Airport fire exposes costly state negligence
Without mandatory insurance, disasters will keep draining public funds, experts warn
20 October 2025, 18:02 PM
Garment exports find a workaround after India ends transhipment
Dhaka and Sylhet airports improve export services, also offer lower handling costs
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Cox’s bazar int’l airport: Launch blows past deadline
The upgrade of Cox’s Bazar airfield to an international airport has been delayed by about a week as it awaits government approval.
1 October 2025, 18:37 PM
Chaotic crowding at Dhaka airport
Relatives swarm arrival, departure zones despite entry restrictions, disrupting passenger movement
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamaat, other Islamist parties to take to streets
The Jamaat-e-Islami and several other like-minded parties have decided to take to the streets to realise their five-point demand that includes holding the election on the basis of the July Charter and under the proportional representation system.
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamaat, 6 other parties to wage simultaneous movements
The political arena is bracing for fresh heat as the Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh and five like-minded parties have moved to begin simultaneous movements this week for a four-point demand, including immediate implementation of the July Charter.
13 September 2025, 18:21 PM
Biman’s Narita route was revived without proper planning
Say officials, experts; blame poor assessment for suspension
5 September 2025, 20:26 PM
Divisions widen over July Charter’s status, implementation
Major political parties are divided over the July Charter’s implementation timeline
23 August 2025, 18:10 PM
N'ganj defeat moves BNP into soul-searching
A day after the massive defeat of its mayoral candidate in the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election, BNP yesterday started soul-searching to find causes behind the frustrating results and other factors.
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
LDP for enactment of law to form EC
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) yesterday submitted a 17-point proposal to President Abdul Hamid on formation of the Election
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
EC Formation: JP hands 5 proposals to Hamid
President Abdul Hamid has said it is necessary to enact a law in line with the country's constitution for appointment of election commissioners, according to JP leaders.
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Ivy-Shakhawat contest on
The two heavyweight mayoral candidates Selina Hayat Ivy of Awami League and Shakhawat Hossain of BNP submitted their nomination papers yesterday, the last day of such submission, ahead of Narayanganj City Corporation election scheduled for December 22.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Hasina raps Osmans
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday came down hard on party lawmaker Shamim Osman for taking position against AL mayoral nominee Selina Hayat Ivy.
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM
BNP tries to woo Taimur into joining NCC polls
BNP is finding it difficult to pick a suitable mayor candidate for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election as the most prospective one, Taimur
19 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Challenged girl also not spared
Despite repeated pleas from her family to spare her, religious zealots had assaulted a 14-year-old hearing and speech-impaired girl
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Who are the attackers?
Many of those who attacked Hindu homes and temples in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar on Sunday were aged between 14 and 25, and they joined the rallies held by two Islamist groups that day.
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM
3 temple-based schools still shut in B'baria
Three temple-based pre-schools at Nasirnagar have remained closed since the hate attack on the Hindus in the upazila on
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Planned attack 'to grab land'
Sunday's hate attack in Brahmanbaria was “certainly” preplanned, and one of its motives was to grab land belonging to Hindus by driving them out of their homes, said the National Human Rights Commission, rights activists and community leaders yesterday.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Attacks on Hindus: Good Samaritans outnumbered
When religious zealots were rampaging through Hindu houses and temples in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar on Sunday, some
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Brahmanbaria Mayhem: Role of admin in question
Sunday's attacks on the Hindus in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar Upazila could have been averted had the local administration and police acted promptly and taken preventive measures, say victims and locals.
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
BNP to send delegation to AL council
The BNP is likely to take part in the Awami League's national council today and would call upon the ruling party to “restore democracy”
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Insensitive
With flagrant disregard for newborns who require constant intensive care, some staff of a city hospital have delayed an
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt revives new int'l airport plan
The government has taken a fresh initiative for a large international airport and dethrone Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from being the hub aerodrome.
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Hajis' flight trouble on
Over 800 hajis suffered delays of up to around five hours as two Biman flights touched down behind schedule at Shahjalal International
19 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Pilgrims suffer for flight delay
Mismanagement of government and private hajj operators were causing long delays and immense sufferings to hajis returning
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM
It all begins with bribe
Bangladeshis' pilgrimage to Makkah is plagued by corruption and enormous greed of brokers, and the hajis, going on the spiritual journey of a lifetime, almost never make any complaints.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Good job done, bad job too
It was indeed a job well done by Biman Bangladesh Airlines -- sending all would-be hajis to Saudi Arabia by the deadline.
But the success story was marred by sufferings of around 300 other passengers, specially women and children.
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM
500 aspirants still waiting for air tickets
Over 500 aspirant hajis are uncertain about making it to Saudi Arabia as Biman's hajj flights end this evening with no seats for them in the planes, said Biman sources.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM