India expelling Rohingya to Bangladesh without rights protections: HRW

Many were tossed in the middle of sea, victim tell the right organisation
30 August 2025, 05:57 AM

Nur suffers nose and jaw fractures, under intensive care: doctor

Medical board formed; doctors say surgery not needed at this stage
30 August 2025, 05:55 AM

RU students block highway demanding justice for attack on Nur

Demonstrations demand action against attackers after clash in Kakrail
30 August 2025, 05:52 AM

Tarique Rahman calls for probe into attack on Nur

Urges restraint and vigilance against mob culture during democratic transition
30 August 2025, 04:19 AM

Mawlana Bhashani Bridge: Incomplete approach road poses risk for vehicles

Around three kilometres of the approach road on Kurigram’s Chilmari side of the newly built Mawlana Bhashani Bridge remain unfinished, forcing buses and goods-laden trucks to navigate it at risk every day.
29 August 2025, 23:25 PM

Rajnagar in Moulvibazar: Bamboo trade thrives at Kalarbazar

Nestled on the edge of Kawadighi Haor in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar, the Kalarbazar bamboo market has carried on a centuries-old tradition that continues to shape the region’s rural economy and cultural identity.
29 August 2025, 23:17 PM

Mirzarchar in Narsingdi: 6 years on, flood shelter remains incomplete

The long-awaited shelter centre for river erosion and flood-affected residents in the char areas of Narsingdi’s Mirzarchar under Raipura upazila remains incomplete, six years after the work began.
29 August 2025, 21:31 PM

Kuakata’s Char Gangamati: Crab, turtle conservation effort falters in 4 years

A conservation initiative to protect red crabs and sea turtles at Kuakata’s Char Gangamati beach has virtually vanished within four years of its launch, owing to poor monitoring and lack of enforcement.
29 August 2025, 21:20 PM

Waiting for a country without enforced disappearances

BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said they are waiting for a Bangladesh where no one will ever fall victim to enforced disappearances again.
29 August 2025, 21:02 PM

Disband Rab, ensure justice for victim families

The interim government must immediately disband the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), which has been accused of carrying out enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.
29 August 2025, 21:01 PM

Kurigram’s forgotten jewel: Naodanga Zamindar Palace in ruins

On the northern border with India, in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, stands the decaying Naodanga Zamindar Palace, once a hub of aristocratic power and cultural celebration, now abandoned to neglect and ruin.
29 August 2025, 21:01 PM

July uprising paved way for welfare state

Bangladesh is at a “critical juncture”, with the July uprising opening up new political possibilities to rebuild the country as a welfare state, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.
29 August 2025, 21:00 PM

Expanded dengue syndrome a growing concern

Mohammadpur resident Hujaifa Tanveer, 28, who has been receiving treatment at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, was due to be discharged on Thursday, but doctors postponed it after tests revealed that dengue had partially damaged his kidneys and lungs.
29 August 2025, 21:00 PM
29 August 2025, 20:09 PM

Post-july uprising: Greed fuelling new wave of anarchy

In the aftermath of the July uprising, the country has witnessed a new wave of terror, killings, and mob violence, centring extortion, land grabbing, and establishing dominance, said Gono Forum founder and Emeritus President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday.
29 August 2025, 20:09 PM

Economic policies must be freed from grip of oligarchs

Bangladesh’s economic policies must be liberated from the control of a few oligarchs, bureaucrats, and a narrow capitalist elite to ensure broad-based growth and sustainable job creation, economists said yesterday.
29 August 2025, 18:51 PM

43 bodies a month recovered from rivers this year

Bodies of a woman and a child were recovered from the Buriganga River on August 23. Autopsies initially found that they had been strangled before their bodies were dumped. A murder case was filed with Sadarghat River Police Station in this regard.
29 August 2025, 18:30 PM

Old order risks stalling hard-won democratic gains

As Bangladesh aspires to a paradigm shift in governance after the July uprising, scholars from home and abroad yesterday warned that concentration of power, growing inequality, and the use of religion for political gains could undermine progress.
29 August 2025, 18:06 PM

CA’s representatives visit Buet student Shadid at DMCH

During the visit, the CA's special assistants Sheikh Moinuddin and Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb expressed solidarity with Shadid's family
29 August 2025, 16:34 PM

Stray dog debate heats up in Khulna after abrupt catching attempt

Animal rights groups demand sterilisation, vaccination; some locals cite attacks
29 August 2025, 13:30 PM