July charter implementation: Parties sharply split over referendum timing

Although political parties have agreed on holding a referendum to implement the July National Charter, they have yet to reach consensus on its timing.
8 October 2025, 18:17 PM

Public admin adrift amid leadership vacuum

For the first time in two decades, the public administration ministry has been running without a secretary for more than two weeks.
8 October 2025, 18:08 PM

Israel detains Shahidul Alam and 144 others

Another Gaza-bound aid flotilla, this one carrying Bangladeshi photographer and writer Shahidul Alam and over 140 journalists, doctors and activists from all over the world, was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:08 PM

136 charged in murder case linked to July uprising

Police have pressed charges against 136 people in a murder case in Pabna linked to the July uprising.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

3 more die of dengue

At least three dengue patients died while 700 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Media portrayals of rights violations don't reflect reality: Shafiqul

Nur Khan Liton says he felt 'sick' hearing govt's statement
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Teesta erosion endangers homes and roads

Residents living along the Teesta shoal areas in Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Nilphamari have been gripped by fear as riverbank erosion has taken a serious turn despite a drop in the river’s water level.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

US Navy warship docked here on goodwill mission

The United States Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) arrived in Bangladesh yesterday on a three-day goodwill visit, according to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Daria-i-Noor, ‘sister’ to Koh-i-Noor, awaits first light in 117yrs

For over a century, one of the world’s most legendary gemstones has remained hidden -- locked in silence, shrouded in myth, and cloaked in official secrecy.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Crimes, flash processions will decline as polls near

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said the upcoming national election would be peaceful and festive if everyone plays their part.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

EU to send observers for upcoming polls: Khosru

The European Union has decided to send election observers to Bangladesh for the upcoming national election, said BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Teachers forced to resign since uprising to get salaries

The Ministry of Education has issued a directive on the payment of salaries and allowances for principals, headteachers, and other teachers of non-government educational institutions who were forced to resign since the July uprising.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Creative campaigns breathe life into Cucsu polls

With the reopening of campus after the Durga Puja vacation, candidates in the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) election have launched their campaigns in full swing.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

No safe waters for mother hilsa

Even amid intensified monitoring to protect mother hilsa during the ongoing 22-day fishing ban, illegal fishing continues unabated across five sanctuaries.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Global south will lead the next phase of int'l development

Prof David Engerman tells seminar at DU
8 October 2025, 17:38 PM

Khaleda Zia offers prayers at Ziaur Rahman’s grave

BNP chief left Gulshan residence for Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, sources confirmed
8 October 2025, 17:15 PM

A rhino in the river: Kurigram villagers shocked by rare discovery

Officials suspect the animal drifted from Assam’s forests
8 October 2025, 16:24 PM

'Media portrayals of rights violations don't reflect reality'

Shafiqul Alam says for years, newspapers carried false information on extrajudicial killings
8 October 2025, 16:03 PM

'No song-and-dance in Lalbagh’: Group tries to block Ustad Alauddin Khan tribute

Police disperse crowd after assuring event would feature only classical music, not dance
8 October 2025, 14:17 PM

Students catch 5 suspected 'Ogyan Party' members on a moving bus in Dhaka

They were handed over to police; victim admitted to DMCH
8 October 2025, 13:49 PM