Consensus commission suggests constitutional order, referendum

Following the legal panel's proposal, political parties began discussions
17 September 2025, 08:03 AM

Where humans and birds share a home

Villagers of Ajmer protect a thriving bird colony in Moulvibazar
17 September 2025, 06:44 AM

Polytechnic students block roads, rails over 4-point demand

Students from polytechnic institutes staged blockades in Dhaka and several districts yesterday to press home their four-point demands, including the introduction of a single-track system in engineering education to eliminate discrimination in jobs.
17 September 2025, 05:55 AM

Press ahead with economic reforms

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has urged Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to pursue deeper reforms as Bangladesh seeks to consolidate its economic recovery ahead of the national election in February.
16 September 2025, 21:34 PM

Direct cargo flights from port city not before Feb

Direct cargo flights from Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport are expected to begin in February next year -- six months later than the initial timeline -- due to bureaucratic sluggishness.
16 September 2025, 19:02 PM

Appoint religious teachers in primary schools or face demo

The interim government’s decision to appoint music and dance teachers in primary schools, instead of religious teachers, is “forced and irrelevant”, leaders of Islamist political parties and organisations said yesterday.
16 September 2025, 18:49 PM

Man killed in Adabor

A 25-year-old man was hacked to death in Dhaka’s Adabor area yesterday.
16 September 2025, 18:41 PM

Dhaka’s changing conversation on mental health

What has changed is that conversations can now happen out into the open
16 September 2025, 18:38 PM

2-year-old girl sexually assaulted

A two-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Sylhet's Moglabazar area on the night of September 10 after being lured with biscuits, her family has said.
16 September 2025, 18:37 PM

Protests flare in Bagerhat, ease in Bhanga

Demonstrators in Bagerhat yesterday besieged the election office demanding reinstatement of the district’s previous four constituencies.
16 September 2025, 18:06 PM

Dhaka edges closer to boiling point

Bangladesh now ranks second globally for exposure to extreme heat.
16 September 2025, 18:04 PM

Dhaka, Delhi should work together

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has said Bangladesh and India should work together to strengthen their interdependencies and transform geographical proximity and growing economic capabilities into new opportunities for mutually rewarding cooperation.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt steps up manpower export to Japan

The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has taken a series of major decisions to expand manpower export to Japan, a market seen as one of the most promising for Bangladeshi workers in the coming years.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Land allocated, new bus terminal construction yet to start

The construction of Tangail’s modern bus terminal has yet to begin, three years after the government allocated land for the project in 2022.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Nightmare on Khulna-Satkhira highway

The Khulna-Satkhira highway, one of the most important trade routes in the country’s southwest, now resembles a patchwork of broken bricks and gaping craters rather than a road.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Sarbojonin panel unveils 12-point manifesto ahead of Rucsu polls

Independent candidates pledge academic reforms, digital solutions
16 September 2025, 14:58 PM

Family disputes police account of Bhola Chhatra League leader’s death

Saifullah Arif's father alleges murder and cover-up, challenges police claim of rooftop fall
16 September 2025, 14:17 PM

Female teacher’s body recovered from river in Gaibandha

Police say cause of death yet to be determined
16 September 2025, 13:48 PM
16 September 2025, 12:38 PM

Constituency delimitation: Locals besiege Bagerhat election office for 3.5 hours

Officials and staffers were unable to enter the office premises during their protest programme
16 September 2025, 10:53 AM