Why did the beef turn green? Khulna officials seek answers

Samples will undergo chemical analysis after meat changed colour while being cooked at a Paikgachha eatery
10 hour(s) ago

'An embarrassing question': Shahabuddin tells The Daily Star

President neither confirms nor denies plans to step down, while rejecting reports of talks with Sheikh Hasina
10 hour(s) ago

Amnesty urges Bangladesh to protect freedom of expression

Watchdog calls on authorities to release those detained solely for exercising freedom of expression
11 hour(s) ago

Rajshahi market demolition: HC finds ex-magistrate, councillor guilty of contempt

Tk 50,000 fine imposed on each; court also orders RCC to compensate affected owners
23 July 2026, 19:06 PM

Khalilur reaffirms Bangladesh's commitment to dialogue at Asean Regional Forum

Foreign minister calls for collective action on Rohingya crisis, climate change and emerging technology challenges
23 July 2026, 18:49 PM

Bangladesh receives India’s BRICS Summit invitation for PM Tarique

The two-day gathering will focus on global cooperation, trade and sustainable development
23 July 2026, 18:35 PM

Judge transferred after paperweight thrown by him injures trainee lawyer

Gopalganj lawyers stage protest seeking disciplinary action
23 July 2026, 18:31 PM

No government move over president's possible resignation: Home minister

Salahuddin Ahmed says resignation by Mohammed Shahabuddin would follow constitutional procedures
23 July 2026, 15:30 PM

HSC exams under Chattogram board to resume July 27: Education minister

Postponed HSC exams to be rescheduled after current routine ends, says Milon
23 July 2026, 15:18 PM

'I have moved my tea stall seven times in two months': Erosion tears through Faridpur villages

Nine villages affected as the Padma and Arial Khan wash away homes, roads and farmland, forcing families to relocate
23 July 2026, 12:58 PM

New navy chief adorned with vice-admiral rank badge

The prime minister and outgoing Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nazmul Hassan adorn the new chief with the rank badge
23 July 2026, 12:14 PM

President Shahabuddin may resign soon

Sources said no final decision has yet been made on when the president may resign or who could succeed him
23 July 2026, 09:44 AM

July 23, 2024: Quotas revised, but protests persist

On July 23, 2024, amid the raging protests led by Students Against Discrimination (SAD), the public ad-ministration ministry issued a circular slashing quota-based recruitment in civil service to seven percent and raising merit-based recruitment from 44 to 93 percent.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Wait for affordable dialysis gets longer

Thousands of kidney patients will have to wait longer for expanded and affordable dialysis services as a government project to set up dialysis facilities at 59 hospitals has been extended by another two and a half years.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Ahmed Sofa reburied 25yrs after his death

The remains of renowned author, thinker Ahmed Sofa were exhumed and reburied in the section reserved for intellectuals at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard yesterday at noon, nearly 25 years after his death.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Tajuddin’s 101st birth anniv today

Today marks the 101st birth anniversary of the first prime minister of independent Bangladesh, Tajuddin Ahmad.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Hygiene campaign launched by Miss World Bangladesh

Miss World Bangladesh yesterday launched a nationwide hygiene awareness campaign -- Hygiene for Health Bangladesh -- with government support to promote hygiene as a simple and effective way to prevent disease.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Passport Index : Bangladesh moves up 3 notches to 97th

Bangladesh has ranked 97th in the latest Henley Passport Index, climbing three places from last year but remaining among the world’s weakest passports, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 35 destinations.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Can Nazrul remain a lawmaker?

The expulsion of Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam from Jamaat-e-Islami has raised questions over whether he can retain his parliamentary seat.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Delayed gas connections stalling production

Business leaders yesterday voiced concern as many mills and factories, built at a cost of hundreds of crores of taka, remain unable to go into production due to the lack of gas connections even after depositing payments for demand notes with the state‑owned Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM