Rape cases already near last year’s total count

From January to June this year, 481 cases of rape against women and girls were reported in Bangladesh, with 345 of the victims being children, according to data from Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Three die in road crashes in two dists

At least three people died in road accidents in two districts yesterday.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Protesters demand removal of CCC CEO over allegations of irregularities

Witnesses said the demonstrators, under the banner of "Sachetan Chattogram Bashi", formed a human chain and staged a sit-in for an hour starting around 2:30pm
8 July 2025, 16:55 PM

Potato farmers block Rangpur-Kurigram highway protesting high cold storage rent

Before the blockade, the farmers also besieged a local cold storage
8 July 2025, 13:44 PM

Teen dies of snakebite in Faridpur

A 15-year-old died today after being bitten by a snake in Faridpur's Bhanga upazila. .The deceased has been identified as Arfan Munshi, a ninth-grader from Charavita village. .According to the victim's uncle, Arfan woke up from sleep around midnight, feeling physically ill. Blood was
8 July 2025, 13:32 PM

4 remanded in anti-terrorism case after deportation from Malaysia

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Minhazur Rahman passed the order
8 July 2025, 13:26 PM

Man dies from beating in Kishoreganj

Victim's wife claims husband was killed in a planned manner
8 July 2025, 13:06 PM

Allocation of 12 flats to former judges and secretaries cancelled

The flats were being constructed by the National Housing Authority in Dhaka's Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur
8 July 2025, 12:16 PM

Narsingdi Jubo Dal leader expelled over alleged extortion

He was arrested on July 4 and sent to jail the following day
8 July 2025, 11:51 AM

Padma Bridge Project embankment collapses again in Shariatpur

At least 15 businesses and homes of eight others were completely washed away
8 July 2025, 10:37 AM

Torrential rain triggers flash floods in Cox’s Bazar, inundating over 80 villages

Nearly 50,000 marooned in Teknaf alone as rain continues
8 July 2025, 10:28 AM

Rainfall likely to intensify across Bangladesh over next five days

Heavy showers expected in Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram
8 July 2025, 09:31 AM

Foreign observers who endorsed past three polls won’t be allowed: CEC

Only credible and experienced observers will be allowed to monitor the polls, he says
8 July 2025, 07:44 AM

Bar AL leaders from contesting national polls

National Democratic Movement (NDM) Chairman Bobby Hajjaj yesterday urged the Election Commission to prevent senior leaders of the Awami League from contesting the upcoming national election as independents or under the banner of other parties.
7 July 2025, 22:49 PM

Life expectancy better here than global average

The average life expectancy of both men and women in Bangladesh is now higher than the global average, according to a report of the UNFPA.
7 July 2025, 22:28 PM

Govt high-ups ‘encouraging mob violence’

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) has expressed concern over what it termed the indirect endorsement of mob violence by certain government high-ups.
7 July 2025, 22:00 PM

Veteran journo Shamim Ahmad passes away

Shamim Ahmad, former chief of correspondents of UNB, passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday morning.
7 July 2025, 18:56 PM

Cops foil ex-BDR members’ march

Police yesterday used water cannons and fired sound grenades to disperse dismissed members of Bangladesh Rifles, now Border Guard Bangladesh, and their family members after they blocked the road in front of Kakrail Mosque.
7 July 2025, 18:26 PM

July 8, 2024: Blockade intensifies as students form committee

For the second consecutive day, the Bangla Blockade grips the capital, with thousands of students and jobseekers bringing traffic to a standstill at key intersections across Dhaka.
7 July 2025, 18:10 PM

Dhaka gets some relief in US trade tariff

Bangladesh expects a tariff rate of 20 percent or less in high-stakes trade talks with the US, after Washington fixed the same rate for Vietnam, a close competitor in global garment trade, officials familiar with the negotiations said.
7 July 2025, 18:08 PM