Election action plan: EC secretary promises ‘additional details’ tomorrow

A total of 1,893 objections and recommendations were received on 84 constituencies
27 August 2025, 13:32 PM

Ruet students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway

The blockade began around 3:00pm as part of their ongoing programme
27 August 2025, 12:12 PM

Shahbagh blockade leads to heavy gridlock

In the Facebook group Traffic Alert, frustrated commuters asked for updates and alternative routes
27 August 2025, 10:35 AM
27 August 2025, 10:13 AM

180 police peacekeepers leave for UN mission in DR Congo

The contingent, led by Superintendent of Police Jannat Afroz, flew to the Central African country on a chartered plane
27 August 2025, 07:19 AM

Govt raises medical aid, welfare benefits for employees

Critical illness aid for staff increased to Tk 3 lakh
27 August 2025, 06:12 AM

25 new High Court judges sworn in

Twenty-five newly appointed High Court judges took oath yesterday at the Supreme Court, marking the first appointments under the Supreme Court Judges' Appointment Ordinance, 2025.
26 August 2025, 21:00 PM

Medical devices in neonatal units: Unicef to pull plug on maintenance support

The move may disrupt lifesaving services for newborns unless the authorities act promptly, say experts and health officials.
26 August 2025, 18:12 PM

One killed in bus-bike collision

A man was killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a motorcycle in Madaripur yesterday.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Inter-ministerial probe body visits Sada Pathor

A high-level inter-ministerial probe committee, formed by the Cabinet Division, is currently in Sylhet and yesterday visited Sada Pathor and adjacent areas in Companiganj upazila to investigate the large-scale looting of stones.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Political will key to implementing reforms: speakers

There is strong public demand for reforms, and political parties will face consequences if they ignore it, said Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar yesterday.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

BNP and Jamaat lawyers urge SC to reinstate CG system

Counsels for BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday pleaded before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to turn down its verdict that scrapped the non-party caretaker government system, saying that this system ensured democracy in the country through holding free and fair elections.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Enforced Disappearances: Fortify Rights calls for accountability, reparations

On the first anniversary of Bangladesh’s Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, rights group Fortify Rights urged the interim government to ensure accountability for past abuses and provide reparations to survivors and families of the disappeared.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Formulate ‘Journalist Protection Act’

Legal reform is essential to ensure journalists can work without fear of censorship, harassment, or arbitrary detention, said speakers at the launch event of a strategic action plan yesterday.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Sweet harvest on saline shores

On the saline fringes of Bangladesh’s southwest coast, where seawater intrusion and freshwater scarcity have long dictated the fate of crops, a quiet agricultural revolution is ripening.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Waterlogging disrupts edn in 25 schools

Educational activities have been disrupted in 25 institutions in Monirampur upazila of Jashore due to widespread waterlogging.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

BSF pushes in 11 individuals through Thakurgaon border

A BGB patrol team detained them this morning
26 August 2025, 15:21 PM

Mymensingh’s handmade ‘Laal Chini’ gets GI recognition

Producers hope the 200-year-old craft will gain global attention
26 August 2025, 14:33 PM

Stone looting: Inter-ministerial probe body visits Shada Pathor area

Officials meet locals and traders during inspection
26 August 2025, 13:05 PM

Political parties must embrace reforms: Badiul Alam Majumdar

They cannot avoid accountability, he says
26 August 2025, 10:56 AM