Bangladesh

Dried fish season begins in Kuakata

12 November 2025, 12:37 PM News

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 News

State runs on laws, not emotions

23 October 2025, 18:15 PM News

ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad

23 October 2025, 18:12 PM News

RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols

23 October 2025, 18:10 PM News

Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’

23 October 2025, 17:38 PM News

'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'

23 October 2025, 16:58 PM News

Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case

23 October 2025, 16:51 PM News

'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna

23 October 2025, 16:30 PM News

Empty promises for a bridge over kushiyara

“Since I was 12, I’ve been hearing that a bridge over the Kushiyara river will be built here,” said Nepal Ranjan Das, 55, a resident of Bilbari in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar. “Whoever comes to power promises the bridge -- but nothing happens.”

12 April 2025, 21:45 PM

Jamalpur District: Doctor crisis pushes healthcare to the brink

Healthcare services in Jamalpur are in dire straits as hospitals across the district’s seven upazilas struggle with an acute shortage of doctors.

12 April 2025, 21:45 PM

Increase lower court judges to 6,000

The Judiciary Reform Commission has suggested increasing the number of lower court judges to at least 6,000 by appointing around 4,000 additional ones in order to bring the backlog of pending cases to a tolerable level.

12 April 2025, 21:41 PM

From Dhaka, for Gaza

“Who are you? Who am I? Palestine, Palestine!” The slogan rang out across central Dhaka as thousands marched under the blazing sun yesterday, expressing solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s continued assault on Gaza.

12 April 2025, 21:40 PM

Hold polls without delay

BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council member Zainul Abedin Farroque yesterday urged Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus to move forward with the national election plan without any delay.

12 April 2025, 20:07 PM

Price war in the garment sector: Exporters fear a race to the bottom

With China, Vietnam and Cambodia vying for market share, Bangladeshi exporters fear a race to the bottom on prices -- one they may not win

12 April 2025, 18:06 PM

BTRC dismantles IGW cartel

The telecom regulator has revoked a cartel that controlled the international incoming call market in Bangladesh since 2015.

12 April 2025, 18:06 PM

Military needs extensive reforms

Retired army officers have called for extensive reforms in the military to ensure that the armed forces and intelligence agencies cannot be abused for political gains in the future.

12 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Try Israel for genocide

A mammoth rally in the capital yesterday protested the Israeli atrocities in Gaza and called for the recognition of Palestine as a state and Israel’s trial for genocide.

12 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Festivity in air as Boisabi begins

With the first light of day casting a golden hue over the Sangu river, members of the Chakma and Tanchangya communities gathered near Bandarban town yesterday morning to mark the beginning of Boisabi -- one of the most significant cultural festivals in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

12 April 2025, 18:00 PM