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
Clash at Banshkhali power plant: 3,562 sued in 2 cases
A total of 3,562 people were sued in two cases filed in connection with yesterday’s clash between police and workers of coal-based SS Power I Plant in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila, which left five workers dead.
18 April 2021, 05:49 AM
Rickshaw march in Barishal demands relief, rations
Rickshaw pullers in Barishal today staged a procession demanding relief and rations amid the “strict lockdown”, imposed to curb Covid-19 transmission.
17 April 2021, 11:25 AM
2 killed, 10 injured in Satkhira road accident
Two people were killed, and 10 were injured, as two pick-up vans collided on Satkhira-Khulna highway in Subhashini area of Tala upazila under Satkhira today.
17 April 2021, 11:01 AM
Body of former JU Professor Tareq Shamsur Rahman found at Uttara home
Police have recovered the body of Tareq Shamsur Rahman, a retired professor of International Relations Department, Jahangirnagar University, from his Uttara residence in Dhaka this morning.
17 April 2021, 08:33 AM
Restrictions violated, shopkeepers dodge mobile court in Khulna on day 4 of ‘strict lockdown’
People in Khulna were seemingly not abiding by the rules of “strict lockdown” on the fourth day despite an alarming number of infections in the city.
17 April 2021, 07:48 AM
5 dead as police open fire on coal power plant workers in Chattogram
At least five coal-based power plant workers were killed and 15 were injured during a clash with police in Chattogram’s Banshkhali area this morning.
17 April 2021, 07:14 AM
Mujibnagar govt played historic role in freedom struggle of Bangladesh: Envoy
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran today highlighted the significance of the historic Mujibnagar Day, which falls on April 17, and said the Mujibnagar government played a historic role in the freedom struggle of Bangladesh.
16 April 2021, 15:24 PM
Worker succumbs to injuries 5 days after Ctg shipbreaking yard explosion
One of the shipbreaking workers who suffered burn injuries in an explosion at Jamuna Shipbreakers in Chattogram’s Sitakunda died today while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn Institute in Dhaka.
16 April 2021, 13:18 PM
Touchstone statue of Lord Vishnu recovered from Thakurgaon
Police recovered a touchstone statue of Lord Vishnu from a brick field at Jamun village in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon this afternoon.
15 April 2021, 14:44 PM
Facebook engages local creators to build AR effect to celebrate Bangla New Year
A Bangladeshi artist and developer teamed up with the support of Facebook to develop an Augmented Reality (AR) filter for Bangla New Year.
15 April 2021, 14:43 PM
AL lawmaker and SCBA president Abdul Matin Khasru laid to rest
With love, respect and grief, people from all walks of life bade farewell to Awami League lawmaker and president of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Abdul Matin Khasru today.
15 April 2021, 13:18 PM
Hefajat says 'no', pictures say 'yes'
From March 26 to 28, Hefajat-e-Islam activists attacked and vandalised 58 government and non-government institutions, two temples, and houses and offices of top leaders of the district Awami League and Chhatra League in Brahmanbaria.
15 April 2021, 12:23 PM
Who don’t need movement pass during ‘lockdown’?
Today marks the second day of a nationwide “all-out lockdown” to curb Covid-19 infections. Amid the lockdown, hospitals, banks, and industries are still open.
15 April 2021, 11:05 AM
Day 2 of ‘strict lockdown’ in pictures
There is thin presence of people on the roads in most cities and towns in the country during the second day of the seven-day "strict lockdown", imposed from April 14.
15 April 2021, 10:32 AM
Mistaking crude bomb for toy: boy dead, 2 injured in explosion
A boy was dead and at least two others were injured after an abandoned crude bomb they picked up -- thinking it was a toy -- exploded in Jashore’s Keshabpur area around 12:00pm today.
15 April 2021, 10:10 AM
Traffic congestion on Airport Road amid ‘lockdown’
On the second day of the weeklong “complete lockdown”, traffic jam was witnessed on Airport Road.
15 April 2021, 09:51 AM
3.16 lakh movement passes issued till this morning
A total of 3,16,801 movement passes were issued from 11am on Wednesday to 9:00am today -- for going out on the first two days of the weeklong "strict lockdown" imposed by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.
15 April 2021, 08:17 AM
Garment workers forced to walk, board overcrowded vehicles on 2nd day of ‘lockdown’
Garment workers faced immense difficulty today due to shortage in transport on the roads amid the weeklong “strict lockdown” imposed by the government to prevent transmission of Covid-19.
15 April 2021, 06:54 AM
Demo outside Pakistan embassy in the Hague demanding apology for genocide in Bangladesh
The Europe-based Bangladeshi diaspora organisation, European Bangladesh Forum (EBF), organised a demonstration today near the Pakistan embassy in the Hague demanding an “unconditional official apology” for the genocide the Pakistan army committed in Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War.
14 April 2021, 15:53 PM
13 cases filed in an hour in Ctg’s GEC intersection for violating ‘lockdown’ restrictions
Thirteen cases have been filed within an hour at the busy GEC intersection of Chattogram city this afternoon for violating government restrictions and stepping out with private cars during the ongoing "strict lockdown".
14 April 2021, 11:08 AM