News

Dhaka, Riyadh move to deepen bilateral ties

DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT

Justice for July must not become revenge

Staff Correspondent

July Uprising Day / DMP tightens security across city

Staff Correspondent

Hasina can speak, but hate speech breaches ICT order

Staff Correspondent

Climate risks demand greater focus on children

Staff Correspondent

Case filed over Bakerganj explosion

Our Correspondent, Barishal

LONG-RANGE PRECISION MISSILES / US used ‘virtually all’ of its stock in Iran war: sources

Reuters, Washington

Politics

Jamaat secretary Mia Golam Porwar interview

‘Those in power benefitted most from July’: Porwar on BNP rule and unmet expectations

2 hour(s) ago Politics

Speaking to The Daily Star, Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general alleges partisan appointments and broken promises while discussing reforms, campus politics and the future of the Awami League

Mirza Fakhrul interview with The Daily Star 2026

‘A country can’t change overnight’: Fakhrul on Hasina’s return, Jamaat’s rise and over 5 months of BNP rule

3 hour(s) ago Politics

In an interview with The Daily Star, the LGRD minister and BNP secretary general reflects on the July Uprising, Awami League’s future and the changing political landscape

Government giving space to anti-July narratives: Nahid

3 hour(s) ago Politics

Former comrades in government are allowing propaganda to spread and slowing the pursuit of justice, opposition chief whip says

Dhaka College Chhatra Dal Shibir clash today

Tension grips Dhaka College after Chhatra Dal-Shibir clash

5 hour(s) ago Politics

July Charter to guide constitution amendment process, committee says

6 hour(s) ago Politics

11‑party alliance to unveil new set of programmes Aug 5

4 August 2026, 01:57 AM Politics

Govt busy suppressing rivals, ignoring gas and power crisis: Porwar

3 August 2026, 22:02 PM Politics

Opposition has started speaking Awami League’s language: Fakhrul

3 August 2026, 17:56 PM Politics

Hezbut Tawheed stages Dhaka protest against Hefazat remarks

2 August 2026, 21:36 PM Politics

Whatever the fascists did in the past, we are seeing an exact copy: Jamaat ameer

2 August 2026, 18:46 PM Politics

Tarique to pick BNP's nominee for president: Fakhrul

1 August 2026, 23:04 PM Politics

PM being misled, BNP getting pushed toward fascism: Porwar

1 August 2026, 22:07 PM Politics

Climate of fear re-emerging in country: Nahid

1 August 2026, 21:45 PM Politics

Crime & Justice

Content creator Ripon Mia accused of raping 15-year-old; village arbitration sparks outrage

1 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Police launch investigation after a viral video shows local leaders allegedly ordering him to pay Tk 5 lakh

Sole arrestee in Tonu murder case released on HC bail

3 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Hafizur Rahman walks out of jail after securing six months' ad-interim bail

‘Pistol’ in TikTok videos turns out to be lighter; Gazipur man arrested in dowry case

6 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

ICT orders jail authorities to produce Ziaul Ahsan, Tareque Sayeed on Aug 10

6 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

3 family members found dead in Bagerhat home, police suspect murder

7 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

3 Bangladeshis killed in Malaysia; co-worker held

7 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Case filed over Barishal bomb blast that injured three of a family

7 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Madrasa teacher held over rape of 8-year-old student in Ctg’s Banshkhali

11 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Mob beats man dead in Pabna

4 August 2026, 00:00 AM Crime & Justice

Benazir may have multiple passports

4 August 2026, 00:00 AM Crime & Justice

Accidents & Fires

Cox's Bazar tourist parasailing accident death

Cox's Bazar tourist death: Parasailing firm operated without approval

2 August 2026, 21:05 PM

Four killed in truck-pickup collision

2 August 2026, 00:00 AM

Dhaka roads claimed 1,384 lives since 2020

2 August 2026, 00:00 AM

Tourist dies after falling into sea while parasailing in Cox’s Bazar

2 August 2026, 00:00 AM

Representational image. File Photo: Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo

Tourist dies after falling into sea while parasailing in Cox's Bazar

1 August 2026, 19:22 PM

4 killed as truck, pickup collide in Bogura

1 August 2026, 12:10 PM

Three of a family, including child, killed in Khulna road crash

1 August 2026, 00:59 AM

2 children drown in Shitalakkhya river in Gazipur

31 July 2026, 20:11 PM

18 Rohingya men rescued after boat capsizes off Teknaf; 13 feared missing

31 July 2026, 18:49 PM

3 killed, 20 injured in Tangail bus-truck collision

31 July 2026, 01:15 AM

One killed, 3 injured as bus overturns in Karnaphuli Tunnel

30 July 2026, 21:50 PM

Two schoolboys killed as truck runs over motorcycle in Dhamrai

29 July 2026, 22:09 PM

Another injured woman dies; Mirpur wall collapse toll reaches three

29 July 2026, 14:07 PM

Five others are undergoing treatment at hospitals

Health minister visits Mirpur wall collapse injured at NITOR

28 July 2026, 23:05 PM

Assures them of all possible govt support

Fire at PWD office inside Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban doused

