Bangladesh

Dried fish season begins in Kuakata

12 November 2025, 12:37 PM

Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure

9 November 2025, 13:58 PM

Govt looks to implement new pay scale in phases

23 October 2025, 18:25 PM

State runs on laws, not emotions

23 October 2025, 18:15 PM

ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad

23 October 2025, 18:12 PM

RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols

23 October 2025, 18:10 PM

Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’

23 October 2025, 17:38 PM

'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'

23 October 2025, 16:58 PM

Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case

23 October 2025, 16:51 PM

'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna

23 October 2025, 16:30 PM

BGB man loses right foot in landmine blast

A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was injured in a landmine explosion along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban yesterday.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Six more die of dengue, 953 get hospitalised

At least six dengue patients died while 953 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning, showing an alarming trend this year.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt to merge 2 divisions under health ministry

After the home ministry, work has begun to merge the two divisions of the health ministry to ensure better coordination and improved medical services for the people.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Every adviser has already secured their future’

Samantha Sharmin, senior joint convener of the National Citizenship Party, yesterday alleged that every adviser has already secured their future.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Dhrubo wants ‘Campus Charter’ to make CU safe

Dhrubo Barua, vice-president candidate from the “Boichitrer Oikya” panel in the upcoming Cucsu elections, has pledged to build a democratic, occupation-free, and safe campus by introducing a “Campus Charter” with active participation of students, if elected.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Srabon vows a women-friendly campus

Chowdhury Tasneem Jahan Srabon, general secretary candidate from the “Binirman Shikkharthi Oikya” panel in the upcoming Cucsu elections, has pledged to work towards creating a women-friendly campus if elected.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Put women, youth at centre of climate action

Effective climate action in Bangladesh requires inclusive participation, social coordination, and transformation, with women and youth at the centre of policy and funding decisions, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Gachhis gear up for date palm sap season

Although winter has yet to begin, date palm sap collectors in Jashore have already started preparing their trees ahead of the season. As a light chill sets in during mornings and evenings, locals say it signals the arrival of winter.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

‘No one has been given a symbol outside of EC list’

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the Election Commission has not yet made any decision regarding the National Citizen Party’s proposal to use “shapla” (water lily) as its election symbol.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Erosion leaves over 200 families homeless

As floodwaters recede in the northern districts of Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, and Nilphamari, erosion has intensified along the banks of the Teesta, Dharla, Brahmaputra, and Dudhkumar rivers, with at least 60 points now severely affected.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Waterlogging plagues newly built road in Jamalpur

The newly constructed Tarakandi-Bhuapur road in Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila has become waterlogged at several points due to poor drainage.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM

ACC files case against Hasina over toll scam

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against 17 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and seven former ministers, over allegations of causing a financial loss of Tk 309.42 crore to the government in connection with the Meghna-Gomti Bridge toll collection contract.

12 October 2025, 18:00 PM