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

KDA avenue turns into a garbage dumping ground

KDA avenue, one of Khulna city’s busiest and most developed roads, has long been blighted by an ongoing problem -- it has served as an open garbage dumping site for the past 15 years.

30 August 2025, 23:43 PM

Moulvibazar District: Over 437km of rural roads in disrepair

More than 437 kilometres of rural roads across Moulvibazar have fallen into complete disrepair, leaving thousands of residents isolated, local economies crippled, and vital transport routes severed.

30 August 2025, 22:44 PM

Our concept of secularism differs from Western ideals

Secularism is not a neutral or indigenous idea but was historically imposed by Western powers, said speakers at an event yesterday.

30 August 2025, 21:31 PM

July Atrocities: 8-10 cases may be disposed of before polls

ICT Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam yesterday said they have sufficient evidence and hoped that eight to 10 cases related to the July uprising would be disposed of before the February elections.

30 August 2025, 20:46 PM

Crimes against humanity: ‘Being forced to rush the trials’

International Crimes Tribunal’s Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam yesterday said they are being forced to rush the trials of crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising, as well as enforced disappearances perpetrated under the Awami League regime.

30 August 2025, 20:11 PM

From the classroom to a cobbler’s stall

Joy once dreamed of studying and building a bright future for himself and his family. But on August 9, that dream was dashed forever.

30 August 2025, 20:01 PM

Support Desk launched for safety of journalists

A Support Desk aimed at strengthening the legal protection of journalists in Bangladesh has been launched with support from Unesco’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

30 August 2025, 20:00 PM

Capitalist type of development behind inequality

Dhaka University Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury yesterday said the country’s economic progress is a “capitalist type of development” which is behind inequality.

30 August 2025, 18:45 PM

Jucsu polls: 60% of all seats vacant or uncontested

The upcoming Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) and hall union elections have drawn 622 candidates for 340 posts.

30 August 2025, 18:44 PM

Yunus to meet BNP, Jamaat, NCP leaders today

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will hold separate meetings today with the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party to discuss the current political situation and the upcoming election.

30 August 2025, 18:09 PM