Sworn in, still missing from govt portals
3 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Nearly two weeks after the new government was sworn in, most ministries have yet to upload the profiles of the newly appointed ministers and state ministers on their official websites, leaving citizens without basic information about policymakers.
3 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt aims to gradually issue 2cr family cards
25 February 2026, 02:36 AM
The government is set to launch the pilot phase of its family card programme on March 10 with the ultimate aim of gradually bringing two crore families under monthly cash support.
25 February 2026, 02:36 AM
Tarique takes the reins
18 February 2026, 03:18 AM
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh yesterday, as the party returned to power after nearly two decades.
18 February 2026, 03:18 AM
Tarique pulls off a stunning sweep
14 February 2026, 03:21 AM
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to become the next prime minister after his party swept to a stunning landslide in yesterday’s peaceful and festive election, winning more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats.
14 February 2026, 03:21 AM
2 Days to Vote / Campaigning draws to a close
10 February 2026, 03:01 AM
The curtain has fallen on 20 days of intense electioneering as Bangladesh heads into its 13th national parliamentary polls on Thursday, a pivotal moment of democratic transition marked by cautious optimism among voters.
10 February 2026, 03:01 AM
Bangladesh’s coastal belt: Families pushed into migration, debt traps
12 December 2025, 20:53 PM
A 2023 study found that 59 percent of households in Shyamnagar's three unions had at least one member who migrated for work
12 December 2025, 20:53 PM
How salinity sank Satkhira farmers' harvests
2 December 2025, 18:09 PM
Crop fields disappear as saltwater invasion forces them to switch to shrimp farming
2 December 2025, 18:09 PM
The salt in their wounds
28 November 2025, 18:37 PM
Women in coastal area suffer reproductive health problems from rising salinity
28 November 2025, 18:37 PM
No clue when the outbreak may peak
While health officials still do not know when the coronavirus outbreak will peak and then plateau, confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the 10,000 mark with the announcement of a record 688 new cases yesterday.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
RMG Workers: Thousands rush in, raise fear of spread
Thousands of garment workers yesterday returned to work in industrial belts in Dhaka and elsewhere amid the nationwide shutdown, raising fears of a rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Private Hospitals: Doctors left unprotected
When the country is grappling with community transmission of novel coronavirus, more than one third of doctors at private hospitals surveyed said they have still not been provided with any personal protective equipment (PPE).
27 April 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Things better than in US, Europe’
Despite the continued surge in the number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths and cases, Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday claimed that Bangladesh was better off than the US and some European countries.
23 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Outbreak may be approaching peak
As the country continues to grapple with coronavirus crisis amid a surge in deaths and infections, experts hint that the outbreak is gradually approaching its peak.
21 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Medical frontliners suffering the brunt
The novel coronavirus, which has so far infected 2,948 people across the country, is beginning to take a toll on those who are on the frontline of the fight against it: the doctors.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Surge in deaths rings alarm
Deaths from Covid-19 hit a new high as the authorities said another 15 people died in 24 hours till 2:30pm yesterday, taking the official death toll to 75.
17 April 2020, 18:00 PM
No festivities but resolve to defeat ills
At the crack of dawn today, an air of festivity was supposed to flow across the country.
13 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Outlook is grim for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s tremendous growth momentum in recent years is set to come to a crashing halt for the coronavirus outbreak in the country, with the poor and informal sector bearing the most brunt, said the World Bank yesterday.
12 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt Response: Mired in MISSTEPS
The government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak has been plagued by inappropriate decisions, delayed actions and muddled thinking -- right from the beginning.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
A grim picture keeps unfurling
Things look ominous as coronavirus infections keep surging in the country with the authorities reporting five new deaths and 41 confirmed cases yesterday, the highest in a single day.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Outbreak: Callousness of a few puts many lives at risk
Dhaka city has been virtually paused. Streets are almost empty, shops shuttered, restaurants closed, families cloistered at home -- all attempted to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Outbreak: Low test rate may be belying reality
“We have a simple message for all countries: test, test, test.”
31 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: Know true extent, know it now
As Bangladesh enters fourth week since it reported the first Covid-19 case, public health experts now call for expanding and speeding up the testing process immediately to understand the scale of the outbreak.
29 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Helping The Poor: Govt needs to do more, faster
Anwara Begum was seeking alms sitting in front of her shanty at the capital’s Bhashantek slum with the summer sun dipping towards the horizon yesterday.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
In stillness of shutdown
It was truly unprecedented for the Dhaka dwellers.
On the first day a 10-day shutdown, imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus, they woke up yesterday to a city that they never had seen before.
26 March 2020, 18:00 PM
An eerie calm
One of the most densely populated cities in the world has been reduced to an eerie look of emptiness.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Homebound rush raises fear of coronavirus spread
The government has repeatedly been asking people to stay home in a desperate attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. It also announced closure of all public and private offices to make people stay indoors.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Sadullapur’s UNO panel for lockdown
Confusion spread over the decision to put Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha under lockdown yesterday, after a upazila committee to contain coronavirus, led by the UNO, made the recommendation to do so in a letter to the district administration.
22 March 2020, 18:00 PM
No lockdown in Gaibandha’s Sadullapur: DC clarifies
A confusion has emerged over the decision to put Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha under lockdown, after a upazila committee to contain coronavirus, led by a UNO, made the recommendation to do so in a letter to the district administration.
22 March 2020, 16:10 PM