Dried fish season begins in Kuakata
12 November 2025, 12:37 PM
News
Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure
9 November 2025, 13:58 PM
Environment
Govt looks to implement new pay scale in phases
23 October 2025, 18:25 PM
News
State runs on laws, not emotions
23 October 2025, 18:15 PM
News
ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
News
RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols
23 October 2025, 18:10 PM
News
Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’
23 October 2025, 17:38 PM
News
'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'
23 October 2025, 16:58 PM
News
Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case
23 October 2025, 16:51 PM
News
'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna
23 October 2025, 16:30 PM
News
BGB sends back 3 Indian nationals pushed into Bangladesh illegally
BGB officials handed over the trio to BSF at Lalmonirhat's Dangarpar border near pillar no 853 around 8:00pm yesterday
16 June 2025, 05:03 AM
Bamboo mat weavers struggle to thrive
In the remote Tilagaon area under Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila, mat weaving using bamboo fibres is a traditional handicraft that has been passed down through generations, helping countless rural families make a sustained living over the years.
15 June 2025, 21:27 PM
Political climate reassuring after Yunus-Tarique talks: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday said the current political atmosphere appears reassuring in light of the recent meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in London.
15 June 2025, 21:12 PM
A month of Nagar Bhaban blockade: DSCC shifts emergency operations to Wasa building
More than a month has passed since Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), was locked down amid protests by supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, who is demanding to be sworn in as DSCC mayor following a court verdict.
15 June 2025, 21:08 PM
Draft data law gives unfettered power to cops
The draft Personal Data Protection Ordinance lacks clear definitions and safeguards, and gives unchecked power to the government and law enforcement agencies, said Article 19.
15 June 2025, 21:02 PM
UN team on enforced disappearance finally here
A delegation of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances yesterday began a four-day visit to Bangladesh.
15 June 2025, 21:01 PM
Ready to assist EC in holding next election
Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said law enforcement agencies are fully prepared to assist the Election Commission (EC) in holding the next general election, whenever it takes place.
15 June 2025, 21:00 PM
Student drowns in Ctg
A student drowned while bathing in the Ruposhi Jharna, a waterfall in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram, yesterday.
15 June 2025, 21:00 PM
Election timing: EC waiting for formal talks with govt
The Election Commission will understand the government’s stance on election timing after holding formal discussions with it, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said yesterday.
15 June 2025, 19:26 PM
Women MPs should be elected directly
Women representatives should be elected through direct voting rather than relying on party nominations, as only direct electoral mandates can ensure meaningful empowerment, accountability, and connection with constituencies, said speakers at an event yesterday.
15 June 2025, 19:22 PM
2 years lost, life shattered
He was around 15 when he was picked up, a ninth grader.
15 June 2025, 19:20 PM
Govt hospitals not ready yet for Covid testing
More than 90 percent of all Covid-19 tests are now being conducted at private hospitals as many government hospitals remain unprepared to carry out the task amid a rising infection rate in Bangladesh and neighbouring nations.
15 June 2025, 18:38 PM
Enforced disappearance: Anti-terror law abused most to frame victims
The fallen Sheikh Hasina government abused the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 the most to prosecute victims of enforced disappearance, found the commission investigating enforced disappearances.
15 June 2025, 18:37 PM
Ex-UP chairman of Savar found dead in Dhaka jail
A former union parishad chairman of Savar, who drew widespread attention during last year’s mass uprising for allegedly opening fire on protesters, was found hanging in his cell at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj yesterday, according to prison authorities.
15 June 2025, 18:20 PM
Locals step in to repair road in Moulvibazar
Local residents of Rupospur village under Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar have stepped in to repair a vital rural road that has long been in a deplorable state, causing suffering to thousands of people.
15 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Over 15,000 people receive help from 999 during Eid holidays
The National Emergency Helpline disclosed the update in a press statement today
15 June 2025, 10:34 AM
Political atmosphere reassuring after Yunus-Tarique meeting: Rizwana
The adviser made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on the first working day after the Eid holidays
15 June 2025, 09:24 AM
CEC urges officials to ensure neutrality as polls preparations advance
He reiterates that the commission is advancing steadily with election preparations
15 June 2025, 08:43 AM
Law enforcers ready to assist EC in holding next election: home adviser
Jahangir said the overall law and order situation is good now
15 June 2025, 07:22 AM
Govt offices reopen after 10-day Eid holiday
Eid greetings were exchanged across various ministries and divisions
15 June 2025, 07:11 AM