Nat’l institute of ophthalmology: Outdoor services resume amid security concerns

Outdoor services at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH) resumed yesterday after more than two weeks, bringing relief to patients seeking eye treatment.
12 June 2025, 18:46 PM

Covid-19 testing at six hospitals from tomorrow

Covid-19 testing will resume at four major hospitals in Dhaka and Chattogram from tomorrow, following a recent rise in infection rates in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries.
12 June 2025, 18:20 PM

Economy to face 7 challenges in FY26

The finance ministry has identified seven major challenges including tight monetary and fiscal policies, taken to tame elevated inflation levels for more than three years, in next fiscal year that may increase unemployment.
12 June 2025, 18:16 PM

Hope abounds as Yunus, Tarique meet today

As Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman meet today in London, many hope the stalemate over the timing of the next election will finally end.
12 June 2025, 18:15 PM

No barrier to Tarique’s return

There is no obstacle to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returning to Bangladesh, said Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday.
12 June 2025, 18:01 PM

84 pushed in thru’ Sylhet, Lalmonirhat borders

At least 84 people were pushed into Bangladesh from India through different border points in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Lalmonirhat between Wednesday night and early yesterday.
12 June 2025, 18:00 PM

BNP team to visit China this month on CPC invite

A high-level delegation of the BNP, led by the party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is scheduled to visit China at the end of this month at the invitation of the Communist Party of China.
12 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Money laundering: BB mulling settlement with suspects

Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said the central bank may pursue financial settlements with business tycoons accused of syphoning off money abroad when Sheikh Hasina was in power, according to a report by Financial Times (FT).
12 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Mortar shells found in Jamuna destroyed by army in Tangail

Locals believe the mortar shells may date back to the 1971 Liberation War
12 June 2025, 14:49 PM

Yunus sends condolence message to Modi after Air India tragedy

He offers support to the country after Ahmedabad tragedy
12 June 2025, 12:02 PM

8,606 Hajj pilgrims return home so far from Saudi Arabia

The return phase commenced on June 10 and will continue until July 10
12 June 2025, 11:26 AM

Prof Yunus to receive prestigious 'Harmony Award 2025' today

He has been nominated by King Charles III for the "King Charles III Harmony Award 2025"
12 June 2025, 08:05 AM

DMP again bans gatherings near SC, CJ's residence until further notice

In a public notice issued today, DMP also urged all concerned not to block roads in the name of protests or demands, as such actions disrupt vehicular movement
12 June 2025, 07:35 AM

BSF returns 26 Bangladeshis through border flag meeting in Chuadanga

They are from different areas of Kurigram and Joypurhat districts
12 June 2025, 06:12 AM

No more night-time voting: AG

Attorney General Advocate Asaduzzaman yesterday said daytime votes will never again be held at night in Bangladesh, assuring that the government is committed to ensuring every citizen can safely reach the secret polling booth to cast their vote freely.
11 June 2025, 22:01 PM

Full text of verdict: SC upholds the 39-point judicial code of conduct

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the full text of a verdict has upheld its previous judgement that reformulated 39-point code of conduct for its judges with a view to avoiding any confusion under article 96 of the constitution.
11 June 2025, 22:00 PM

Speeding vehicles turn forest road into death trap

In a tragic incident on May 20, an endangered Capped Langur baby was crushed to death by a speeding microbus on the old Dhaka-Sylhet highway through Satchari National Park.
11 June 2025, 21:50 PM

NHRC yet to be reconstituted seven months on

More than seven months after the resignation of its chairperson and members, Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) remains leaderless, powerless, and largely ineffective.
11 June 2025, 21:47 PM

51% Bangladeshi girls married off before they’re 18

Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia, with 51 percent of girls married before turning 18 between 2006 and 2024, according to a report released yesterday by the United Nations.
11 June 2025, 21:45 PM

Security at Utmachhara beefed up

Authorities have taken steps to safeguard visitors at Utmachhara in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila after a local Islamist group recently forced tourists to leave the tourist spot.
11 June 2025, 21:22 PM