Enforced disappearances: Govt to form commission, enact law

UN working group hails move, meets chief adviser, law adviser
16 June 2025, 18:35 PM

BNP switches to election mode

As the interim government eyes February for the national election, the BNP has shifted its focus to finalising its candidate selection process and completing local-level groundwork.
16 June 2025, 18:33 PM

ACC asks UK to seize assets of 2 Bashundhara Group top execs

The Anti-Corruption Commission has written to the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), requesting it to seize the assets of Bashundhara Group Vice Chairman Shafiat Sobhan (Sanvir) and Co-Chairman Sadat Sobhan.
16 June 2025, 18:31 PM

Ishraque crowns himself Dhaka South mayor

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has begun discharging duties as the “self-declared” mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), despite not having taken an oath of office.
16 June 2025, 18:05 PM

Man found dead on roadside

Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth, aged around 35 years, from the roadside in Chashara area of Narayanganj city yesterday morning.
16 June 2025, 18:00 PM

JUST ex-VC Abdus Sattar sent to jail in graft case

A Jashore court yesterday sent Prof Dr Abdus Sattar, former vice-chancellor of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), to jail in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2023.
16 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Child’s body recovered in Netrokona

Police yesterday recovered the body of a six-year-old boy from a slaughterhouse in Madan upazila of Netrokona.
16 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Travel ban on Shakib Al Hasan, family

A Dhaka court yesterday issued travel ban on 15 people, including cricketer and former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and his mother Shirin Akhter in connection with corruption allegations.
16 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Maldah river erosion threatens vital road, bridge

A vital road and a bridge along the Bangladesh-India border in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila are at risk of collapsing as erosion of the Maldah river has intensified.
16 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Dengue cases rising nationwide

Sourav Chakrabarti, an HSC student from Noakhali, came to Daudkandi in Cumilla to spend his vacation with relatives. However, his holiday turned into a period of suffering after he was diagnosed with dengue.
16 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Trawlers forced back by rough seas in Cox’s Bazar

Low hilsa catch, turbulent weather frustrate fishers days after ban ends
16 June 2025, 15:02 PM

BCL leader found dead in Mymensingh

The deceased, Ruhul Amin Akash, 30, was the joint convener of the Kalmakanda upazila unit of the BCL
16 June 2025, 15:00 PM

Body of 6-year-old found in Netrokona slaughterhouse

The victim had left home in the morning to attend private tutoring
16 June 2025, 12:57 PM

‘If I don’t keep him in the hole, he collapses’

Three-and-a-half-year-old Gopal Santal, born with a physical disability, faces a life of unimaginable hardship. He is unable to stand, sit, or walk like other children his age. Instead, his mother makes him stand inside a chest-high hole so he can support his own weight when he's being fed, or f
16 June 2025, 11:45 AM

Prisons department launches 16191 hotline for inmate and service info

The initiative is aimed at enhancing transparency and improving the quality of public service delivery within the prison system
16 June 2025, 11:44 AM

Govt to train 9 lakh youths by 2028 under 'Earn' project: Adviser Asif

Major focus on women, marginalised groups in job-oriented training initiative
16 June 2025, 11:09 AM

Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to address enforced disappearances

Bangladesh has expressed its unwavering commitment to uphold, protect, and promote human rights and ensure justice for the victims of enforced disappearance
16 June 2025, 09:17 AM

Ishraque alleges political obstruction in DSCC mayoral appointment

Announces establishment of 'Mayor's Cell' to monitor service delivery in the city
16 June 2025, 09:14 AM

Biman expands discounted ‘worker fare’ to four more Middle Eastern countries

Officials reaffirmed their commitment to providing cost-effective, safe, and convenient travel options
16 June 2025, 08:46 AM

Seven unexploded crude bombs recovered from DU campus

The crude bombs were found near the Faculty of Law following a tip-off
16 June 2025, 07:50 AM