Over time, these workers have faced deprivation, exploitation, and alienation, leading to their marginalised status in Bangladesh.

Three days have passed since the robbery on board a moving bus on Dhaka-Tangail highway on February 17 night, but no case has yet been filed in this connection.

The government has formulated “Bangladesh Secretariat Entry Policy, 2025” aimed at checking entry of unwanted persons and controlling vehicles into the secretariat to ensure a congenial atmosphere for work.

Police yesterday arrested two persons for hacking a youth over a dispute in the port city's Panchlaish Aturar Depot area.

They separately paid homage by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital after 12:01am today

The government yesterday forced 22 more officials into retirement, raising the number of disciplined bureaucrats to 67 for their questionable role as deputy commissioners in the 2014 and 2018 sham elections under the Awami League regime.

Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) Director General Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui yesterday said the issue of border fencing was extensively discussed during a meeting with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday restored a 16-year-old High Court verdict that ordered the government to appoint 1,137 candidates, who had passed the first viva voce of the 27th BCS examinations.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the country’s young generation wants to build a new Bangladesh and lead the world too.

The three-part book, “Purbo Banglar Bhasha Andolan O Tatkaleen Rajneeti”, by Badruddin Umar is considered a key document of Language Movement history. The renowned researcher, writer, theorist and communist leader recently discussed the 1952 movement, the use of Bangla and different other matters with Star’s Ahmad Istiak.     

This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1952 Language Movement. Drawing on research based on various published books, this 21-part series tells the story of the historic struggle for our mother tongue.

The economic and governance problems identified at various times since the 1990s have now come to the forefront again, requiring closer examination of why they still exist, said noted economist Rehman Sobhan yesterday.

Around 700 low-income families in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila make a living by collecting snails from local water bodies.

The nation will observe International Mother Language Day today, and pay tributes to the heroes of our Language Movement.

Boat travel on the Brahmaputra is being severely disrupted due to a navigability crisis, causing immense suffering for passengers travelling from Kurigram’s Mogolbasa, Jatrapur, and Chilmari Ramna River Port to Roumari, Rajibpur, Jamalpur, and Gaibandha’s Sundarganj.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed a lawsuit against 23 individuals, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman and economist Abul Barakat, over allegations of embezzling Tk 297 crore through AnonTex Group.

The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed 11 recommendations, including a provision requiring judges of the Supreme Court, lower courts, and their officials to mandatorily disclose their wealth statements every three years to ensure transparency and prevent corruption in the judiciary.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the Language Movement, marking the Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day.

Despite a drop in dengue cases due to the winter chill, city dwellers continue to suffer from an alarming rise in mosquito infestations, with authorities failing to take effective measures to control the surge in Culex mosquitoes.

The residents of Ward-4 in Chaikkyang union under Alikadam upazila in Bandarban have been enduring hardships for a long time due to the absence of a bridge over the Matamuhuri river near Refer Bazar.