28 July 2026, 22:21 PM

Blaze reportedly started after an air conditioner exploded

She skipped lunch to buy affordable rice. A collapsing wall killed her

28 July 2026, 21:39 PM

45-year-old Nasima Begum was waiting in TCB line when the tragedy struck at Mirpur University College

2 killed as college boundary wall collapses on TCB line in Dhaka's Mirpur

28 July 2026, 17:29 PM

Victims were waiting in line to buy subsidised essentials when the wall suddenly gave way

Governance

Sheikh Hasina Speeches Media Broadcast Rules

Hasina’s speeches: Govt urges media not to publish them, ICT chief prosecutor says no blanket ban

1 hour(s) ago Governance

Information ministry cites court directives and the spirit of the July Uprising, while chief prosecutor says only remarks amounting to hate speech are restricted

Draft law makes enforced disappearance convicts financially liable to victims’ families

3 August 2026, 20:51 PM Rights

The government would provide the money if the offender’s resources are insufficient

ACC likely to be constituted soon as search process nears completion, new secretary says

2 August 2026, 17:38 PM Governance

Govt plans to revive Dhaka waterways

2 August 2026, 14:54 PM Governance

Govt to press ahead with constitutional reforms under July Charter: Law minister

31 July 2026, 15:27 PM Governance

Ninth pay scale yet to be finalised

30 July 2026, 19:18 PM Governance

Acting president begins official duties at Bangabhaban

28 July 2026, 15:09 PM Governance

Presidential election: EC to meet acting Speaker tomorrow

27 July 2026, 15:51 PM Governance

PM reviews proposal for replacing Parliament’s sound system

27 July 2026, 13:19 PM Governance

Govt finds no grounds to consider allegations against ex-president Shahabuddin: Home minister

26 July 2026, 14:40 PM Politics

Education

Chhatra Dal Shibir Clash At Dhaka Alia Madrasah

Chhatra Dal, Shibir activists clash at Dhaka Alia Madrasah

6 hour(s) ago

JCD vs Shibir clash Jagannath University

Update / At least 70 hurt in JCD, Shibir, Chhatra Shakti clash at Jagannath University

10 hour(s) ago

Banner dispute sparks Shibir-Chhatra Dal clash at Begum Rokeya University

11 hour(s) ago

Rajshahi University removes war criminals billboard

RU removes billboard featuring Sayeedi, Nizami and other war crimes convicts after protest

3 August 2026, 13:37 PM

14,384 primary teacher recruits to join on Oct 1

2 August 2026, 13:04 PM

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Healthcare

Attendance at public hospitals: Govt to use GPS to monitor staffers

4 August 2026, 00:00 AM

Govt plans prevention‑focused healthcare overhaul

3 August 2026, 20:59 PM

Bangladesh measles vaccine effectiveness

Measles virus shows no sign of escaping vaccine protection: icddr,b

2 August 2026, 19:24 PM

Too young to know she is gone

2 August 2026, 00:00 AM

What if the loudest threat to our health isn’t audible?

2 August 2026, 00:00 AM

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Migration

Saudi eases residential permit renewal rules for foreign workers

1 hour(s) ago

Bangladesh is in the 97th place with access to 35 destinations. File photo

HC orders passport applications of expat Bangladeshis cleared within 60 days

2 August 2026, 17:55 PM

US deports 23 more Bangladeshis amid immigration crackdown

30 July 2026, 18:43 PM

Sold into cyber slavery / How Bangladeshi jobseekers are trafficked into Cambodia's scam compounds

16 July 2026, 10:00 AM

Chattogram criminal David Emon arrest in Jashore

Bangladeshi extradited from Brazil to US over migrant smuggling charges

15 July 2026, 16:47 PM

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Transport

Update / Train services via Jamuna Bridge resume after 6-hour disruption

11 hour(s) ago

Rajshahi University students end railway blockade

Rajshahi train services resume after RU students lift blockade

21 July 2026, 17:42 PM

US-Bangla plans expansion to 30 int’l destinations by 2027: MD

19 July 2026, 23:50 PM

US-Bangla Airlines to resume Dhaka-Kathmandu flights in September

14 July 2026, 13:09 PM

Union election dispute: Workers’ strike halts Rajshahi bus services

14 July 2026, 12:05 PM

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Technology

Next Step / As AI transforms software jobs, Vivasoft CEO urges graduates to master critical thinking

Md. Zahidur Rabbi

9 hour(s) ago Tech & Startup

Microsoft openly positions itself as rival to OpenAI and Anthropic in latest earnings call

Tech & Startup Desk

8 hour(s) ago Tech & Startup

Microsoft positions itself as a rival to OpenAI and Anthropic, pitching its homegrown MAI models and Maya chips to enterprise AI customers.

Smallest.ai raises $13 mln to build voice AI indistinguishable from human speech

Tech & Startup Desk

8 hour(s) ago Tech & Startup

AI research startup Smallest.ai has raised $13 million in a Series A round to develop small, specialised voice models designed to make AI-powered phone calls pass the Turing test.