Jamaat-led alliance holds emergency meeting without key ally
15 January 2026, 15:11 PM
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi-origin woman pulled from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis, says New York Post
15 January 2026, 12:51 PM
Bangladesh
Tarique likely to meet CA Yunus today
15 January 2026, 12:35 PM
Bangladesh
Khaleda Zia’s legacy honoured in Washington National Press Club
13 January 2026, 23:10 PM
Bangladesh
Yunus urges South Asian academics to align education with youth aspirations
13 January 2026, 23:02 PM
Bangladesh
Surrendering to those obstructing reform is like walking backwards: Mahfuj Alam
13 January 2026, 22:55 PM
Bangladesh
Selling diseased meat as 'beef' undermines public trust: Obhoyaronno
13 January 2026, 21:06 PM
Bangladesh
Fakhrul condemns Chuadanga BNP leader’s death in custody, demands justice
13 January 2026, 16:17 PM
Bangladesh
Old Dhaka readies for Sakrain as kites, lanterns and memories return to winter skies
13 January 2026, 16:06 PM
Bangladesh
Police block July Oikya protest march to EC headquarters
13 January 2026, 15:50 PM
Bangladesh
Elections to 163 union parishads, 9 municipalities postponed
Election Commission has postponed elections to 163 union parishads in Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Noakhali, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.
10 June 2021, 10:10 AM
Half-day strike observed in Gaibandha demanding justice for businessman’s murder
A forum observed half-day strike from 6 am to 2 pm today, raising four-point demand for justice for trader Hasan Ali’s murder, whose body was found in an AL leader’s house by police.
10 June 2021, 10:06 AM
Tree falls on locomotive in Moulvibazar; train delayed for an hour
A Sylhet-bound train from Dhaka got delayed for an hour after a tree fell on its locomotive in Lawachhara National Park area of Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila this afternoon.
10 June 2021, 09:34 AM
Failure to ensure workers' safety: Operation at Ctg shipyard suspended
The Ministry of Industries has suspended the operation of a ship-breaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila over its failure to ensure workers' safety.
10 June 2021, 06:32 AM
All need to work together to root out terrorism, PM says after inaugurating 50 model mosques
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated 50 model mosques across the country, with hope that the mosques will help disseminate Islamic values among people.
10 June 2021, 06:04 AM
Professor Hasibur Rashid appointed Begum Rokeya University VC
Professor Dr Md Hasibur Rashid of Management Information Systems Department of Dhaka University has been appointed vice-chancellor (VC) of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) for four years.
9 June 2021, 15:35 PM
CU dept criticised for asking students to refrain from posting on social media
The Department of Political Science of Chittagong University has been criticised for issuing a notification asking its students not to write anything on social media.
9 June 2021, 14:20 PM
Malaysian Medical Association condemns ‘inhumane raid and detaining’ of undocumented Bangladeshi workers
Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) yesterday condemned the raid of undocumented migrant workers, including Bangladeshis, and called for treating them more humanely in its efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
9 June 2021, 12:50 PM
Paddy has to be collected from actual farmers: Food minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today directed the concerned officials to collect paddy from actual farmers.
9 June 2021, 11:43 AM
By-polls: JP finalises candidates for 3 constituencies
Jatiya Party (JP) has finalised its candidates for the by-elections to three parliamentary constituencies -- Sylhet-3, Dhaka-14 and Cumilla-5 -- scheduled to be held on July 14.
9 June 2021, 11:23 AM
PM to open 50 model mosques tomorrow
Coinciding with ‘Mujib Year’, 50 model mosques -- out of total 560 -- are set to be opened simultaneously across the country tomorrow.
9 June 2021, 10:17 AM
Tortured in Saudi Arabia, another domestic worker returns with baby
In yet another incident of extreme torture, a 32-year-old Bangladeshi female worker has returned home from Saudi Arabia with her 6-month-old.
9 June 2021, 09:51 AM
4 injured as covered van falls off Munshiganj bridge
Four people, including a pedestrian, were critically injured when a covered van fell off Muktarpur Bridge in Munshiganj.
9 June 2021, 08:34 AM
Bomb-like object found at Gaibandha shop
Police recovered a bomb-like object from an under-construction shop in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha this morning.
9 June 2021, 07:29 AM
QS World University Ranking 2022: DU, Buet see no improvement
University of Dhaka and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have yet again failed to make any progress in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university ranking of 2022.
9 June 2021, 07:18 AM
Global Liveability Index 2021: Dhaka now 4th least liveable city
Dhaka moved one notch up in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual ranking of most liveable cities in 2021, which has largely been shaken up by the Covid-19 pandemic.
9 June 2021, 06:26 AM
Bangladesh, Japan agree to work together for tackling Covid-19, Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh and Japan have agreed to work together to tackle the challenges of Covid-19 and Rohingya crisis.
9 June 2021, 05:38 AM
12-year-old dies after wall collapses on her in Dhaka's Mirpur
A twelve-year-old girl died at hospital after a boundary wall collapsed on her in Dhaka Mirpur area.
9 June 2021, 04:49 AM
PM sings ‘O ki garial bhai’ during Ecnec meeting
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sang a line from the popular Bhawaiya song “O ki garial bhai” over the issue of the Chilmari river port during a meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec).
8 June 2021, 16:16 PM
Complete runway expansion of Cox’s Bazar airport by next December: State Minister for Civil Aviation
State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali today directed the concerned engineers and contractors to complete the runway expansion of Cox's Bazar Airport and the construction work of link-bridge over the Baagkhali River by next December.
8 June 2021, 15:22 PM