Leading engineers, architects and disaster-management professionals have urged Bangladesh to prioritise the protection of its critical infrastructure to ensure that essential services remain operational during major natural disasters, particularly earthquakes. Their call comes amid growing concern over the structural vulnerability of key buildings in Dhaka and other major cities, as well as the absence of […]

Assistant teachers at government primary schools across Bangladesh have suspended their ongoing “complete shutdown” protest, a decision reached late on Thursday night following days of severe disruption to annual examinations nationwide. One of the key leaders of the movement confirmed the decision shortly after 11:30 pm, stating that the pause was intended to prevent further […]

The United Nations office in Dhaka has held a comprehensive briefing with Bangladesh’s political parties, detailing the forms of electoral support it is providing in advance of the country’s forthcoming national election. The briefing, confirmed through a statement released on Thursday, marks one of the most extensive consultations between the UN and domestic political actors […]