Khalilur Rahman to take charge as UNGA president today
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Diplomacy
Cabinet approves tax waiver for solar equipment
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Govt websites built for officials, not citizens
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
PSC staff recruitment viva marks to rise by up to 400%
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Spotlight / Depositors of five troubled banks getting money back
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Get serious about dengue
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
ICT seeks to amend rules to confiscate assets of convicts
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Data gaps weaken policy planning
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Int'l Literacy Day / Half the children can’t read, comprehend
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Govt websites keep people in the dark
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Cumilla AL leader arrested on allegations of 'creating disorder'
He will be produced before the court today, police said.
9 May 2025
Police vehicle carrying Ivy comes under attack, crude bombs exploded
Supporters of Ivy alleged that BNP activists and supporters were responsible for the attack
9 May 2025
Hasnat calls for mass rally after Juma prayers demanding AL ban
The announcement came during an ongoing protest programme that began last night in front of Jamuna.
9 May 2025
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning
Today's air was classified as "unhealthy for sensitive groups", referring to a health threat.
9 May 2025
Police raids home of Mayer Daak coordinator Sanjida by 'mistake'
Law enforcers were executing a warrant for her brother, who was forcibly disappeared 12 years ago
9 May 2025
Former Narayanganj mayor Salina Hayat Ivy arrested
She was arrested around 5:45am today following a night-long raid at her Deobhog residence
9 May 2025
Protesting ‘corruption’: 56 SAD members step down from Kishoreganj unit
A total of 56 leaders and activists of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) resigned from the Kishoreganj district committee yesterday, accusing its top leadership of corruption, irregularities, and autocratic practices.
8 May 2025
US, UK agree on trade deal
US President Donald Trump unveiled a “breakthrough” trade agreement with Britain yesterday, celebrating the first deal in a tariff war that has rattled the world.
8 May 2025
Arson at Khulna daily for referring to Hasina as PM
A mob set fire to the office of Desh Sanjog, a Khulna-based daily newspaper, allegedly for referring to Sheikh Hasina as the incumbent prime minister in a news report.
8 May 2025
Confiscate Dubai flat of Benazir’s daughter: court
A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the relevant authorities to confiscate a flat in Dubai owned by Tahseen Raisa Binte Benazir, daughter of former IGP Benazir Ahmed, in a case filed over amassing illegal wealth in December last year.
8 May 2025
NCP stages demo in front of Yunus' residence demanding AL ban
Initially, Hasnat Abdullah led a group of protesters to Jamuna around 10:00pm Thursday. Later, Nahid and Akhtar brought another group around 1:00am today
8 May 2025
Snigdho resigns as CEO of July Foundation
Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho yesterday stepped down from his role as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation saying he needs to prioritise his studies.
8 May 2025
Need strategic leadership to address nat’l challenges
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday stressed the need for strategic, reform-oriented leadership to address complex national challenges and improve institutional effectiveness.
8 May 2025
Govt must act now to curb anti-women vitriol
The Samajik Protirodh Committee, a coalition of 67 women’s rights, human rights, and development organisations, yesterday urged the government to take immediate and decisive action against the escalating tide of misogynistic speech and behaviour in public discourse and the media.
8 May 2025
Step down Mahfuj, Asif
Mahfuj Alam and Asif Mahmud, the two student representatives in the interim government’s advisory council, should step down from their positions and stand with the people on the streets, opined National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener Tajnuva Jabeen.
8 May 2025
Shrinking foreign aid threatening development
The declining flow of foreign aid to Bangladesh is threatening key development initiatives, particularly those supporting marginalised communities, said development experts yesterday.
8 May 2025
‘Bureaucrats loyal to fascists running country’
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said fascist bureaucrats are still running the country and claimed that the majority of the officials at the Secretariat are fascist loyalists.
8 May 2025
Four of family die as bus hits ambulance
For long, Billal Fakir, 40, and his family wanted a fourth child. On the day their wish was to be granted, fate betrayed them.
8 May 2025
China not involved in ‘aid corridor’
China is not involved in the “humanitarian corridor” initiative being discussed for sending aid by the UN to Rakhine State, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen.
8 May 2025
Hamid off to Thailand, chaos in his wake
Two police officials have been withdrawn and two others suspended for negligence in duty regarding former president Md Abdul Hamid’s departure from the country.
8 May 2025