Follow the protocol, don’t push people in

Bangladesh does not carry out push-ins like India and remains committed to resolving such border issues through diplomatic means, Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said yesterday.
17 May 2025, 18:03 PM

4 killed in lightning strikes in 3 districts

Four people have been killed in lightning strikes in Jamalpur, Narsingdi, and Netrakona..In Jamalpur, a teenager was killed in Madarganj upazila around noon today..The victim is Md Hashem Ali, 15, of the upazila..Hashem was transporting paddy on a horse-drawn cart when he was h
17 May 2025, 15:14 PM

Sramik Dal announces week-long protest over NCT lease

Govt to lease the new mooring terminal to foreign operator
17 May 2025, 14:15 PM

One arrested in Barishal over allegedly defamatory FB post

Claiming innocence, the arrestee said a fake account was created using his name
17 May 2025, 13:45 PM

Spike in scabies cases raises concern in Ctg

Turna Dasgupta took her four-year-old son to the outdoor department of Chattogram Medical College Hospital recently, as he has been suffering from scabies, a kind of skin disease, for around a week
17 May 2025, 13:30 PM

Workers in Gazipur fall ill after drinking factory water

Factory authorities declared the factory closed for the day
17 May 2025, 13:16 PM

2 killed in Dinajpur road accident

Both were employees in separate restaurants
17 May 2025, 10:36 AM

JnU student who hurled bottle says he was in DB custody for 26hrs

Claims receiving threats on phone and mental distress
17 May 2025, 10:36 AM
17 May 2025, 08:00 AM

CA releases commemorative stamp on Int'l Telecommunication Day

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today released a commemorative stamp marking the International Telecommunication Day
17 May 2025, 07:42 AM
17 May 2025, 05:59 AM

Maheshkhali Channel: LGED building jetty without BIWTA approval

Ignoring objections, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Cox’s Bazar is constructing a jetty in and on the foreshore of the Maheshkhali Channel, the most important waterway in South Chattogram that flows into the Bay of Bengal.
16 May 2025, 21:51 PM

A move to mitigate waterlogging in Ctg

A four-storey building illegally constructed by the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) on occupied land of the Chaktai Canal in Bahaddarhat has been demolished, marking a significant step towards restoring the port city’s natural waterways.
16 May 2025, 20:22 PM

Fire guts over 100 shops in Munshiganj

More than 100 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Sreenagar Bazar of Munshiganj district early yesterday.
16 May 2025, 20:09 PM

Govt sincere in developing telecom, IT sectors: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the interim government is sincere in developing country’s telecommunication and information technology (IT) sectors and it has ensured transparency and accountability in all the activities of these sectors.
16 May 2025, 20:05 PM

Eid-ul-Azha: 19 cattle markets to be allowed in Dhaka

Authorities yesterday said they are set to allow 19 makeshift cattle markets within the purviews of Dhaka north and south city corporations on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
16 May 2025, 19:49 PM
16 May 2025, 19:00 PM

‘Will not back down on our rights’

Several thousand women marched in the capital yesterday, demanding that the government act against the threats women and minority communities face and a misinformation campaign against the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission.
16 May 2025, 18:39 PM

Country heading in right direction

Bangladesh is moving in the right direction despite the challenges created by the disruptive rule of the Awami League-led regime, which was ousted last year in a popular uprising, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus told The Economist.
16 May 2025, 18:28 PM

Shammo killing: DU students want arrest of ‘real killers’, safe campus

Protesting students at Dhaka University yesterday issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the arrest of the “real perpetrators” behind the murder of fellow student and Chhatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo, as demonstrations continued for a third straight day.
16 May 2025, 18:16 PM