Govt rehabs not built for women, adolescents
26 August 2026
Bangladesh’s drug rehabilitation system is struggling to meet the needs of women and adolescents, with government centres offering limited capacity even as more women and children seek treatment.
26 August 2026
‘We want to go home’
26 August 2026
“I want to be a doctor,” said 16-year-old Syed Kasim, a class six student living in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
26 August 2026
‘Must not be a forgotten issue’
25 August 2026
Conditions for Rohingya repatriation remain absent as the crisis enters its 10th year, while shrinking aid, insecurity and prolonged displacement deepen uncertainty for refugees and host communities.
25 August 2026
Inside a Bangladeshi woman's ordeal in China
23 August 2026
A blow-by-blow account of a 19-year-old’s alleged journey from domestic work to drug dependency, forced marriage and trafficking to China
23 August 2026
Will seniors protect us?
23 August 2026
On February 7, 2025, a group of men allegedly took over Md Shamim’s rickshaw garage in Kallyanpur, forcing out all 16 rickshaws kept there.
23 August 2026
Women going to China on family visas soaring
23 August 2026
At least 4,226 Bangladeshi women travelled to China on family visas between 2020 and 2025.
23 August 2026
Police adrift amid reshuffle, retirement
23 August 2026
Fear of forced retirement, punishment over past deeds, and uncertainty surrounding transfers and promotions are weighing heavily on police officials. Many of them say they are now hesitant before making decisions that could later become politically controversial.
23 August 2026
Chinese family visas for Bangladeshi women surge nearly 50‑fold in 3 years
22 August 2026
From just 35 in 2022 to 1,721 in 2025
22 August 2026
Dhaka freezes plan to join Haiti peacekeeping
Bangladesh has decided not to deploy peacekeepers to Haiti for the proposed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) mission amid global turmoil and shifting geopolitical dynamics, officials and internal correspondence confirmed.
12 March 2026
Tricked into war: Bangladeshi POW in Ukraine wants to return home
A Bangladeshi man, reportedly captured by Ukrainian forces, has made a desperate appeal to return home, saying he wants to go back to Bangladesh and no longer remain with the Russian side after what he claims was a deceptive recruitment process.
8 March 2026
‘Tricked into war’
Bangladeshi men are being flown out of Dhaka, routed through Saudi Arabia and the UAE, before being taken to Moscow and forced onto the frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
4 March 2026
Anxiety grips migrants as Gulf flights stay halted
With one day left before his visa expired, Mohammad Julhas, 28, could not afford another cancellation.
4 March 2026
Over 100 Bangladeshis sent to the front, 34 dead: report
More than 100 Bangladeshis have been recruited into Russia’s war against Ukraine, and dozens have been killed on the front lines, according to rights groups that say many of the men were misled, exploited, or financially trapped before ending up in combat.
3 March 2026
Flights scrapped, visa clock ticking
Mohammad Obaidullah thought he was finally heading back to work in Dammam after two failed attempts. The 38-year-old, from Cumilla’s Muradnagar, had boarded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on February 28.
3 March 2026
Migrant workers in limbo as flights to Middle East uncertain
Flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Doha remained suspended, with airport officials reporting around 90 cancellations from Dhaka and Chattogram since Saturday.
2 March 2026
Chaos at Dhaka airport as flights to Middle East halted
Flights from Bangladesh to several Middle Eastern destinations have remained suspended since yesterday afternoon as some countries in the region temporarily closed their airspace due to US and Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation.
1 March 2026
Flights disrupted as Middle East war grounds passengers at Dhaka airport
Passengers told to leave contacts and await updates from airlines
28 February 2026
DMP boss quits amid looming police reshuffle
Amid the ongoing reshuffle of government officials, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali submitted his resignation yesterday.
26 February 2026
Gunmen facilities: Home ministry, police differ on withdrawal
Uncertainty has arisen over the withdrawal of security support -- including the deployment of gunmen, and in some cases, house guards -- provided to at least 70 politicians and politically important individuals ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.
22 February 2026
No direct contact from OCs to ministers: Salahuddin issues warning
Home Minister orders strict chain of command, zero tolerance for corruption
18 February 2026
Lobbying frenzy in civil service, police
Intense lobbying has gripped the bureaucracy and police, with officials scrambling for coveted postings as the contours of a new BNP-led government begin to take shape.
17 February 2026
‘People will remember the army’s service’
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman described the just-concluded polls as an “acceptable, fair election”, saying the outcome was widely accepted and made possible by soldiers’ “responsibility and efficiency”.
16 February 2026
Security measures ‘unprecedented’
Law enforcement agencies have put in place a tight security arrangement across the country for the national election and referendum today, deploying nearly 10 lakh personnel to ensure a free, fair, and uninterrupted vote.
12 February 2026
Police roll out three-tier security plan
With the much-awaited national election set to take place tomorrow, looted firearms yet to be recovered and thousands of licensed weapons yet to be deposited may pose security challenges, experts and law enforcers said.
11 February 2026
Dhaka division tops list of vulnerable polling centres
As a single constituency, Brahmanbaria-3 (Sadar) has the highest number of vulnerable polling centres in the 13th parliamentary election, with 121 centres classified as “highly risky”, according to police assessments.
10 February 2026
Cops fear arms smuggling ahead of Feb 12 polls
Around 5:00am on January 11, a team of Rapid Action Battalion conducted a drive at a house in Raghunathpur in Benapole and recovered two firearms, six rounds of bullets and four magazines.
3 February 2026
13 constituencies ‘highly risky’
Police have identified 13 constituencies across nine districts as “high risk” ahead of the February 12 national election, after analysing political violence since the announcement of the polls schedule on December 11.
2 February 2026
‘981 hurt in polls-related violence since Oct last year’
Violence has flared since campaigning began for the 13th national election on January 22, and police say arrests and cases alone will not be enough unless rival groups show restraint.
30 January 2026