UPDF member shot dead

A member of Prosit Khisa-led United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was yesterday shot dead in Sajek union of Baghaichhari upazila in Rangamati.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Interim govt curbed freedoms

In 2025, freedom of expression, association, and assembly remained unnecessarily restricted under the interim government, London-based Amnesty International said in its annual report.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Press freedom needs stronger protection

The Daily Star celebrated its 35th anniversary in Khulna yesterday, with speakers calling for the protection of media freedom and prioritisation of national interests over partisan politics.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

‘Lost a piece of my heart’

The body of Nahida Sultana Bristy, the Bangladeshi PhD student brutally murdered in Florida last month, was laid to rest at her village home in Madaripur Sadar upazila yesterday.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Mothers in chars find hope close to home

Just a week ago, 20-year-old Murshida Akter gave birth to a baby boy at a small health centre in a remote char area of Chowhali Upazila, where childbirth often comes with as much fear as joy.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Bangladesh journalism conference 2026: Owners’ business interests often hurt editorial freedom

The business interests of media owners pose one of the greatest threats to editorial independence in Bangladesh, speakers said at a conference yesterday.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Govt launches investigation into measles deaths

The government has launched an investigation to determine whether negligence was a factor in the measles deaths and, if so, who is responsible, said Health Secretary Quamruzzaman Chowdhury yesterday.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

BNP grassroots to quiz ministers

The BNP has taken an initiative to make ministers accountable not only in parliament but also before the party’s grassroots leaders, party sources said.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Imports from US double in Jan-Apr

Imports from the US have more than doubled in the first four months of the year, as Bangladesh scrambles to shrink the bilateral trade deficit.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Govt to revise curriculum, syllabus: Milon

The government is taking initiatives to revise the curriculum, syllabus and academic calendar to modernise the education system and improve the quality of education, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said yesterday.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Kalapara in Patuakhali: A bridge that leads nowhere

A bridge built at a cost of nearly Tk 3 crore in Latachapli union of Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has remained unusable for nearly a year due to the absence of approach roads, causing sufferings to locals.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Another Bangladeshi killed in Russia-Ukraine war

Family says he never revealed he was working for the Russian military
9 May 2026, 23:04 PM
9 May 2026, 22:49 PM

12‑year‑old girl pregnant after repeated rape in Dinajpur

Accused side allegedly tried to settle matter through arbitration
9 May 2026, 22:36 PM

CPB demands trial of Yunus, Nurjahan over measles deaths

Party leaders allege negligence led to deaths of over 300 children
9 May 2026, 22:33 PM

Restoring public trust in police top priority: Tarique

In Police Week-2026 message, Tarique Rahman also asks police to play more effective role in preventing mob violence
9 May 2026, 22:00 PM

Ensure justice by taking the right path, law minister tells judges

Govt wants people’s confidence in judges to grow stronger, he says
9 May 2026, 21:56 PM
9 May 2026, 21:47 PM

USF student Bristy laid to rest in Madaripur

She was buried at a graveyard beside the house
9 May 2026, 21:40 PM

Values‑based journalism must to rebuild public trust: Speakers

At KU seminar, speaker warn economic structure poses challenge to press independence
9 May 2026, 21:29 PM