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
Bangladesh consulate in New York seeks US action against Awami League activists
They chased invited guests, obstructed them from attending the event, and threw eggs, it says
26 August 2025, 10:48 AM
Waitlisted candidates to get 10 days' notice
Circular applicable for govt jobs with grades 13-20
26 August 2025, 09:46 AM
River erosion leaves thousands destitute in north, WDB says no funds for protection
Over 1,7500 families have already lost homesteads this year, thousands more at risk in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Rangpur
26 August 2025, 09:37 AM
Groundwater crisis deepens in coastal Chattogram
Tube wells run dry as salinity and iron contamination rise far above safe limits, leaving residents struggling for drinkable water
26 August 2025, 09:08 AM
Munshiganj police camp attack: home adviser says joint forces to launch action
The robbers attacked the police camp with the firearms looted in July and August last year
26 August 2025, 08:00 AM
Unani and Ayurvedic college students confine principal over unresolved demands
Academic activities at the institution have been suspended since July 1
26 August 2025, 07:46 AM
Shariful becomes first Bangladeshi-American brigadier general in US Air Force
Brig Gen Khan is the director of staff for Golden Dome for America at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
26 August 2025, 04:05 AM
ACC to prevent use of black money in polls
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has said it will take steps to prevent the use of black money in the upcoming national election.
25 August 2025, 21:09 PM
July uprising: Up to Tk five lakh reward for return of looted firearms
Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday announced rewards for information leading to the recovery of firearms looted during the July uprising, with the highest amount of Tk 5 lakh for the recovery of a light machine gun (LMG).
25 August 2025, 21:02 PM
Illegal nets, jatka catching behind hilsa decline
Hilsa production has seen a decline due to multiple factors including continuous use of illegal nets and indiscriminate catching of jatka (fry), Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said yesterday.
25 August 2025, 20:38 PM
Delimitation Hearings Day 2: Bagerhat residents demand retention of four seats
On the second day of constituency delimitation hearings, representatives from Bagerhat yesterday demanded that the Election Commission (EC) retain the district’s four constituencies.
25 August 2025, 18:47 PM
Public Service Ordinance 2025: Revised twice, yet errors persist
Even after two rounds of revisions, “Public Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2025” still contains errors and inconsistencies, with experts warning that the ordinance will remain ineffective unless these flaws are addressed.
25 August 2025, 18:39 PM
Hundreds blinded by bullets
An eye doctor from a Dhaka hospital, where 864 injured people were treated during the July uprising, said 493 of them lost vision in one eye while 11 became completely blind.
25 August 2025, 18:28 PM
Bangla-Pak ties grow, but ’71 still unreckoned
Bangladesh-Pakistan relations began to thaw after the 2024 uprising. Over the past year, three ministerial visits to Dhaka, a foreign secretary-level meeting, and two meetings between top leaders Prof Muhammad Yunus and Shehbaz Sharif have marked a significant shift from the last 15 years.
25 August 2025, 18:26 PM
Poverty soars to 28%
Poverty in Bangladesh has surged over the past three years, with nearly 28 percent of the population now poor compared to 18.7 percent in 2022, according to new estimates by the Power and Participation Research Centre.
25 August 2025, 18:12 PM
Domestic chores hold women back from formal jobs
The research found that 81 percent of women cited household duties as their biggest barrier to joining the labour force
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Khulna’s ‘Poor Man’s Buffet’ feeds hundreds
On a Sunday afternoon at Shibbari intersection in Khulna, rows of bowls filled with rice, lentils, vegetables, and eggs were arranged on a table.
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Potholes and peril on Bagerhat road
Bagerhat’s 52-kilometre-long Signboard–Sharankhola regional highway has turned into a nightmare for thousands of commuters and drivers, with around 16 kilometres of the road battered by countless potholes after the carpeting gave way.
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Autorickshaws risky, yet vital for livelihoods
Battery-run autorickshaws pose safety concerns and should be removed from the capital’s streets, said Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan yesterday.
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Set year-wise targets to boost exclusive breastfeeding rate
Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum yesterday called for setting year-wise targets to increase exclusive breastfeeding, as the rate has gradually declined in recent years.
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM