‘His ideals still relevant for post-uprising Bangladesh’

Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq’s politics of rights, agrarian reform, and electoral legitimacy remain crucial for post-July uprising Bangladesh, as the country struggles to redefine justice and democracy, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
25 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Institutional reforms key to ending enforced disappearances

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul yesterday said institutional reforms were required alongside legal ones to prevent enforced disappearance, calling the crime worse than murder.
25 October 2025, 18:00 PM

A healing home for Dhaka’s trees

The smoke, dust, and concrete walls of Dhaka seem to be closing in, making it harder to breathe each day. In this bustling city, catching sight of greenery feels like a rare stroke of luck. Yet, the answer to relief lies close -- in trees. A little shade, a breath of oxygen, a moment of peace.
25 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Phulbaria upazila in Mymensingh: Decades on, locals still depend on wooden bridges

For decades, hundreds of people have been using three wooden bridges over the Banar river in Mymensingh’s Phulbaria upazila.
25 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Patuakhali, Cox’s Bazar: Fishers set sail again as 22-day hilsa ban ends

Fishermen in Patuakhali and Cox’s Bazar districts are eagerly preparing to set sail for the deep sea as the 22-day ban on hilsa fishing came to an end at midnight today.
25 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Narsingdi Municipality: Police, admin at odds over road tolls

Police and the local administration in Narsingdi municipality are locked in a dispute over toll collection from roads.
25 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Law adviser stresses institutional, legal reforms to prevent enforced disappearance

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul today said that institutional reforms, alongside legal ones, are required to prevent enforced disappearances, describing the crime as worse than murder
25 October 2025, 15:06 PM

Political parties eager for conflict ahead of polls: Mahfuj Alam

Information adviser warns of worsening situation if religion enters politics
25 October 2025, 14:04 PM

60 Bangladeshi nationals return home after serving jail in India

They entered the neighbouring country illegally
25 October 2025, 13:27 PM

Rizwana warns encroachers of strong action on St Martin’s Island

Urges strict measures to stop river pollution, highlights progress on plastic ban and Dhaka river project
25 October 2025, 13:26 PM

CNVR campaign underway at Khulna University

Initiated by Furry Friends Foundation and Snehotail, the programme seeks to control dog population humanely and improve animal welfare
25 October 2025, 12:56 PM

Protesters warn of escalation over foreign control of Ctg port terminals

Labour and student leaders oppose port lease plan, citing threats to economy and sovereignty
25 October 2025, 11:47 AM
25 October 2025, 10:29 AM

Retired officials from 25 BCS cadres allege discrimination in retrospective promotions

They claim administration cadre received disproportionate benefits
25 October 2025, 10:01 AM

Cox’s Bazar fishermen set to return to sea tonight as 22-day ban ends tonight

Uncertainty looms over fishermen’s fate as depression forms Bay of Bengal
25 October 2025, 07:44 AM

One dead, 30 injured in clash following dispute over Ludo in Brahmanbaria

Violence reignited after a failed compensation settlement from an earlier arbitration over a Ramadan Ludo quarrel
25 October 2025, 05:59 AM

Rezwan’s floating school wins Unesco Confucius prize

Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan’s solar-powered floating schools have received the Unesco Confucius Prize for Literacy 2025, one of the world’s highest honours for advancing education and lifelong learning.
24 October 2025, 21:18 PM

Dengue Surge: Mitford hospital stretched to the limit

It was around 1:00pm on Thursday when this correspondent entered one of the medicine wards at Mitford hospital in Old Dhaka. Just at the entrance, two women were found wailing -- they had just lost a loved one to dengue.
24 October 2025, 21:16 PM

‘Ahmad Rafique was a social revolutionary’

Although Language Movement veteran Ahmad Rafique could not practise as a doctor after completing his medical degree, he chose instead to become a “doctor of society,” dedicating his life to bringing social change, said speakers at a memorial meeting yesterday.
24 October 2025, 21:16 PM

A life devoted to progressive politics

Badruddin Umar was a shining example of intellectual courage -- one of the very few academics who made the full transition from academia into politics, said Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday, paying tribute to the late thinker and political activist.
24 October 2025, 18:48 PM