Shahbagh blockade continues as protesters demand ban on Awami League

While regular traffic remained suspended, emergency vehicles such as ambulances were allowed to pass through the protest site
10 May 2025, 06:01 AM

Meghalaya imposes night curfew along 'unfenced border' with Bangladesh

Night curfew was imposed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, West Jaintia Hills, and East Khasi Hills districts from May 8
10 May 2025, 05:51 AM

Madhumati erosion escalates

Thousands of people living in Kashipur, Makrail, Ramchandrapur, and Naokhola villages along the bank of the Madhumati in Narail’s Lohagara upazila are having sleepless nights as the river’s erosion has turned severe recently.
10 May 2025, 04:04 AM

Offering hope, shelter and care to cancer patients

Seven-year-old Afiya Khatun’s life was upended three years ago when she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of blood cancer that weakens the immune system.
9 May 2025, 20:15 PM

‘Good mosquitoes’ may turn tide in dengue battle

An international team of researchers has developed a strain of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, dubbed “good mosquitoes”.
9 May 2025, 20:13 PM

Rise in culex population: Mosquito menace grips Dhaka

Abdullah Abbas, a resident of Dilu Road, uses mosquito repellents daily in a desperate attempt to protect his family from the worsening mosquito situation in Dhaka.
9 May 2025, 20:12 PM

Joynagar in Faridpur: ‘Tal-pakha’ artisans struggle to stay afloat

Seventy-year-old Shomiruddin Nagarchi’s back is bent with age, but his hands remain steady as he sits cross-legged on the mud veranda of his tin-roofed house in Joynagar village under Boalmari upazila of Faridpur.
9 May 2025, 19:42 PM

Kumar river: Bridge delay hampers life, livelihoods

The construction of an 81-metre bridge over the Kumar river in Ujangram area of Kushtia Sadar upazila remains incomplete even after nearly five years.
9 May 2025, 19:40 PM

No democracy, rule of law sans press freedom

Without press freedom, there can be no rule of law, human rights, or democracy in the country, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said.
9 May 2025, 19:26 PM

AL ban not a matter for BNP to decide

BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday said the decision to ban Awami League can be taken by the Election Commission or the government, not by BNP.
9 May 2025, 19:17 PM

Hospitals, diagnostic centres: 95% pvt facilities running without renewed licences

Thousands of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres continue to operate without renewing licences due to lax monitoring by the authorities, raising serious concerns over patient safety and quality of treatment.
9 May 2025, 18:05 PM

India-Pakistan tensions: Biman reschedules flights on 3 routes

In light of the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has announced changes to the schedules of its flights to Toronto, London and Rome, as the airline is currently avoiding Pakistani airspace.
9 May 2025, 18:04 PM

July murder case: Ivy arrested, sent to jail

Former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy was arrested in a July uprising murder case early yesterday following a night-long standoff with police at her residence in the city.
9 May 2025, 18:02 PM

DNCC holds tax fair from May 11-30

According to a press release issued today, DNCC has requested city dwellers to participate in the fair at the venues most convenient to them
9 May 2025, 12:53 PM

Students backed legal path to ban AL: Mahfuj Alam

"The election will be held between December and June," the adviser also said
9 May 2025, 12:46 PM

Govt calls for patience as it discusses AL ban with parties

Taken the initiative to introduce necessary amendments to the ICT Act, says govt
9 May 2025, 09:26 AM

Hasnat calls for mass rally after Juma prayers demanding AL ban

The announcement came during an ongoing protest programme that began last night in front of Jamuna.
9 May 2025, 04:25 AM

Police raids home of Mayer Daak coordinator Sanjida by 'mistake'

Law enforcers were executing a warrant for her brother, who was forcibly disappeared 12 years ago
9 May 2025, 03:43 AM

Protesting ‘corruption’: 56 SAD members step down from Kishoreganj unit

A total of 56 leaders and activists of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) resigned from the Kishoreganj district committee yesterday, accusing its top leadership of corruption, irregularities, and autocratic practices.
8 May 2025, 20:45 PM

US, UK agree on trade deal

US President Donald Trump unveiled a “breakthrough” trade agreement with Britain yesterday, celebrating the first deal in a tariff war that has rattled the world.
8 May 2025, 20:28 PM