Bangladeshis worry amid US immigration crackdown

The United States has deported at least 31 Bangladeshis after President Donald Trump took a tough immigration policy.
21 April 2025

No reason to delay polls beyond Dec

BNP sees no reason to delay the national election beyond December, said the party’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday.
21 April 2025

‘Govt to form task force for newspapers’

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday said the government will form a task force for the development of newspaper industries.
21 April 2025

NCP demands direct election for women in 100 parliamentary seats

This demand was made during a discussion meeting titled, "Women in Politics and as Citizens", organised by the Chattogram Women's Cell of NCP at the July Revolution Memorial Hall of the Chattogram Press Club yesterday
21 April 2025

Flash processions: 39 AL men held in Khulna

Police arrested 48 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated bodies, including banned Chhatra League, over the last two days following a series of flash processions in Dhaka and Khulna cities.
21 April 2025

Stepfather held over rape of teen in Savar

The filing of a case is underway
21 April 2025

Body of missing crew of fishing trawler recovered from Karnaphuli

The victim is Md Dulal Mia, 50, of Char Jobbar in Noakhali
21 April 2025

July atrocities: ICT’s probe agency submits its first report

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal has found the involvement of eight police personnel, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, in crimes, including killings, committed during last year’s mass uprising in the capital’s Chankharpool area.
21 April 2025

Tap into youth potential for sustainable future

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for enhanced regional cooperation to tackle climate and urban challenges and urged nations to tap into their youth’s potential and innovations to shape a sustainable future.
21 April 2025

Killing of Primeasia Student: Three put on remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed three individuals on a seven-day remand in connection with the killing of Jahidul Islam Parvez, a third-year student of Primeasia University, in the capital's Banani area on April 19.
21 April 2025

Announce nat’l minimum wage for all workers

The Labour Reform Commission has recommended that the government ensure legal protection and recognition of all workers in both formal and informal sectors, as well as migrant workers and self-employed individuals under a labour law.
21 April 2025

No new industrial units within 10km of Sundarbans ECA

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will soon issue a gazette notification in this regard, officials said today
21 April 2025

High Court seeks full disclosure of presidential mercy

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the respondents to show cause as to why their failure to publish and disclose all records related to the presidential prerogative of mercy from January 1, 1991, to July 31, 2024, along with the reasoning and legal arguments, should not be declared illegal, unconstitutional, and against public interest.
21 April 2025

NIDs of Hasina, 9 of her family members ‘locked’

The National Identity (NID) Registration Wing under the Election Commission has “locked” the NID cards of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine of her family members, effectively rendering the cards unusable for any official purpose.
21 April 2025

‘Pluralism’ in charter not acceptable

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis has strongly opposed the inclusion of “pluralism” as a fundamental principle of the constitution.
21 April 2025

Battery-run rickshaw drivers clash over ban

Battery-run rickshaw drivers yesterday clashed with pedal rickshaw-pullers while protesting a ban on their vehicles in Banani.
21 April 2025

UN peacekeeping chief lauds army’s professionalism

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix yesterday paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at Army Headquarters.
21 April 2025

2nd tribunal to be formed to try rights violations

Chief Prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal Mohammad Tajul Islam yesterday said a second tribunal will soon be formed to try the atrocities committed during the July uprising and the last 15 years of human rights violations.
21 April 2025

Tk 2.26 lakh crore lost to tax evasion in FY23

Bangladesh lost an estimated Tk 226,236 crore in potential revenue to tax evasion and avoidance in the 2022-23 fiscal year, largely due to rampant corruption and a weak but complex system, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
21 April 2025

Yunus leaves for Doha to attend Earthna Summit

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left for Doha yesterday evening to attend the Earthna Summit 2025.
21 April 2025