Fakhrul, Taher to accompany Yunus to UNGA

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will travel to New York next week to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said yesterday.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

ACC sues S Alam, 42 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against 43 individuals, including prominent business figures and senior officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd, over the alleged embezzlement of Tk 363 crore from the bank's Gulshan branch in Dhaka.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Five killed in road accidents

Five people were killed in road accidents in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Six years on, project still stuck in first phase

Despite repeated student protests, government intervention, and even army involvement, the long-awaited second campus of Jagannath University (JnU) in Keraniganj has seen little progress, six years after land acquisition began.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Raisul Huq Bahar’s death anniv today

Today is the seventh death anniversary of AKM Raisul Huq Bahar, a freedom fighter and journalist. Bahar was born on April 1, 1952 at Companiganj, Noakhali.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

First lot of 37.46 tonnes of hilsa shipped to India

Bangladesh shipped the first lot of 37.46 tonnes of hilsa fish to India in the early hours of yesterday.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink

Burai Beel, a natural wetland located near eastern part of Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to continuous pollution and encroachment.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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17 September 2025, 15:57 PM

Biman pilot flies to Jeddah with mother’s passport

Immigration lapse at Dhaka airport flagged as Saudi officials spot error after landing
17 September 2025, 15:42 PM

Mandatory pre-case mediation launched in 12 districts

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul inaugurates pilot programme in Sylhet
17 September 2025, 15:25 PM

'Why this sudden rush to buy luxury SUVs for future ministers?'

TIB calls proposed purchase 'overzealous', urges probe
17 September 2025, 15:22 PM
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Clay, colour, and devotion transform Old Dhaka’s lanes ahead of Durga Puja

In Shakhari Bazar and Tanti Bazar, artisans busy shaping idols
17 September 2025, 14:37 PM

Shibir-backed panel places 7-point demand ahead of Rucsu polls

Takes a jab at Chhatra Dal's 6-point demand announcement
17 September 2025, 14:15 PM

ACC sues ex-railway DG, 6 others over Tk 598cr loss in DEMU train procurement

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against seven former government officials, including Bangladesh Railway’s former director general Md Tohidul Anwar Chowdhury, over alleged financial losses of the state worth Tk 598.84 crore stemming from the procurement of ineffective DEMU t
17 September 2025, 13:30 PM

Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink

Burai Beel, a natural wetland near Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to pollution and encroachment
17 September 2025, 11:34 AM
17 September 2025, 11:25 AM

Ex-law minister, 7 others shown arrested in three murder cases

Court orders in three cases tied to anti-discrimination student movement deaths
17 September 2025, 09:30 AM

Trump’s trade wars and Bangladesh’s balancing act: Michael Kugelman speaks

He discusses shifting US-Bangladesh ties, Trump’s tariffs, and South Asia’s fragile geopolitics
17 September 2025, 09:27 AM