Woman dies after C-section in Jashore, another shifted to KMCH

Shortly after the surgeries, both women began experiencing severe bleeding
23 February 2025, 06:50 AM

July uprising: AL govt, oppositions used children as pawns

Both the previous government (Awami League) and opposition groups recruited, paid, and used children in violence during the July uprising, a United Nations Fact-Finding Mission has reported.
22 February 2025, 20:03 PM

Bangladesh firm with 2 people got $29m from US

US President Donald Trump said that a US-funded project to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh worth $29 million had gone to a firm with just two people that nobody had ever heard of.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

July uprising party: Activists consider more top posts to minimise discord

The July uprising activists are considering increasing the number of top posts in their political party to ensure the representation of all the stakeholders of the movement amid a discord over leadership.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Concentration of power stifles democracy

Renowned economist Rehman Sobhan yesterday criticised the dominance of dynastic leadership within major parties, the growing influence of money in politics, and the escalating political violence, stating that these issues have severely undermined democracy.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

July Sangram Parishad launched

A new platform, July Sangram Parishad (JSP), was launched at the Central Shaheed Minar yesterday, aiming to uphold the revolutionary spirit of the July uprising and push for systemic political reforms.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Silence of the shrines

Devotees, khadems still living in fear, months after the first wave of attacks last year
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Kochopatra river: Damaged sluice gate leaves farmers in peril

The six-vent sluice gate in Chakamaia union of Kalapara upazila, Patuakhali, has remained unusable for years, causing suffering to farmers.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

3-way collision leaves 63 injured in Narsingdi

At least 63 people were injured in an accident involving three vehicles on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Narsingdi today
22 February 2025, 17:50 PM
22 February 2025, 17:47 PM

Fish production at risk due to water pollution: adviser Farida

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today said that due to water pollution and filling up of water bodies, fish production is at risk
22 February 2025, 12:27 PM

SPs, who were on duty in 2018 polls, are being removed

The government has taken steps to remove superintendents of police (SPs) who were in charge during the 2018 general election, Religious Affairs Adviser A F M Khalid Hossain said
22 February 2025, 12:14 PM

Italy embassy in Dhaka reaffirms commitment to combating visa corruption

The Embassy of Italy in Dhaka has reiterated its strong commitment to fighting corruption in the visa process and assured full cooperation with law enforcement authorities in both Italy and Bangladesh
22 February 2025, 10:11 AM

Rain likely at places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Mymensingh

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country
22 February 2025, 08:33 AM

Students stage protest at Kuet demanding arrest of attackers

Students of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (Kuet) staged a protest today demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for the recent attack on students
22 February 2025, 07:30 AM

Anti-discrimination student movement expels Rangpur dist organiser over ‘murder plot’

The decision was announced in a statement issued late last night
22 February 2025, 06:24 AM

Kuet students write to CA for removal of VC, Pro-VC

They have also urged for new appointments to these positions
22 February 2025, 04:54 AM

Poetry event halted in Ctg

A recitation program in Chattogram’s NandanKanan area was abruptly stopped yesterday after a poem mentioned Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
21 February 2025, 19:27 PM

Robbery, sexual assault on bus: Protest held at Shahbagh demanding justice

A group of citizens formed a human chain yesterday in front of the National Museum in the capital, protesting a recent bus robbery and the alleged sexual assault of women on board
21 February 2025, 18:53 PM

‘Ekush teaches us not to bow down’

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the Language Movement was pivotal in the nation’s liberation struggle, as it laid the foundation for a non-communal, democratic, and language-based state system.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM