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