Jamaat-led alliance holds emergency meeting without key ally
15 January 2026, 15:11 PM
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Bangladeshi-origin woman pulled from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis, says New York Post
15 January 2026, 12:51 PM
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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
Yunus urges South Asian academics to align education with youth aspirations
13 January 2026, 23:02 PM
Surrendering to those obstructing reform is like walking backwards: Mahfuj Alam
13 January 2026, 22:55 PM
Selling diseased meat as 'beef' undermines public trust: Obhoyaronno
13 January 2026, 21:06 PM
Fakhrul condemns Chuadanga BNP leader’s death in custody, demands justice
13 January 2026, 16:17 PM
Old Dhaka readies for Sakrain as kites, lanterns and memories return to winter skies
13 January 2026, 16:06 PM
Police block July Oikya protest march to EC headquarters
13 January 2026, 15:50 PM
Dental college admission tests rescheduled to June 11
All dental college admission tests for the academic year 2020-21 have been rescheduled for June 11 instead of April 30.
25 April 2021, 11:19 AM
Banshkhali power plant killings: HC to hear petition over judicial enquiry tomorrow
The High Court has set tomorrow for hearing a writ petition that sought its directive for a judicial enquiry into the killings of workers at SS Power I Plant at Chattogram's Banshkhali upazila on April 17.
25 April 2021, 09:32 AM
Strict lockdown again if health rules are not followed: Obaidul Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government will be forced to impose strict lockdown again if people do not follow health guidelines once public transport services are resumed after ongoing lockdown ends.
25 April 2021, 08:28 AM
Shops, malls reopen amid ‘lockdown’; Dhaka roads see increased traffic
The number of private vehicles, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws saw a significant rise on Dhaka roads today as the government allowed to reopen shops and shopping malls on a limited scale.
25 April 2021, 08:22 AM
Writ petition challenges legality of ongoing lockdown
A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court, challenging the legality of ongoing lockdown imposed by the government to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
25 April 2021, 07:41 AM
Dhaka seeks Indian hydropower in exchange of transmission facility
Dhaka has refloated an idea of getting a share of Indian hydropower in exchange of letting the neighbour set up transmission lines from its northeastern Arunachal Pradesh to northwestern regions through Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said today.
25 April 2021, 07:25 AM
Hefajat mayhem: 2 imams arrested for ‘spreading rumours’ in Brahmanbaria
Two imams have been arrested for allegedly spreading rumour and taking part in Hefajat-incited violence in Brahmanbaria, according to a press release sent from the Special Branch of the district police.
25 April 2021, 06:18 AM
Armanitola Fire: one more injured dies in hospital, death toll now 5
Another person burnt in the chemical storage fire in Dhaka's Armanitola on Friday, died this morning.
25 April 2021, 05:20 AM
Chinese defense minister due Tuesday
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a brief visit on Tuesday, highlighting the "steady and rapid progress" in Bangladesh-China military cooperation in recent years.
25 April 2021, 05:16 AM
Khaleda Zia tests Covid-19 positive again
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia tested positive for Coronavirus again after she underwent another test yesterday.
24 April 2021, 19:41 PM
5 Bangladeshis apprehended at West Bengal border, handed over to BGB: BSF
Five Bangladeshis have been apprehended by the BSF at Jhorpara outpost in West Bengal's Nadia district, the border guarding force said today.
24 April 2021, 16:43 PM
OCAB forms new convening committee
A new convening committee of the Overseas Correspondents Association Bangladesh (OCAB), a platform of Dhaka-based journalists working for foreign media outlets, was announced on Saturday.
24 April 2021, 15:39 PM
Son who carried oxygen cylinder on bike with ailing mother, tests Covid-19 positive
Ziaul Hasan of Jhalakathi, who carried an oxygen cylinder tied to his back while taking his Covid-19 infected mother to hospital on his motorcycle, has tested Covid-19 positive.
24 April 2021, 15:31 PM
551 Ahle Sunnat Alem-Ulema urge govt to ban Hefajat-e-Islam
Terming Hefajat-e Islam an extremist and militant group, top 551 alam-ulema of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat today called upon the government to ban the Qawmi-madrasa based organisation.
24 April 2021, 15:27 PM
2 injured in fire at shipbreaking yard in Ctg's Sitakunda
At least two people were injured today in a fire at MM shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.
24 April 2021, 14:11 PM
Hefajat’s Nayeb-e-Ameer Ahmad Abdul Quader arrested in Dhaka
Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Hefajat-e-Islam's Nayed-e-Ameer Ahmad Abdul Quader from Dhaka’s Agargaon area this evening.
24 April 2021, 14:07 PM
Worker dead, 6 others injured after roof of under construction DND project collapses in Narayanganj
A worker was killed and six others injured after the roof of the main gate of an under construction pump station on Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) project collapsed at Shimrail area of Naranyanganj Sadar upazila today.
24 April 2021, 13:55 PM
Number of diarrhoea patients on the rise in Bagerhat; acute crisis of saline at hospitals
The number of diarrhoea patients in Bagerhat has increased alarmingly with more than 600 treated in different hospitals of the district in the last week.
24 April 2021, 13:41 PM
Khaleda undergoes fresh Covid-19 test
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent a fresh Covid-19 test today to know whether she has recovered as she has been doing well with no visible symptom, said her personal physician Mohammad Al Mamun.
24 April 2021, 12:27 PM
Unclaimed bodies of newborn twins at Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue since Thursday
The bodies of newborn twins still remain at Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue since Thursday, after a man claiming to be their father, admitted them in critical condition.
24 April 2021, 12:12 PM