‘If EC lacks backbone, how am I standing?’

A day after a National Citizen Party leader accused the Election Commission of being "spineless", EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed yesterday said, "If the EC lacks a backbone, how am I standing?"
4 August 2025, 18:18 PM

Hasina’s final days before the fall

A desire for power, intolerance for dissent, and failure to see the writing on the wall undid Hasina's iron-fisted rule
4 August 2025, 18:11 PM

August 5, 2024: The day the people triumphed

August 5 became a watershed in Bangladesh’s history -- the climactic peak of the July uprising.
4 August 2025, 18:10 PM

ACC sues ex-CJ Khairul, 7 others

The ACC has filed a case against former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and seven Rajuk officials for allegedly acquiring a 10-katha plot by submitting false information and abusing power.
4 August 2025, 18:08 PM

Authoritarian system yet to be taken apart

Systemic maladies in politics, governance, and society persist even a year after the uprising, and these cannot help dismantle the authoritarian system, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
4 August 2025, 18:05 PM

‘July rekindled the hope for a just country’

The July Mass Uprising Day is all set to be observed across the country today, with various events scheduled to honour last year’s historic movement that toppled a long-standing authoritarian regime.
4 August 2025, 18:04 PM

Illegal markets choke Dhaka-Sylhet highway

Permanent and temporary markets continue to spring up illegally along the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, in clear violation of the law. These unauthorised structures are causing severe traffic congestion, particularly due to the presence of small vehicles, CNG-run auto-rickshaws, and goods carriers that frequent the areas.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

IUB holds events to mark July uprising anniv

A two-week series of student-led events concluded yesterday at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), marking the first anniversary of the July uprising.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Technical staff crisis hampers KCC services

The Khulna City Corporation (KCC) is struggling to function due to a chronic shortage of engineers and technical staff.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Ex-army chief Harun-Ar-Rashid found dead

Former Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid was found dead in a room at Chittagong Club yesterday morning.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Central University to hold both online, on-campus classes

The proposed Dhaka Central University, which includes seven government colleges in the capital, will follow a hybrid model -- 40 percent of classes will be held online, and the remaining in person.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Reform must begin within, not remain on paper

Law Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday said constitu-tional amendments and legal reforms alone would not be enough to build a better country unless both citizens and government employees internalise those changes and improve themselves.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Political clashes left 15 dead, 661 hurt in July

Rights body Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) has described the human rights situation in Bangladesh in July 2025 as “concerning”, citing incidents of political violence, mob attacks, minority persecution, custodial deaths, and violence against women and children.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Chief adviser calls for urgent reforms in social services to prioritise senior citizens, girls

Political interference led to unfair distribution of benefits in the past, he says
4 August 2025, 16:30 PM

Young woman falls into drain after slab gives way in Ctg’s Muradpur

Passersby rushed to her aid and quickly pulled her out, preventing any major injuries
4 August 2025, 15:56 PM

Mugdho Mancha inaugurated in Uttara

The platform was officially inaugurated by Adviser to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Farida Akhter
4 August 2025, 15:48 PM

Yunus to read out July Declaration at JS South Plaza tomorrow

He will read out the July Declaration before the nation at 5:00pm
4 August 2025, 14:28 PM

TIB chief calls NCP a 'king’s party'

Two of its allies are currently part of the government, he says
4 August 2025, 14:07 PM

Core aim of July Uprising was to dismantle the discriminatory fascist system: President

Expresses hope that the aspirations of the July Uprising will be reflected in the reform process
4 August 2025, 12:26 PM

A blatant disregard for university rules, regulations

JU publishes ex-JCD leader’s MPhil result 2 decades after he failed, defying its own ordinance
4 August 2025, 11:50 AM