ACC approves case against ex-Gazipur mayor Zahangir over Tk 7,500cr graft

Zahangir and chief accounts officer accused of laundering public funds through 'fake' tenders
3 August 2025, 13:36 PM

HC orders to blur Milestone victims’ images, videos on media

Court seeks explanation from authorities over inaction in curbing graphic content
3 August 2025, 10:37 AM

BSF pushes 226 into Bangladesh through Lalmonirhat, Kurigram borders in 3 months: BGB

Among those pushed across were Bangladeshi, Indian, and Myanmar nationals
3 August 2025, 07:40 AM

Milestone reopens partially after 12 days to heal grieving hearts

No classes or examinations will be held for now
3 August 2025, 06:54 AM

Flight Expert 'scam': case filed, three staffers arrested

Flight Expert managing director reportedly went into hiding
3 August 2025, 05:56 AM

Artistes unite to honour martyrs of July uprising

Drissho Madhyam Shilpi Shomaj organised a day-long event yesterday titled “Koilza Kapano 36 Din”, paying respect to the student-led uprising in Bangladesh that unfolded a year ago. The event took place at the Bangladesh National Museum.
2 August 2025, 21:56 PM

Public universities still trapped in authoritarian culture: speakers

Public universities continue to operate like poorly managed state institutions, where old authoritarian practices persist under new names, said University Teachers Network at a seminar yesterday.
2 August 2025, 21:52 PM

People may rise again if democracy stalls: Moyeen

BNP senior leader Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday warned that if the transition to democracy is delayed any further, the people will rise up again.
2 August 2025, 21:51 PM

‘Will sign landmark labour deal with KSA in 2-3 weeks’

Bangladesh is set to sign a landmark labour agreement with Saudi Arabia within the next two to three weeks, Adviser Asif Nazrul said yesterday.
2 August 2025, 21:50 PM

Us tariff negotiations: Boeing plane purchase was not talked about

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has said the purchase of 25 Boeing aircraft from the US was not raised in the trade talks in Washington DC.
2 August 2025, 21:26 PM

Interim govt echoes AL fascism

Prof Anu Muhammad said yesterday that the interim government’s actions are reminiscent of the fallen Awami League administration.
2 August 2025, 21:25 PM

Dhaka roads to avoid today

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday issued a public notice advising commuters to avoid key roads in the capital today due to multiple political rallies and events scheduled throughout the day
2 August 2025, 21:05 PM

Process on to identify July martyrs buried in Rayerbazar

Some 114 unidentified victims killed during the July uprising and buried at Rayerbazar Intellectuals’ Graveyard will be identified soon, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday morning.
2 August 2025, 20:46 PM

Clogged sewers add to waterlogging woes in Pirojpur

Residents of Pirojpur town are suffering immensely due to the lack of adequate drainage facilities. The problem becomes particularly acute during the rainy season, when even moderate rainfall leaves roads waterlogged and impassable.
2 August 2025, 19:53 PM

Tongi’s drains of death

25 have no lids in 4km areas
2 August 2025, 19:42 PM

Govt publishes gazette of 1,558 injured July fighters

Of them, 210 have been enlisted in the critically injured "B" category, while the rest fall under the "C" category of injured fighters
2 August 2025, 19:09 PM

Jamaat leader removed from post for forging UNO’s signature

Acting principal of Hatibandha Model College and Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Hatibandha upazila unit in Lalmonirhat, Hasen Ali, has been served a show-cause notice and removed from his party position following allegations of forging the UNO’s signature on official documents.
2 August 2025, 19:02 PM

‘How can you decide on women without them?’

Women’s rights activists and civil society representatives yesterday rejected the National Consensus Commission’s decision on reserved parliamentary seats for women, condemning the decision-making process as exclusionary, undemocratic, and an insult to half the nation’s population.
2 August 2025, 18:47 PM

Female SAD coordinator quits politics citing harassment

Fatema Khanam Liza, a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) in Chattogram, has quit politics citing harassment by her fellow male activists.
2 August 2025, 18:47 PM

CA may unveil polls month on Aug 5 or 8

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is likely to announce the month for the next general election in a televised address to the nation on August 5 or August 8.
2 August 2025, 18:15 PM