In Focus / July uprising to feature in textbooks from 2027: Milon
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9 September 2026 Education
CU announces free bus service after student protest
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9 September 2026 Bangladesh
Terminal-3 to partially open on Dec 16: Minister Millat
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9 September 2026 Bangladesh
Form elite force after detailed discussions
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9 September 2026 Bangladesh
Spotlight / Dhaka-Kolkata train: Resumption of services on cards
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9 September 2026 Diplomacy
CJ, 4 judges leave court after SCBA chief’s remark
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9 September 2026 Bangladesh

Gono Odhikar Parishad for nat’l constitution council

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur today said the reform proposals finalised through dialogue, no matter what, must be implemented by the current interim government
28 April 2025

Lightning strikes claim 11 lives

At least 11 people died yesterday after being struck by lightning during thunderstorms in six districts.
28 April 2025

People did not make sacrifices for a ‘superhuman’

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said people’s 16-year-long fight and sacrifices were to restore democracy, not to hand over the country to any “superhuman.”
28 April 2025

Many cases being filed for personal gains

The current process for filing complaints at a police station does not allow officers to initially authenticate the claims. As a result, this system is exploited, leading to the filing of many cases intended for personal or financial gain, revenge, or harassment against others.
28 April 2025

Pakistan envoy briefs Dhaka on regional issues

Pakistan High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof yesterday called on Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and briefed him on regional issues, according to a statement by the Bangladesh foreign office.
28 April 2025

EC mulls hybrid voting method for expatriates

The Election Commission (EC) is exploring a hybrid voting system for expatriate Bangladeshis in the upcoming 13th national elections, combining postal ballots, online voting, and proxy voting -- instead of relying solely on the existing postal ballot system.
28 April 2025

Trafficked, forced to fight, killed in a foreign war

Dhaka-based agency Dream Home Travel allegedly trafficked around 20 Bangladeshis to Russia during the last two years
28 April 2025

Four lakh children under-immunised

Marking the launch of World Immunization Week 2025, Unicef, WHO, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, warned that despite Bangladesh’s progress in increasing immunisation coverage, significant disparities persist, putting nearly half a million children at risk.
28 April 2025

‘Concerns genuine, but reforms need planning’

Polytechnic students across the country resumed protests on Saturday, demanding urgent reforms through a six-point charter to fix long-standing problems in recruitment policies, education standards, and job opportunities.
28 April 2025

Video evidence shows protesters were shot before being burned

A newly discovered video shows six protesters being shot before their bodies were burnt by the police in Ashulia during last year’s July uprising, the prosecution told the International Crimes Tribunal yesterday.
28 April 2025

One killed, four injured in Gazipur gas cylinder blast

One person was killed and four others were injured in a gas cylinder explosion caused by a leak at a house in the Mogorkhal area under Basan Police Station in Gazipur on Sunday.
28 April 2025

Health service limps due to manpower shortage

Healthcare services at the 50-bed Nagarpur Upazila Health Complex in Tangail are being severely hampered due to various problems, especially a shortage of necessary workforce.
28 April 2025

‘Jaaldugi’ opens new income avenues for farmers

Farmers in the hilly areas of Sherpur have opened a new horizon by cultivating an early variety of pineapple.
28 April 2025

Technical education must be integrated with mainstream education: edu adviser

Technical education must be integrated with mainstream education to eliminate the stigma surrounding it, Education Adviser Prof CR Abrar said today
28 April 2025

HC issues injunction on sand extraction, dredging in Kaliganga river

The court also issued a rule asking government officials concerned to explain their inaction
28 April 2025

HC disposes of writ petition against SC judge appointment ordinance

"A complete law is needed as the ordinance is not enough"
28 April 2025

Govt constitutes directorate over July uprising

A gazette notification regarding the formation was published today following a prior notification issued by the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
28 April 2025

Yunus approves Starlink's licence in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is the second country in South Asia, after Sri Lanka, to welcome Starlink
28 April 2025

Jamaat clarifies earlier statement on 'independent state' in Arakan

The proposal was made during a meeting with a visiting Communist Party of China delegation
28 April 2025

DNCC to publish project info online to ensure transparency: Azaz

"Information including money allocation and the starting and ending time of the project will be given on the website"
28 April 2025