Dried fish season begins in Kuakata
12 November 2025, 12:37 PM
Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure
9 November 2025, 13:58 PM
Govt looks to implement new pay scale in phases
23 October 2025, 18:25 PM
State runs on laws, not emotions
23 October 2025, 18:15 PM
ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols
23 October 2025, 18:10 PM
Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’
23 October 2025, 17:38 PM
'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'
23 October 2025, 16:58 PM
Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case
23 October 2025, 16:51 PM
'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna
23 October 2025, 16:30 PM
Yunus introduces political leaders with top US companies
The chief adviser called upon US firms to invest more in Bangladesh, his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said after the event in New York
25 September 2025, 02:50 AM
Protection of Journos: Feedback on ordinance by Oct 4
Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday asked stakeholders to provide their opinions on the proposed “Journalists’ Rights Protection Ordinance”, recommended by the Media Reform Commission, by October 4.
24 September 2025, 20:22 PM
Dhak, dhol makers struggle to keep tradition alive
In the bustling lanes of Notunbazar in Sreemangal, while shoppers crowd clothing stores, a different scene unfolds at a small shop. Upside-down dhols of various sizes are neatly arranged as craftsmen quietly tie yarn around the drums in silence.
24 September 2025, 19:30 PM
Cox’s Bazar: Fund crunch threatens lifeguard operations
Rip currents and shifting sand channels have made three of Cox's Bazar's most popular beach zones -- Kolatoli, Sughandha and Laboni -- increasingly treacherous for tourists.
24 September 2025, 18:41 PM
Ensure justice for rape of girl in Khagrachhari
Students and women’s organisations brought out a procession in Rangamati yesterday, demanding justice for the rape of a class-eight student in Khagrachhari.
24 September 2025, 18:14 PM
Law and order tops voter priorities
Improving law and order has overtaken price control as the top public expectation from the next government, according to the latest round of the People’s Election Pulse Survey.
24 September 2025, 18:12 PM
‘Boat’, ‘water lily’ not on EC’s list
The Election Commission has reserved 115 symbols for registered parties and independent candidates in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections.
24 September 2025, 18:10 PM
No clear progress on ACC reform proposals
Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh and head of the Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission, has expressed concern over the lack of clear updates on the implementation of his commission’s recommendations.
24 September 2025, 18:05 PM
10 businesses, Hasina family: Tk 57,257cr in assets frozen at home, abroad
The document shows that Tk 46,805.32 crore of the assets are in Bangladesh, while the remaining Tk 10,451.54 crore are abroad.
24 September 2025, 18:05 PM
Yunus seeks WB support to upgrade Ctg port
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the World Bank to assist in modernising the Chittagong Port and recovering stolen funds.
24 September 2025, 18:01 PM
Waste burning chokes Savar
On August 17, the Department of Environment declared Savar a degraded airshed, citing the growing threat of air pollution from open burning of solid waste and brick kilns.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Square Group launches mobile hospital for the poor
Square Group yesterday launched a mobile hospital initiative aimed at delivering basic healthcare services to underserved communities, particularly in industrial areas, ahead of the birth centenary of its late founder, Samson H Chowdhury on September 25.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamuna devours 20 homes in Sirajganj
Jamuna river erosion has intensified over the past few days, devouring around 20 houses in Sadia Chandpur union under Chowhali upazila of Sirajganj.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Banana boon for farmers in Sherpur
Banana farming in Sherpur, including in different hilly areas, has become a financial lifeline for many poor and marginal farmers.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
App for postal voting to be launched in Nov
The Postal Vote BD app, designed to allow Bangladeshi expatriates to vote, will be launched in the third week of November, said Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah yesterday.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Another firefighter dies from Tongi fire
The death toll from Monday’s chemical warehouse fire in Gazipur’s Tongi rose to two yesterday after another firefighter, burnt in the explosion, lost his battle for life.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
CPB gets new committee
Kazi Sazzad Zahir Chandan has been elected president of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) for a four-year term.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
AGS candidates pledge reforms, student welfare
Sixteen candidates are contesting the post of Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) election.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Ex-MP Kabirul Haque Mukti arrested from Dhaka’s Niketan
Charges yet to be specified by police
24 September 2025, 17:43 PM
Yunus outlines five priorities for better financing SDGs
Closing $4 trillion SDG gaps is formidable, yet essential, he says.
24 September 2025, 16:23 PM