‘Pivotal moment for gender equality’

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has congratulated the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on the findings of its first Household Production Satellite Accounts (HPSA), which, for the first time, placed a monetary value on unpaid household work.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Ex-DC Sultana Parveen suspended

The government has suspended former Kurigram deputy commissioner and joint secretary Sultana Parveen, who was jailed in a case over torturing a journalist.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Then who set fire to Mohanganj Express?

For Karwan Bazar hardware shop manager Mizanur Rahman, life has not been the same since the night his world turned to ashes. His wife Nadira Akter Popy, 32, and their three-year-old son Yeasin were among four people killed when arsonists set fire to the Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express in Tejgaon on December 19, 2023.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We still live in fear’

Five years after a Dhaka court delivered the first-ever verdict under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013, in the Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny murder case, the victim’s family says justice remains incomplete.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

2 NCP leaders resign

Two leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) resigned from their posts yesterday.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Making sense of the numbers

What Ducsu vote counts reveal about Shibir’s dominance
10 September 2025, 17:10 PM

Brothers killed by uncle and cousins, police in Narsingdi say

Murders followed drainage construction dispute
10 September 2025, 16:45 PM

EC to finalise new party registrations tomorrow

The Election Commission (EC) will hold a meeting tomorrow morning to finalise the registration of new political parties after completing field-level investigations and evaluation..The meeting is set for 11:30am at the EC headquarters in Dhaka, to be presided over by Election Commissioner A
10 September 2025, 14:32 PM

100% security to be ensured in Jucsu election, police say

Around 2,000 police personnel will be deployed
10 September 2025, 14:04 PM

NCP joint chief organiser Abdullah Al Mahmud resigns

Major (retd) Abdullah Al Mahmud, the joint chief organiser of National Citizen Party (NCP), has resigned from his post
10 September 2025, 09:53 AM

EC says it has no role in CCTV, body cameras for next polls

The commission conveyed its decision to the home ministry in a formal letter
10 September 2025, 09:17 AM

Bangladesh condemns Israeli military action against Qatar

The foreign ministry urged the international community, particularly the United Nations and relevant stakeholders, to take appropriate measures to ensure accountability
10 September 2025, 09:11 AM

Protest over constituency delimitation continues in Faridpur for 2nd day

Due to the blockade, road communication between Dhaka and several districts including Barishal and Khulna were being disrupted
10 September 2025, 07:08 AM

2-day hartal begins in Bagerhat demanding restoration of 4 constituencies

Since 8:00am today, leaders and activists of the committee brought out several processions in support of the hartal
10 September 2025, 07:00 AM

Mawlana Bhashani bridge shines finally as lighting finally switched on

Electric lights illuminate the bridge over Teesta, ending weeks of darkness and frustration
10 September 2025, 06:43 AM

PSC working to cut BCS recruitment time to 1 year

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission is working to reduce the duration of recruitment process from three and a half years to one year, under the slogan “One BCS, One Year,” in an effort to establish a merit-based and discrimination-free institution.
9 September 2025, 21:05 PM

Uprising cases: Committees to identify those falsely implicated

The government yesterday formed committees at the district and metropolitan levels in an attempt to identify and discharge individuals falsely implicated in cases filed over the crimes committed during last year’s mass uprising.
9 September 2025, 18:34 PM

Govt to buy 300 vehicles for polls duty

The interim government will procure around 300 vehicles for use during the upcoming national election, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.
9 September 2025, 18:08 PM

Journalist dies while covering Ducsu election

A journalist died yesterday while covering the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election at Curzon Hall on campus.
9 September 2025, 18:07 PM

A glimmer of hope for Joy Robidas

Over a month after cobbler Ruplal Robidas was killed by a mob in Rangpur’s Taraganj upazila, his 14-year-old son Joy Robidas is trying to rebuild his life -- this time with books in hand instead of a needle and thread.
9 September 2025, 18:01 PM