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All 50 Sangsad panels formed, opposition chairs one
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‘We seek balance in ties with China, India’

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman yesterday said Bangladesh does not consider its relationships with China and India as a zero-sum game but aims to maintain meaningful and balanced ties with both.
13 April 2025

Two killed as lift cable snaps at Sitakunda factory

Two workers were killed when a cable of a lift snapped at GPH Ispat, an iron rod manufacturing factory in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram yesterday, said police.
13 April 2025

Magura rape: Main accused charged with murder

A month after the death of the eight-year-old girl, who was brutally raped while visiting her sister’s in-laws in Magura, police have pressed murder charges against the main accused.
13 April 2025

Govt to reinstate ‘except Israel’ on passports

The government has instructed the immigration authorities to reinstate the words “except Israel” on Bangladeshi passports, reversing a 2021 decision that had removed those.
13 April 2025

Meghna Alam’s Detention: Due process was not followed

In the wake of public outrage, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday said the way model Meghna Alam was detained was not right.
13 April 2025

Purbachal plot graft: Arrest warrants issued against Hasina, Rehana

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and 21 others in three cases filed over irregularities in plot allocation in Purbachal New Town.
13 April 2025

Nation ushers in the spirit of hope, renewal

The nation embraces a jubilant spirit to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year, today.
13 April 2025

Power prices not going up anytime soon

The subsidy allocation for the power sector is not going down anytime soon as the interim government does not plan to increase electricity prices on inflationary fears.
13 April 2025

Polls timeline: BNP questions Yunus’ repeated ‘shifts’

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’ “repeated shifts” in the election timeline.
13 April 2025

‘Portrait of fascism’ fire: Fellow DU students ‘identify’ suspect

The suspect who set fire to two motifs prepared for the Borsho Boron Anondo Shobhajatra at the Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukola) at Dhaka University (DU) has reportedly been identified.
13 April 2025

Russian warships arrive in Ctg on goodwill visit

Three Russian Navy warships arrived at Chattogram Port yesterday for a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh.
13 April 2025

Country belongs to people of all religions, ethnicities

The army is committed to maintaining peace and harmony in Chattogram Hill Tracts and the rest of the country, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman said yesterday.
13 April 2025

Constitutional reforms: Most parties want changes in basic principles, preamble

Perceived to be an embodiment of the July uprising, the interim government was empowered with an overwhelming mandate for reforms.
13 April 2025

DU allowed to hold ‘Ga’ unit entry test afresh

The High Court yesterday allowed Dhaka University to hold its "Ga" unit (business studies faculty) admission test (MCQ) for sixty marks afresh.
13 April 2025

Woman ‘strangled to death’ in Narsingdi

A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband following a longstanding family dispute in the Bhartakandi village of Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi, said police.
13 April 2025

Martyrdom anniv of five family members

The 54th martyrdom anniversary of five members of the family of Saidur Rahman, founder (president) of Projonmo ’71, will be observed tomorrow.
13 April 2025

MJF concerned over safety of female students

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday expressed outrage and deep concern over the violation of privacy and safety of female students at a madrasa in Jashore.
13 April 2025

First phase of talks nears completion

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) is aiming to complete the first round of dialogues with political parties by mid-May, with a second round of discussions to follow.
13 April 2025

Journalist Shehabuddin Ahmed Nafa passes away

Shehabuddin Ahmed Nafa, former chief reporter of The Daily Star, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 76.
13 April 2025

Toxic smoke damages crops in Chattogram

Hundreds of farmers in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari and Hathazari upazilas are facing losses due to toxic smoke from nearby brick kilns, which has been damaging their crops.
13 April 2025