7-year-old found dead at Lakshmipur madrasa

Police yesterday evening recovered the body of a 7-year-old boy from a madrasa in the Uttar Temuhuni area of Lakshmipur.
13 May 2025

26 journos sued for attempted murder

Thirty-seven individuals, including at least 26 journalists, have been sued in Chattogram on charges of attempted murder.
13 May 2025

Bangladesh, Japan to hold 6th FOC in Tokyo Thursday

Foreign Ministry's Secretary (East) Nazrul Islam is expected to lead the Bangladesh delegation, while Japan will be represented by its Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Akihiro Tsukii
13 May 2025

DU JCD leader stabbed to death near Suhrawardy Udyan

Shahriar Alam Shammo, 25, was the literature and publication secretary of the Sir AF Rahman Hall unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal
13 May 2025

Ban on AL ‘without due process’

India has said the ban on the Awami League was imposed “without due process” and termed it a “concerning development”.
13 May 2025

Constitutional reforms not possible without elected govt

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday said the constitution cannot be amended without the mandate of an elected government.
13 May 2025

JnU Oikya announces long march to Jamuna

"JnU Oikya" platform made the announcement around 8:00pm yesterday at a gathering in front of the university's Shaheed Minar
13 May 2025

Journalists 'harassed by Pro-BNP lawyers' at Dhaka court premises

The incident followed the remand hearing of former lawmaker and singer Momtaz Begum
13 May 2025

BU VC, pro-VC, treasurer removed

The government yesterday removed Barishal University Vice Chancellor Prof Shuchita Sharmin, Pro-VC Prof Golam Rabbani, and Treasurer Prof Mamun Or Rashid amid ongoing student protests.
13 May 2025

Elections entirely Bangladesh's internal matter: Shafiqul

'Wounds caused by crimes against humanity perpetrated by AL still fresh,' says CA's press secretary
13 May 2025

Cops sans lethal weapons may be ineffective

The government has decided to remove lethal weapons from the hands of regular police personnel, a move that has sparked concern among former officials and expert who warn that disarming the force without adequate alternatives could undermine its ability to maintain order and respond to armed threats.
13 May 2025

Five-year-old girl strangled to death in city

On Monday afternoon, five-year-old Roza Moni got hungry while playing in front of her house in Tejgaon’s Tejkunipara. She went to her mother and asked for lunch, but the meal was not ready yet.
13 May 2025

Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia: Dhaka’s uphill battle to break syndicate chains

Now, as Malaysia prepares to begin fresh labour recruitments, opening the market to Bangladeshis and ensuring migrants' rights will figure high in the upcoming meetings.
13 May 2025

Tax authority split in major overhaul

The interim government has replaced the five-decade-old tax authority with two new entities as part of sweeping reforms aimed at modernising tax administration and boosting revenue receipts.
13 May 2025

They are not ‘fooling anyone’

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday accused the people in power of running a “circus” in the name of investment, warning that they are not “fooling anyone”.
13 May 2025

Magura child rape, murder case verdict on May 17

A Magura court yesterday set May 17 for delivering the verdict in the case filed over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl.
13 May 2025

Work in Malaysia: Recruitment cartel gearing up again

A cartel of overseas recruitment agents that once exploited Bangladeshi workers migrating to Malaysia is allegedly becoming active again -- this time without the involvement of Awami League leaders.
13 May 2025

Foreign ministry tells India to stop push-ins

Bangladesh has called on India to immediately stop the recent push-in of people across the border, warning that such actions pose risks to security and undermine mutual understanding.
13 May 2025

Prof Yunus returns to CU after 36 years

The Chittagong University (CU) campus is abuzz with excitement as Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus returns today after 36 years to attend the university's fifth convocation.
13 May 2025

Water crisis deepens in Khulna

Till last year, every morning before dawn, Nimai Chandra Roy’s house in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila used to be a gathering point for his neighbours -- not for any festival, but for survival.
13 May 2025