Independence Day: Controversies mar celebrations in three districts

At least three incidents disrupted this year’s Independence Day celebrations across different districts, drawing widespread criticism from civil society groups and war veterans.
27 March 2025

Dug up, unfixed roads: a nightmare for residents

There are several parts of Dhaka city where, if you travel through the roads and alleyways by a rickshaw or an auto-rickshaw, you will experience a jerky ride, as many streets remain unrepaired for months after being dug up by utility service providers.
27 March 2025

Man sent to jail over rape of child in Netrokona

Police arrested the suspect, Wahed Ali, 60, from a village in Rongchhati union after the victim's father filed a rape case with Kalmakanda Police Station on Wednesday evening
27 March 2025

Man sent to jail over rape of mentally challenged woman

Police rescued the victim on Wednesday night and arranged for her treatment at Monohardi Upazila Health Complex
27 March 2025

Dhaka dwellers will be safe during Eid

The government yesterday assured that law enforcement agencies will remain highly vigilant ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr to ensure public safety.
27 March 2025

Australia opens new ‘Home Affairs Office’ in Dhaka

As part of Australia’s growing bilateral relationship with Bangladesh, the Albanese Labor Government has announced the establishment of a new Home Affairs Office in Dhaka.
27 March 2025

Compromisers don’t view uprising as independence

Those who engaged in opposition politics through compromises over the past 15 to 16 years may not view the July uprising as a form of independence, said National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday.
27 March 2025

‘Be clear about polls date’

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday called on Chief Adviser to the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, to make a clear and genuine commitment regarding the national election.
27 March 2025

ACC sues Hasina’s former DPS Khokon, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed two cases against Ashraful Alam Khokon, former deputy press secretary of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and his wife Rezwana Noor for illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 17.03 crore.
27 March 2025

No emergency without JS nod

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has proposed that parliamentary approval be made mandatory to declare a state of emergency.
27 March 2025

Dhanmondi heist: Target was the jeweller’s stashed gold

The robbery in Dhanmondi was well planned, as criminals collaborated with a network of individuals, who posed as Rab members, intelligence officers, informants, a magistrate, and even student representatives.
27 March 2025

Move to revise DAP bad news for Dhaka

The government is weighing potential revisions to the Detailed Area Plan (DAP), a blueprint meant to guide Dhaka’s development, just two years after its approval, raising serious concerns among urban planners.
27 March 2025

‘Declining religious freedom’: CA press wing rebuts US panel report on Bangladesh

The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has refuted a US commission’s report that says religious freedom conditions in Bangladesh declined amid a series of attacks on religious minority communities.
27 March 2025

Unite to ensure Rohingya repatriation

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said as global efforts to deal with the Rohingya crisis are drastically shrinking, Asian leaders must come together to ensure the refugees' safe and dignified repatriation.
27 March 2025

Liberation War mural shrouded on Independence Day

A mural installed at the Liberation War Memorial stage in Lalmonirhat was found covered with a cloth on Independence Day on March 26.
27 March 2025

Court declares Ishraque Dhaka south mayor

A Dhaka court yesterday declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
27 March 2025

Eid spurs record remittance surge

Bangladesh received a record $2.94 billion in remittances during the first 26 days of March, driven by Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest festivals for Muslims.
27 March 2025

Monthly food ration per Rohingya now $12

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has moved away from its recent decision to halve the monthly food aid for the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhashan Char.
27 March 2025

Yunus urges China to reduce interest rates

Dhaka has reiterated its call for reducing interest rates for Chinese loans from 3 percent to 1-2 percent, while also seeking a waiver on commitment fees for Chinese-funded projects.
27 March 2025

Yunus arrives in Beijing

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Beijing around 10:20pm (local time) tonight.</p><p>On his arrival, Vice Minister of China Sun Weidong received the Chief Adviser at Beijing Capital International Airport.
27 March 2025