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
Chakaria OC Manjur withdrawn, later posted to Ukhiya
Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Manjur Kader Bhuiyan was posted to Ukhiya Police Station hours after Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury ordered his withdrawal yesterday over multiple allegations.
1 March 2025, 20:08 PM
Ganges treaty renewal: Bangladesh, India to hold expert meeting
Bangladesh and India are set to hold the 86th meeting of the joint committee of technical experts in Kolkata next week and visit Farakka regarding the renewal of the 30-year-old treaty between the two countries on sharing the waters of the Ganges, which is up for renewal in 2026.
1 March 2025, 18:02 PM
Holy month of Ramadan begins
Today marks the beginning of Ramadan, the holy month when Muslim devotees fast every day and practice restraint, piety, and generosity.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
BGB warns of ‘stronger response’ as another Bangladeshi killed
The chief of Border Guard Bangladesh issued a stern warning yesterday, saying that continued killings by the Indian Border Security Force will prompt a “stronger response”.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
DB for ‘all-out action’ against criminals
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has launched an “all-out action” against criminal gangs to curb robbery, mugging, and theft in the capital.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
268 instances of fake news in February
Fact-checking organisation “Rumor Scanner” identified 268 instances of misinformation about Bangladesh circulating online in February.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Border Security: BGB to breed and train its own K-9 unit
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will no longer rely on foreign countries for purchasing trained dogs, as it will now breed and train its own dogs at its specialised K-9 unit and training centre in Gazipur.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A grim reminder, but little action taken
A leap day comes once every four years -- a moment outside the ordinary, an extra page in the calendar where possibilities stretch a little further.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Metro rail sets new timings for Ramadan
The metro rail authorities have revised the weekday train schedule for Ramadan. However, the train service schedule for Fridays and Saturdays will remain unchanged.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Cold storage fee hike: Potato farmers block Lalmonirhat highway for hours
Potato farmers in Lalmonirhat blocked the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway for three and a half hours today, protesting against the sharp increase in cold storage fees.
1 March 2025, 16:55 PM
Yunus greets countrymen on eve of Ramadan
The chief adviser emphasises that fasting fosters mutual sympathy, harmony, and brotherhood among the rich and poor
1 March 2025, 12:34 PM
DB to take ‘all-out action’ against criminals during Ramadan
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has decided to launch an "all-out action" against identified criminal gangs in various areas of the capital, aiming to curb robbery, mugging and theft in the capital.
1 March 2025, 11:48 AM
Shujan holds human chains, demands urgent action on law and order
In Manikganj, Shujan organised a similar human chain, urging immediate reforms to improve the security situation
1 March 2025, 10:50 AM
National Moon Sighting Committee's meeting this evening
The meeting will take place at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office in the capital at around 6:00pm
1 March 2025, 08:56 AM
Calls for new constitution and the questions that come to mind
The call for a second republic and a new constitution has never been louder
1 March 2025, 07:35 AM
‘Hope for a new dawn in country’s politics’
Manik Miah Avenue was abuzz with anticipation yesterday as the National Citizen Party (NCP) was officially launched.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Curtain falls on boi mela
As the Ekushey Boi Mela drew to a close, an air of bittersweet nostalgia enveloped Suhrawardy Udyan and Bangla Academy. Thousands of book lovers, young and old, meandered through the colourful stalls, their hearts heavy with the impending farewell to the largest book fair.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Tarmac damaged 2 days after road renovation work
Merely two days after the completion of renovation work on the 1.98-kilometre-long Balapukur-Debirpat road in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila, the bitumen surface has begun to wear off.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Fugitive death row convict held in Tangail
Rab arrested a death row convict, who had escaped from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur on August 5, from the Old Bus Stand area of Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila on Friday night.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Kurigram, Lalmonirhat: Fishers in peril as major rivers dry up
The major rivers in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts, including Brahmaputra, Teesta, Dudhkumar, Gangadhar and Dharla, are drying up, pushing fishermen into crisis.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM