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AL should be punished as a party: Fakhrul

The Awami League must be brought to justice as its chief, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is solely responsible for the killings of thousands of people, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday.
9 July 2025, 18:50 PM

SSC results to be published on July 10

The candidates will be able to access their results after 2:00pm, either online or via SMS
8 July 2025, 08:45 AM

Veteran journo Shamim Ahmad passes away

Shamim Ahmad, former chief of correspondents of UNB, passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday morning.
7 July 2025, 18:56 PM

Another drama in JP as Quader fires secy gen

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday replaced Mujibul Haque Chunnu with Shameem Haider Patwary as secretary general.
7 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Court acquits Hanif Paribahan owner in corruption case

The case was filed against Hanif on April 4, 2021
7 July 2025, 12:18 PM

Lawyers protest against proposal to relocate HC benches outside Dhaka

They said that any attempt to decentralise the High Court Division would weaken the judiciary.
7 July 2025, 10:50 AM

Fakhrul calls for unity among parties to restore democracy

Says empowering people through elections is the shared responsibility of all political forces
6 July 2025, 16:47 PM

Dhaka seeks identities of 36 arrested in KL

Bangladesh has formally requested the identities of the 36 Bangladeshis arrested by Malaysian authorities for their alleged involvement in a radical militant movement, said the foreign ministry yesterday.
5 July 2025, 18:10 PM

696 killed in road accidents in June

At least 696 people were killed and 1,867 injured in 689 road crashes across Bangladesh in June, according to Road Safety Foundation.
2 July 2025, 18:52 PM

Six held over ‘staged’ foreign currency robbery

A group of individuals looted around five lakh Saudi riyals from an employee of a money exchange trader in Dhaka's Tejgaon on Tuesday night.
2 July 2025, 18:17 PM

Help counter fake news, uphold ethics

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the United Nations to establish an effective mechanism to combat disinformation and to support the media in upholding ethical standards.
2 July 2025, 18:00 PM

12kg LPG cylinder price decreased by Tk 39 from today

The price of a 12kg LPG cylinder last month was Tk 1,403
2 July 2025, 11:15 AM

Rain likely across the country over next 4-5 days

Moderate to heavy rainfall is likely to occur across Bangladesh over the next four to five days, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast
2 July 2025, 11:08 AM

Bangladesh clears all dues to Adani Power

Bangladesh Bank officials said Adani Power's largest single payment was cleared so far in June
2 July 2025, 10:27 AM
2 July 2025, 08:30 AM

BB cyber heist: Court directs CID to submit probe report by July 24

A Dhaka court today directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit the probe report in the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist case by July 24.
2 July 2025, 06:46 AM

July atrocities: Charges filed against 16 at ICT-2

Prosecution is scheduled to press the formal charge before the tribunal today.
2 July 2025, 05:53 AM

HC stays fine on death-row convict

The High Court yesterday admitted the appeal filed by death-row convict Hitu Sheikh against the lower court verdict in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Magura.
1 July 2025, 22:05 PM

Five graft cases: Summon Rehana, 24 others thru gazette

A Dhaka court yesterday directed the government to issue five gazette notifications summoning 25 individuals, including Sheikh Rehana, sister of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to appear before it on July 20 in five cases over alleged irregularities in plot allocation under the Purbachal New Town project.
1 July 2025, 21:23 PM

BNP to consider China’s Teesta offer if elected

The BNP would consider China’s proposal on the Teesta issue positively if it came to power through elections, said party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
30 June 2025, 18:47 PM