Protesters free Shahbagh intersection after 4.5hrs

Police charged batons and used water cannons and sound grenades to disperse the protesters
10 February 2025, 08:01 AM

What makes a passport strong, and where does Bangladesh stand?

The Henley Passport Index 2025, ranks passports of 199 countries based on the number of visa-free destinations
10 February 2025, 07:58 AM

MATS students continue protest in front of press club

They took position there under the banner of the General MATS Student Unity Council around 6:00am
10 February 2025, 06:57 AM

Fewer migratory birds visit JU this winter

Why haven't the birds come round this year?
10 February 2025, 06:00 AM

Man freed from Jashore jail after 8yrs of acquittal due to missing court order

The release order reached the prison on February 6, 2025 and he was released after verification and other formalities were completed
10 February 2025, 05:54 AM

Dhaka’s air quality world's worst this morning

The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone
10 February 2025, 04:26 AM

MATS students demonstrate at Shahbagh

Medical Assistant Training School (MATS) students staged a sit-in at Shahbagh yesterday for over five hours with four-point demand, including recruitment to vacant 10th-grade positions and the creation of more employment opportunities.
9 February 2025, 19:02 PM

Garment workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding arrears

Long tailbacks on both sides of the highway
9 February 2025, 18:38 PM

Trying to attract voters dissatisfied with AL-BNP bipolar politics

With the interim government having completed six months in office, the calls for a national election have intensified. Meanwhile, several reform commissions have submitted reports to the government. .Regarding these developments and more,<B> Akhter Hossen,</B> member secretary of Jatiya Na
9 February 2025, 18:24 PM

Operation to go on until all 'devils' rooted out

Says home adviser about 'Devil Hunt' as joint forces detain 1,308 people
9 February 2025, 18:22 PM

Mymensingh resists Urdu as state language

The students and people of Mymensingh observed spontaneous general strikes, processions and rallies in 1948 and 1952, resisting the Pakistan government’s bid to declare Urdu as the state language by omitting Bangla.
9 February 2025, 18:18 PM

Former CEC Abdur Rouf no more

Former chief election commissioner Justice Md Abdur Rouf passed away at a Dhaka hospital yesterday at the age of 91.
9 February 2025, 18:15 PM

2 out 3 think civil servants behave like rulers

Over half the people say bribes are the only way to get the job done at govt offices
9 February 2025, 18:14 PM

Jamaat announces candidates for all Khulna constituencies

Despite no fixed timeframe for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Jamaat-e-Islami has announced candidates for three more constituencies in Khulna.
9 February 2025, 18:02 PM

Yunus to attend World Govts Summit in UAE February 11-13

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will attend the World Governments Summit 2025, scheduled to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 11 to 13.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Ex-MP Nadwi remanded in murder case

A Chattogram court yesterday placed Abu Reza Nazimuddin Nadwi, former Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-15 constituency, on two-day remand in a case filed with Panchlaish Police Station over the murder of a Chhatra Shibir activist.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Machine has remained nonfunctional for 10 years

For the past ten years, the radiotherapy machine at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) has been out of order, leaving thousands of cancer patients in the region without access to a critical part of their treatment.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Shah Abdul Karim Loko Utshob held in Sunamganj

The two-day Shah Abdul Karim Loko Utshob-2025 recently celebrated the timeless melodies of Baul Samrat Shah Abdul Karim, including Bondhe Maya Lagaise, Gari Chole Na, and Bosonto Batase Soi Go, said a press release.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Alauddin Bhuiyan passes away

Alauddin Bhuiyan, former bill collector at the accounts section of The Daily Star, passed away on February 8. He was 70.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

BIWTA locks horns with Ctg shipbreakers over clearance

Despite repeated notices from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), shipbreakers in Chattogram continue to dismantle scrap ships and dredge sand without obtaining clearance, according to BIWTA officials.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM