Dried fish season begins in Kuakata
12 November 2025, 12:37 PM
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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
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State runs on laws, not emotions
23 October 2025, 18:15 PM
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ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
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RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols
23 October 2025, 18:10 PM
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Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’
23 October 2025, 17:38 PM
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'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'
23 October 2025, 16:58 PM
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Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case
23 October 2025, 16:51 PM
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'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna
23 October 2025, 16:30 PM
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Army chief leaves for Qatar on official visit
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka for Qatar yesterday on an official visit.
3 May 2025, 20:40 PM
Cyclones, heatwaves likely in May
One or two depressions may intensify into cyclones this month, while multiple heatwaves and nor’westers are also likely to hit the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its monthly outlook issued yesterday.
3 May 2025, 20:24 PM
DNCC to work with key agencies to ease traffic
Four government bodies will coordinate efforts to ease severe traffic congestion in the northern part of the capital, said Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Azaz during a field visit yesterday.
3 May 2025, 19:39 PM
DSCC deploys 500 workers for mosquito control
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has carried out a special mosquito control and cleanliness drive, deploying a team of 500 mosquito control and sanitation workers.
3 May 2025, 19:10 PM
Disband women’s reform commission
Hefazat-e-Islam yesterday announced a 12-point declaration, demanding the dissolution of the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission and cancellation of its report, which the platform says is “anti-Quran”.
3 May 2025, 18:01 PM
The unsung protectors
On November 3, 1971, while the nation was fighting for independence, another battle took place at the Guptakhali canal in Chattogram. A nearby fire station was informed that a fire had broken out on an oil tanker carrying 1,000 tonnes of kerosene and 30 tonnes of gasoline.
3 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Unidentified body recovered from Ctg canal
Firefighters recovered the body from the canal
3 May 2025, 15:34 PM
BCL leader arrested over assault of journos in Bogura
The arrestee was sent to jail after being produced in court today
3 May 2025, 15:25 PM
Farmer electrocuted while irrigating field in Panchagarh
An unnatural death case has been filed over the incident
3 May 2025, 15:22 PM
Facebook page of foreign ministry hacked
The hackers took control over the verified page fully by the afternoon
3 May 2025, 14:31 PM
JU bans outsiders on campus ahead of JUCSU election
JUCSU polls are scheduled to be held on July 31
3 May 2025, 13:50 PM
2 illegal embankments removed in Jamalpur to restore natural river flow
The demolition took place around around 6:30pm
3 May 2025, 11:12 AM
Govt doesn’t endorse Fazlur Rahman’s remarks: foreign ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified that the recent remarks made by Maj Gen (retd) ALM Fazlur Rahman on his personal social media account were expressed solely in a personal capacity and do not reflect the position or policies of the Bangladesh government
3 May 2025, 09:23 AM
Hajj flights from Ctg begin today
Biman will start Hajj flights from Sylhet Osmani International Airport on May 14
3 May 2025, 07:56 AM
BSF returns 2 Bangladeshis held while making 'TikTok videos' in Indian part
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) early today returned two Bangladeshi youths, who had been detained at Patgram border in Lalmonirhat
3 May 2025, 05:06 AM
IKRIMIKRI hosting 6-day exhibition
KRIMIKRI is hosting a six-day exhibition of picture-based books and illustrations at the Alliance Française gallery, said a press release.
2 May 2025, 20:05 PM
Hefazat vows tougher action if its demands not met
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh yesterday said they would go for a tougher programme if its key demands, including the dissolution of the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission, the withdrawal of cases against its leaders, and a ban on the Awami League, are not met.
2 May 2025, 20:00 PM
Rooppur Plant: NPCBL to finalise power purchase deal
The Nuclear Power Plant Company of Bangladesh Limited (NPCBL) has been given the responsibility for finalising the power purchase agreement with the Power Development Board (PDB) for selling electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
2 May 2025, 19:38 PM
Labour rights: Star journo wins DIFE’s best reporting award
Mohammad Jamil Khan, head of the crime desk at The Daily Star, won the best reporting award in print media category in a competition held by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) for his report on labour rights.
2 May 2025, 19:20 PM
Veggie prices go up in Dhaka markets
Prices of most vegetables, except for potatoes, have increased by Tk 5 to Tk 10 per kilogramme over the past week in the capital’s kitchen markets.
2 May 2025, 19:18 PM