Bangladesh’s future rests on its people

The US State Department has reiterated that the future of Bangladesh will ultimately be determined by its people.
16 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Pakistan foreign secy in Dhaka

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day visit to attend the Foreign Office Consultation (FOC), the first such diplomatic engagement in 15 years, as Dhaka and Islamabad seek to normalise relations.
16 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Separate secretariat for judiciary in progress

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed yesterday said the process for establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary is ongoing.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Killing of Swarna Das: 7 months on, fear still lingers at Lalarchak border

For the past seven months, farmers in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar have stayed away from their land near the Lalarchak border, fearing attacks allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF).
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Sylhet lost 35,005 hectares of farmland in 5yrs

Unchecked land filling in Sylhet division is putting the region’s future of agriculture at grave risk, as farmlands are rapidly being converted into residential, commercial, and multi-storied structures.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM

ICT to quiz Ansar member over July shooting

The International Crimes Tribunal has granted permission to its investigation agency to interrogate Ansar member Omar Faruk, who was caught on video allegedly shooting a protester in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area during the July uprising.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Shabnam Huq’s death anniv today

Today is the 25th death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, former chief executive officer of Dhaka Bank Foundation, said a press release.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Sufferings mount as blockades paralyse country

Students of polytechnic institutes have announced a rail blockade across the country today to press home their six-point demand.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Rights group protests ‘unlawful detention’ of Meghna Alam

A rights group has issued a letter to top law enforcement officials, expressing deep concern over what they term the unlawful detention of Meghna Alam, a resident of Bashundhara R/A, who was taken into custody by police forces on April 9
16 April 2025, 16:18 PM

Bangladesh armed forces conclude major humanitarian mission in Myanmar

The assistance was launched in response to the March 28 earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand
16 April 2025, 15:01 PM

A day at court: Shajahan grins, Rupa looks worried

As former shipping minister Shajahan Khan was escorted from the lockup to a courtroom of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka this morning, he wore his usual smile
16 April 2025, 14:52 PM

BGB brings back 55 fishermen held by Arakan Army

They were returned this afternoon through the Teknaf-Myanmar Transit Jetty near Chowdhuripara in Teknaf Municipality
16 April 2025, 14:49 PM

Traders tactfully force govt to accept their decisions: CAB

Businesspeople have set the new price of edible oil by holding the public hostage, said SM Nazer Hossain, vice president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh
16 April 2025, 14:14 PM

Part of poet Rafiq Azad’s Dhanmondi house demolished

A part of the house of Ekushey Padak-winning poet Rafiq Azad was demolished by the National Housing Authority yesterday morning in the presence of police. 
16 April 2025, 13:43 PM

20 physically challenged people struggling to reclaim insurance deposits

The company shut its Lalmonirhat district office in 2014, leaving policyholders unable to make deposits
16 April 2025, 13:23 PM

Labour leader arrested over April 9 clash in Narayanganj

Selim was detained from his residence around 1:30am
16 April 2025, 13:03 PM
16 April 2025, 11:30 AM

Polytechnic students protest across Bangladesh

Key highways and rail lines were blocked in multiple cities
16 April 2025, 11:28 AM

ICT to interrogate Ansar member over July shooting

The prosecutor told the tribunal that investigators have obtained substantial evidence
16 April 2025, 09:15 AM

Not satisfied at all, Fakhrul says after meeting Yunus

"The chief adviser said he wants to hold the election between December and June"
16 April 2025, 08:38 AM