Bangladesh

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

This time, Ekushey book fair to begin in December

For the first time, the Amar Ekushey book fair will be organised twice in a single calendar year, with the upcoming edition scheduled to be held from December 17 this year to January 17 next year.

18 September 2025, 18:24 PM

National Consensus Commission reform proposals

5 parties mull forging alliance ahead of polls

The National Citizen Party, Gono Odhikar Parishad, AB Party, Rastro Songskar Andolan, and Ganosamhati Andolan are exploring the possibility of forming an alliance ahead of the upcoming national election, sources in the five parties said.

18 September 2025, 18:20 PM

Issue ordinance for central university by September 22

Students of Dhaka’s seven colleges, previously under Dhaka University, have set a September 22 deadline for the education ministry to issue an ordinance converting the institutions into a central university.

18 September 2025, 18:18 PM

EC gets greater powers under amended laws

The advisory council yesterday approved amendments to two key laws aimed at strengthening the Election Commission, granting it more authority to recruit all its officials and take disciplinary action against those negligent in polling duties.

18 September 2025, 18:17 PM

Two killed as bus hits bike

Two people were killed and another was injured after a bus hit their motorcycle from behind in Auliapur of Patuakhali Sadar upazila yesterday.

18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Novartis (Bangladesh) Ltd renamed as Nevian Lifescience PLC

Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited has been renamed as Nevian Lifescience PLC, following an acquisition of its majority shares by Radiant Pharmaceuticals Limited from Novartis AG Switzerland, said a press release.

18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Quick rental’ act enabled mega corruption

The ousted Awami League government enacted the now-defunct “quick rental” act to allow large-scale corruption in the power and energy sector by “rewarding and giving indemnity” to power company owners, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Political decentralisation ignored in reform agendas

True decentralisation requires the transfer of real power and decision-making to the local level, but this continues to be ignored in Bangladesh, speakers said at a programme yesterday.

18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

400km of Lalmonirhat roads left in disrepair

Around 400km of roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Lalmonirhat have become almost unusable due to years of neglect.

18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Makeshift markets put trains at risk

At least nine makeshift markets have been built dangerously close to the tracks along the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail line while the Bangladesh Railway authorities have turned a blind eye to the menace.

18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Locals suffer as bridge work stalls

Over one lakh people from Lalmonirhat Sadar and Kurigram’s Phulbari, Nageshwari and Bhurungamari upazilas have long been suffering due to slow progress in the construction of a bridge over the Ratnai river.

18 September 2025, 18:00 PM