Bangladesh

Dried fish season begins in Kuakata

12 November 2025, 12:37 PM

Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure

9 November 2025, 13:58 PM

Govt looks to implement new pay scale in phases

23 October 2025, 18:25 PM

State runs on laws, not emotions

23 October 2025, 18:15 PM

ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad

23 October 2025, 18:12 PM

RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols

23 October 2025, 18:10 PM

Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’

23 October 2025, 17:38 PM

'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'

23 October 2025, 16:58 PM

Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case

23 October 2025, 16:51 PM

'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna

23 October 2025, 16:30 PM

Volker Turk urges fair trial, victim protection in key cases

Formal charges for enforced disappearances a significant moment for victims, families, he says

16 October 2025, 07:33 AM

When officials turn tragedy into a photo opportunity

Everyone was looking straight at the camera — as if it were a photo session, not a moment of pain

16 October 2025, 06:31 AM

Cloud hangs over the signing of July charter

Uncertainty continues to loom over the signing of the July Charter, with parties still divided on its implementation and the timing of the proposed referendum -- even as the scheduled signing ceremony is just two days away.

15 October 2025, 19:40 PM

Mirpur factory not part of BGMEA

Shah Ali Washing, whose warehouse in Mirpur saw an explosion that claimed 16 lives, was not a member of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.

15 October 2025, 18:52 PM

MPO teachers threaten march to Jamuna today

Agitating teachers from MPO-listed institutions yesterday threatened to march towards Jamuna, the chief adviser’s residence, to press home their demands, including a 20 percent house rent allowance based on their basic salary.

15 October 2025, 18:40 PM

4 die of dengue

At least four dengue patients died while 758 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Seven killed, 28 hurt in road accidents

Seven people were killed and 28 others injured in road accidents in four districts over the past two days, according to reports from our correspondents and a news agency.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

BNP will create 1 crore jobs if voted to power: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday pledged that his party will create employment opportunities for one crore people if voted to power.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Canal grabbed for fish farming

A local influential person has allegedly grabbed a canal for fish farming in the China Bazar area of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Mourning Day observed at DU

Dhaka University yesterday observed Mourning Day commemorating the tragic incident at Jagannath Hall that claimed 40 lives when the roof of a hall room collapsed on October 15, 1985.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Formal charges against 45 accused soon

The prosecution will soon press formal charges against 45 accused, including 18 high-profile political figures, as investigations near completion, ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam said yesterday.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

15-minute-long battle against smoke, fire, fear

When a fire broke out at the Arian Fashion garment factory in the capital’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning, four people, including 15-year-old Mohammad Hossain, were trapped on the third floor.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Prolonged inaction, recurring fire tragedies

Despite repeated deadly fire incidents, the government has yet to relocate hazardous chemical warehouses from Dhaka’s residential areas to designated industrial zones in Munshiganj.

15 October 2025, 18:00 PM