Dhaka recorded 82 millimeters of rainfall over a 12-hour period from 6:00am to 6:00pm on Thursday (29 May). The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) released the data this evening in the face of ...

The forthcoming national budget for FY26 would be time-befitting and practical-based, having implementable approaches since the interim government has considered all the macroeconomic and social ...

National Botanical Garden is caught between preservation and progress, where human development increasingly encroaches on nature’s sanctuary ...

Bangladesh’s education system is one of the most fragmented in the world, with more than eleven parallel streams operating under varying degrees of oversight and quality ...

Expressing hope that the country will see democracy re-established very soon, the BNP chief has called upon all party leaders and activists and the people to move forward in a disciplined and united ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced two people to death for killing a man and dismembering his body into ten pieces in Keraniganj in 2018. Judge of the Dhaka Additional District and Sessions Judge ...

The High Court has scheduled 2 June for delivering its verdict in the sensational murder case of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan, who was shot dead by police in Cox's Bazar in 2020. The bench of ...

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) today (29 May) published the circular for the 48th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) special examination, under which a total of 3,000 doctors will be ...

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has issued a stern warning to the authorities, demanding immediate implementation of the Supreme Court's verdict on his swearing-in as Dhaka South City Corporation mayor.

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In Bangladesh, stillbirths remain a silent crisis. Despite progress in maternal health, thousands of families continue to experience devastating loss due to missed warning signs, delayed care, and sys ...

This information came to light yesterday (29 May) through a disclosure submitted to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).