Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to fully implement CHT Peace Accord

The CHT Affairs Secretary said this at the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
25 April 2025, 12:41 PM

Newborn's body recovered from hospital toilet in Jashore

Police reached the hospital around 11:30pm and recovered the body.
25 April 2025, 08:52 AM

Boishakhi Mela in Ctg: Traders complain of restrictions

'Jabbarer Boli Khela' to take place today
25 April 2025, 07:31 AM

Yunus leaves Qatar for the Vatican to attend Pope Francis' funeral

The chief adviser is expected to return to Dhaka in the early hours on Monday
25 April 2025, 06:45 AM

US wants Bangladesh’s work plan to reduce trade gap

The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US government’s chief trade negotiation body, wants to see Bangladesh’s work plan on narrowing the bilateral trade gap before the Trump administration makes a call on reciprocal tariffs.
24 April 2025, 18:09 PM

Asif apologises for his father’s contractor’s licence

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the LGRD and sports ministries, has issued a public apology after it was revealed that his father had obtained a contractor’s licence.
24 April 2025, 18:09 PM

Furnace oil: BPC drowning in stock overload

Based on private electricity producers’ request, the Power Development Board (PDB) asked Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to nearly triple its import of furnace oil to around 500,000 tonnes a month so that the electricity demand in the summer can be met.
24 April 2025, 18:08 PM

EC will carry out its own reforms: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said reforms that are urgent before the next election and within the Election Commission’s jurisdiction will be implemented by the EC itself.
24 April 2025, 18:06 PM

Ensure transparency to regain public trust

Doctors must ensure transparency in their engagements with pharmaceutical companies and diagnostic centres to regain public trust and restore the image of the profession, senior physicians and officials said yesterday.
24 April 2025, 18:01 PM

5 CU students freed a week after abduction

Five students of Chittagong University (CU), who were abducted a week ago, have been released, according to a statement issued by the Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), an organisation representing students of ethnic communities.
24 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Kuet VC to be relieved of duties

The government has begun the process of relieving Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of their duties.
24 April 2025, 18:01 PM

July Uprising: SP arrested in murder case suspended

Tanvir Salehin Emon, superintendent of police (basic training-2) at Bangladesh Police Academy in Rajshahi’s Sardah, who was arrested in a murder case linked to the July uprising, has been suspended.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

204 held between April 18-23: ISPR

The Bangladesh Army, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, arrested 204 individuals during joint operations conducted across the country between April 18-23.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Ishraque meets CEC

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday, as the Election Commission awaits a legal opinion from the law ministry regarding the issuance of a gazette declaring him the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Speak up against sexual harassment on public transport

Sexual harassment on public transport is not just a women’s issue, but a serious societal concern that requires collective action, said speakers at an event yesterday.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Parvez Killing: Another accused confesses

Mahathir Hasan, an FIR-named accused in the case filed over the killing of Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez, yesterday gave his confessional statements to a Dhaka magistrate.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We must not let fascism return’

The result of institutional weaknesses and the failure to build a democratic state over the past 53 years are the reasons behind the establishment of a fascist regime in Bangladesh, said Prof Ali Riaz, vice-chairman of the National Consensus Commission.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

31 killed by mobs in 3 months

If urgent steps are not taken to strengthen the rule of law, democracy, and fundamental freedoms, the country’s overall human rights situation may deteriorate further, the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) has warned.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Disclose agreed reforms and announce polls: Khasru

The people of Bangladesh are ready to cast their votes and are eagerly awaiting a national election by December, said BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM

UAE envoy calls on army chief

A delegation led by UAE Ambassador Abdulla Ali Abdulla Khaseif Alhmoudi paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarters yesterday.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM