SAD activists admit assaulting businessman

A group from Students Against Discrimination (SAD) has admitted to assaulting a businessman after bringing him to their office, searching his phone, and demanding money.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Asad Alam Siam new foreign secretary

Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Asad Alam Siam has been appointed the new foreign secretary.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt caps lifetime of buses at 20 years, trucks at 25

The government has fixed the economic life of buses and minibuses at 20 years, and goods-laden vehicles such as trucks and covered vans at 25 years.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Woman found dead in river

Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman, found in the Kongsha River in Barhatta upazila of Netrokona, yesterday.
19 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Police working with necessary arms: home adviser

The issue came after two cops were shot during a raid
19 June 2025, 16:01 PM

Man killed, 3 family members injured in Pabna road crash

Pickup hits motorbike on Pabna-Rajshahi Highway
19 June 2025, 14:15 PM

Jamaat for electoral college to elect president, seeks local polls under caretaker

"If an election is not conducted properly, those elected through it cannot be considered true representatives"
19 June 2025, 12:30 PM

EC bans posters in upcoming national election

Draft code of conduct finalised with tougher rules, eco-friendly campaign focus
19 June 2025, 11:26 AM

Gas crisis deepens in port city as Maheshkhali LNG supply disrupted

The situation, triggered by bad weather and rough seas caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, has left households struggling with daily chores
19 June 2025, 07:38 AM

EC drafts stricter electoral code

The Election Commission is set to adopt a stricter electoral code of conduct with a provision to disqualify any candidate for serious breach of conduct.
19 June 2025, 06:24 AM

Toddler killed in Cox's Bazar elephant attack, sister injured

A one-and-a-half-year-old boy died hours after a wild elephant attacked a house in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar Tuesday night
19 June 2025, 05:57 AM

Tourists advised to avoid Bandarban's Debotakhum over landslide risk

Local public representatives said the measure was taken in the interest of tourist safety
19 June 2025, 05:22 AM

Demolition of sculpture suspended at Kazi Nazrul Islam univ

Amid protests by students and cultural activists, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University authorities yesterday suspended the demolition of the “Anjali Laho Mor” sculpture in Mymensingh
18 June 2025, 20:02 PM

Stay prepared for free, fair election

Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam yesterday called upon police officials to remain mentally prepared to ensure a free and fair national election, according to a DMP press release.
18 June 2025, 20:00 PM

CA urges SSF members to rise above politics

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday called upon Special Security Force personnel to uphold professionalism and rise above political ideologies.
18 June 2025, 19:48 PM

Budget of expectations became budget of disappointment

The proposed budget for fiscal 2025-26 failed to meet people’s huge expectations, said economists, entrepreneurs and representatives from marginal people.
18 June 2025, 19:38 PM

There can be no justice if culprits hold power: UN

If perpetrators remain in positions of authority, there can be no victim-centred prosecution, said the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) at a briefing in the capital yesterday.
18 June 2025, 19:36 PM

2 girls found dead in pond

The bodies of two girls -- who had been missing since Tuesday noon -- were recovered from a pond in Bottala Chhankanda area of Sribardi upazila, Sherpur yesterday morning.
18 June 2025, 19:25 PM

Khaleda Zia returns home after medical check-up

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home shortly after midnight following a scheduled medical check-up at Evercare Hospital in the capital
18 June 2025, 19:04 PM

Dengue infection: 13 Dhaka wards at high risk

Some 13 wards across the two city corporations in the capital have been identified as high-risk zones for dengue, with seven under Dhaka South City Corporation and six under Dhaka North.
18 June 2025, 18:59 PM