Southern region: Hilsa supply surges, retail prices still high

The supply of hilsa has increased considerably, alongside a drop in wholesale prices across markets in the southern districts, following the end of a 58-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal.
20 June 2025, 21:05 PM

From sea to summit

On May 19, mountaineer Ikramul Hasan Shakil stood just metres away from achieving his lifelong dream -- reaching the summit of Mount Everest.
20 June 2025, 21:05 PM

Wasa water stinks

However, the state-run agency claims the water is of standard quality when it leaves their facilities
20 June 2025, 21:04 PM

Fear grows over dengue spiralling out of control

The risk of a rapid dengue outbreak looms large across the country, with entomologists warning that unusually high densities of Aedes mosquito larvae have been detected in multiple districts since January.
20 June 2025, 18:03 PM

7 pushed in thru Thakurgaon border

The detainees include one man, four women and two minors
20 June 2025, 12:38 PM

Dhaka ignored early warning on Rohingya influx

Bangladesh had prior information about the Rohingya influx in 2017 as the Bangladesh embassy to Myanmar had written a letter to Dhaka, recommending strengthening border.
19 June 2025, 23:00 PM

Secretariat staffers threaten to besiege finance ministry

Secretariat employees have threatened to lay siege to the Ministry of Finance on Sunday if the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 is not scrapped within the next 48 hours.
19 June 2025, 23:00 PM

5 secretaries, a grade-1 official sent into forced retirement

The government yesterday sent five secretaries and a grade-1 official (secretary status) into forced retirement.
19 June 2025, 21:55 PM

Hold dialogues to implement CHT accord

In addition to resolving land issues, he demanded the “dignified rehabilitation” of Bangalees currently living in the region to other parts of the country.
19 June 2025, 20:44 PM

Almost 32% had to bribe to get govt services

More than 31.67 percent of the people had to pay bribes to get government service in the last one year, according to a new Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics report.
19 June 2025, 18:44 PM

Enforced disappearances: ‘Armed forces not involved but were aware’

Although not institutionally involved, the armed forces were aware of the enforced disappearances that took place during the 15-year Awami League regime, according to the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances.
19 June 2025, 18:40 PM

Assisting in polls: Army to carry out duties as per govt instructions

The Bangladesh Army said it has not yet received any official instructions from the government to assist in the upcoming election duties.
19 June 2025, 18:08 PM

August 5 to be Student-People Uprising Day, public holiday

The government has decided to declare August 5 a public holiday, to be observed as Student-People Uprising Day.
19 June 2025, 18:04 PM

Two held over rape in Dhaka

Police yesterday arrested two men accused of raping a woman in the capital’s Khilkhet area.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

BRUR teacher Mahmudul arrested in murder case

Md Mahmudul Haque, an assistant professor of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), was arrested in the city in a murder case yesterday.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

2 sisters among 3 killed in road accidents

At least three people died and three others were injured in separate road accidents across the country in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

No decision on truth commission formation yet

No official decision has been made yet regarding the formation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the law ministry said in a press release yesterday.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Arrest warrants issued against Bashundhara chairman, MD

A Sylhet court yesterday issued arrest warrants against Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, and four others in a case filed over breach of contract by former Sylhet bureau chief of Kaler Kantho.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

From modest hobby to a thriving venture

Amir Hossain Siraj, a nursery business owner by profession and a bamboo craftsman by passion, began crafting bamboo décor for village weddings back in 2003 as a hobby.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Haribhanga dominates mango markets in the north

With the intense summer heat ripening fruits earlier than expected, the famed variety of Haribhanga mango from Rangpur has hit the markets five days ahead of schedule.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM