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
House rent hike: Teachers reject govt’s offer, continue protest
Teachers of MPO-listed non-government schools, colleges and madrasas yesterday continued their protest for the eighth consecutive day, rejecting the government’s decision to grant a five percent house rent allowance, or a minimum of Tk 2,000 per month.
19 October 2025, 18:12 PM
‘We teach, but we can’t feed our children’
Mohammad Ishak, who has been teaching at a madrasa in Sylhet for over 34 years, draws a monthly salary of only Tk 26,980 -- hardly enough to support his family and cover the educational expenses of his three children.
19 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Airport fire sends shockwave across supply chains
Raw materials for peak-season garment shipments, medicine ingredients, and telecom equipment gutted
19 October 2025, 18:06 PM
Cargo village fire exposes weak safety systems at HSIA
The fire at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has raised serious concerns about the fire safety systems at one of the country’s most crucial infrastructure hubs.
19 October 2025, 18:06 PM
‘Media trials’ undermine justice system
Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser Shafiqul Alam yesterday warned that “media trials” and excessive public pressure are corroding the neutrality of Bangladesh’s justice system, making it difficult for judges to adjudicate cases “calmly and rationally”.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM
UN funding crisis to send 1,400 Bangladeshi peacekeepers home by mid-2026
Budget cuts will reduce Bangladesh’s UN deployment by 25%
19 October 2025, 16:20 PM
BNP-Jamaat activists clash in Noakhali; at least 50 injured
Tension remains high in the area
19 October 2025, 15:07 PM
CAAB temporarily designates GSE maintenance area for cargo storage after fire
Govt plans to resume import cargo operations within two-three days
19 October 2025, 14:46 PM
Amar Desh journalist beaten at BNP's Gulshan office; Fakhrul apologises
Reporter says his phone was broken while recording nomination seekers' scuffle
19 October 2025, 14:08 PM
Govt forms 12-member high-level committee to probe Dhaka airport fire
Report due in three weeks
19 October 2025, 13:08 PM
Media professional found dead at Dhaka home
Police suspect suicide; news portal dismisses claims linking death to a workplace complaint
19 October 2025, 13:04 PM
BNP pledges to consider nationalisation of MPO-listed institutions if elected
Alliance for Nationalisation of MPO-Listed Educational Institutions leaders meet Fakhrul
19 October 2025, 12:51 PM
Disagreements natural in politics: Adviser Rizwana
She says differences among parties part of democratic process
19 October 2025, 12:46 PM
‘Didn’t find any fire detection or protection system inside’
Fire official says had such systems been in place, accident in Dhaka airport might not have happened
19 October 2025, 12:06 PM
Bangladesh seeks Saudi support for coastal greening and rainwater harvesting
Environment adviser and Saudi ambassador discuss cooperation on tree plantation, water security
19 October 2025, 11:37 AM
Horse carts, motorbikes keep life and economy moving in Padma chars
With no paved roads, residents rely on horses and bikes to reach Kabirpur ghat in Faridpur to cross the river
19 October 2025, 06:36 AM
Govt approves 5% house rent allowance for MPO teachers from Nov 1
New house rent allowance structure to be implemented without arrears
19 October 2025, 04:59 AM
Songs of the soul
As dusk fell over Suhrawardy Udyan, the air was filled with the rhythmic sound of ektaras and soft hum of mystic verses that have travelled through generations.
18 October 2025, 21:18 PM
MPO teachers continue protest for seventh day
MPO-listed teachers and employees of private educational institutions continued their sit-in protest at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka for the seventh consecutive day yesterday, pressing for a three-point demand.
18 October 2025, 21:17 PM
‘One repatriation, one recruitment’
Bangladesh and Italy are working on a new mechanism under which the European country will hire one Bangladeshi worker for every irregular migrant repatriated from Italy.
18 October 2025, 21:17 PM