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
Bangladesh moves to deal with US tariff shock
As new US tariffs shake global trade routes, Bangladesh is pursuing a plan to reduce its trade imbalance with the US through targeted import increases, regulatory reforms and behind-the-scenes diplomacy. Bangladesh is not panicking and may even stand to gain, officials said yesterday.
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Sewage pollution killing city’s water bodies
90% of Dhaka city outside Wasa’s sewerage network; decade-old master plan for sewage treatment plants remains unimplemented
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM
One killed, 19 hurt as BNP factions clash in Rangpur
At least one person died and 19 others were injured in a clash between two rival factions of the BNP in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur yesterday.
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Must not burn waste at landfills
Waste must not be burned under any circumstance, irrespective of whether it is at the Matuail Sanitary Landfill or elsewhere, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Myanmar earthquake: Bangladesh ready to send more aid: Yunus
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has assured Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing that Bangladesh stands ready to extend further humanitarian support to victims of the recent earthquake in Myanmar.
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Disaster risk funding inadequate
Bangladesh’s vulnerability to natural disasters has placed significant strain on its economy and financial resources, with about $5 billion needed in the short term for relief and early recovery, according to the International Monetary Fund.
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Indian WAQF bill: Petition filed before SC challenging amendment
Amanatullah Khan, a member of the Legislative Assembly from the Aam Aadmi Party, yesterday moved to the Supreme Court to challenge the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by both Houses of Parliament in India recently.
5 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Passport index: Bangladesh moves up a notch
Bangladesh has advanced one position in the global passport strength index, moving from 182nd to 181st place, according to a recent report published by Dubai-based global consultancy firm Nomad Capitalist.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM
No place for AL in NCP
If any member of Awami League attempts to infiltrate the National Citizen Party, they will be resisted and handed over to the law, said the party’s Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM
1 dies of dengue in 24 hours
Currently, 62 dengue patients are receiving treatment across the country
5 April 2025, 13:15 PM
Banks, financial institutions to resume regular hours from tomorrow
Banking hours will be from 10:00am to 3:30pm
5 April 2025, 11:13 AM
Eid holidaymakers crowd Paturia terminal to return to Dhaka
Large crowds of homebound passengers were seen at the terminal in Shibalaya upazila of Manikganj, seeking to cross the river back to the capital
5 April 2025, 09:16 AM
CA calls ‘emergency meeting’ to discuss US tariff
The meeting will be held at the State Guest House Jamuna at 7.30pm today
5 April 2025, 07:52 AM
Tk 10cr for a food court, Tk 1cr for toilet!
The Dhaka South City Corporation has undertaken a nearly Tk 900 crore project to restore, renovate, and beautify four canals -- Shyampur, Jirani, Manda, and Kalunagar -- to mitigate waterlogging in Dhaka.
4 April 2025, 21:17 PM
A bridge built by the people, for the people
For years, residents of Baura in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila had to rely on a bamboo bridge to cross the Saniajan river -- a structure that was frequently damaged during the rainy season, forcing villagers to use boats or take long detours.
4 April 2025, 20:51 PM
Eid fair that brings Thakurgaon together
Every Eid, as the sun begins to set over Thakurgaon Government Boys’ High School ground, a familiar rhythm takes hold -- laughter, music, the creaking sound of Ferris wheels, and the murmur of people catching up with old friends.
4 April 2025, 20:14 PM
Two new apex court judges meet president
Newly appointed Appellate Division judges, Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Farah Mahbub, paid a courtesy visit to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening.
4 April 2025, 19:02 PM
Jamuna boat capsize: Another body recovered, one still missing
The body of a man who went missing after a boat capsized in the Jamuna River in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur was recovered yesterday.
4 April 2025, 18:52 PM
Hope and fear in the haor
As farmers across the Sylhet division prepare for the boro paddy harvest, they aim for a good yield due to favourable weather and increased cultivation.
4 April 2025, 18:19 PM
Earthquake readiness: Unprepared Dhaka at grave risk
The recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and parts of Thailand serves as yet another warning for Dhaka.
4 April 2025, 18:18 PM