionals, have expressed solidarity with the “Nareer Dake Moitree Jatra” (March for Women’s Solidarity), scheduled for 3:00pm today on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital.

The council of advisers approved two ordinances and two policies at its meeting yesterday with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair.

A wooden bridge over the Buri Bhairab River remains the only route for around 50,000 people commuting between the Afra area of Narail Sadar upazila and the Basundia area of Jashore Sadar upazila.

Aside from proposing a significant increase in the health budget, the Health Sector Reform Commission has suggested several innovative ways to mobilise funds to strengthen the country’s underfunded health services.

A court in Narayanganj yesterday sentenced two persons to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a case filed over the killing of a rice mill owner around 16 years back.

Three people including two members of a family died from electrocution in Gaibandha yesterday.