Dhaka’s Azimpur Graveyard stays awake through the night on Shab-e-Barat
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Bangladesh
Local innovators recognised at BLUE Business Idea Competition
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Education
Four academicians named emeritus professors at Dhaka University
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Education
5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar coast, felt in parts of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
Madrasa teacher arrested over attempted rape of 5-year-old in Noakhali
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Crime & Justice
38 BNP, Jubo Dal men expelled
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Politics
Seven youths killed in ‘staged anti-militant operation’: Charges pressed against Hasina, Kamal, former police officials
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Crime & Justice
BGB DG urges professionalism to ensure fear-free polls
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Bangladesh
Education system prioritised numbers over learning, draft report finds
7 hour(s) ago
Education
Humaira Sultana named first female CEO and MD of Biman
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Aviation
Dhaka-Sylhet highway: Road adviser gets a taste of the ordeal travellers face
Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan was stuck for hours in a 15km-long traffic jam in Brahmanbaria while visiting the Dhaka–Sylhet highway yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:31 PM
Delhi’s remark on election ‘unwarranted’
Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday described the recent comment made by Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri regarding the upcoming national election of Bangladesh as “completely unwarranted”.
8 October 2025, 18:26 PM
Bkash worker missing in Kishoreganj, family alleges kidnapping
Father claims to have received call demanding Tk 5 lakh
8 October 2025, 18:21 PM
July charter implementation: Parties sharply split over referendum timing
Although political parties have agreed on holding a referendum to implement the July National Charter, they have yet to reach consensus on its timing.
8 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Public admin adrift amid leadership vacuum
For the first time in two decades, the public administration ministry has been running without a secretary for more than two weeks.
8 October 2025, 18:08 PM
Israel detains Shahidul Alam and 144 others
Another Gaza-bound aid flotilla, this one carrying Bangladeshi photographer and writer Shahidul Alam and over 140 journalists, doctors and activists from all over the world, was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:08 PM
136 charged in murder case linked to July uprising
Police have pressed charges against 136 people in a murder case in Pabna linked to the July uprising.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
3 more die of dengue
At least three dengue patients died while 700 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Media portrayals of rights violations don't reflect reality: Shafiqul
Nur Khan Liton says he felt 'sick' hearing govt's statement
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Teesta erosion endangers homes and roads
Residents living along the Teesta shoal areas in Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Nilphamari have been gripped by fear as riverbank erosion has taken a serious turn despite a drop in the river’s water level.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
US Navy warship docked here on goodwill mission
The United States Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) arrived in Bangladesh yesterday on a three-day goodwill visit, according to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Daria-i-Noor, ‘sister’ to Koh-i-Noor, awaits first light in 117yrs
For over a century, one of the world’s most legendary gemstones has remained hidden -- locked in silence, shrouded in myth, and cloaked in official secrecy.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Crimes, flash processions will decline as polls near
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said the upcoming national election would be peaceful and festive if everyone plays their part.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
EU to send observers for upcoming polls: Khosru
The European Union has decided to send election observers to Bangladesh for the upcoming national election, said BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Teachers forced to resign since uprising to get salaries
The Ministry of Education has issued a directive on the payment of salaries and allowances for principals, headteachers, and other teachers of non-government educational institutions who were forced to resign since the July uprising.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Creative campaigns breathe life into Cucsu polls
With the reopening of campus after the Durga Puja vacation, candidates in the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) election have launched their campaigns in full swing.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
No safe waters for mother hilsa
Even amid intensified monitoring to protect mother hilsa during the ongoing 22-day fishing ban, illegal fishing continues unabated across five sanctuaries.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Global south will lead the next phase of int'l development
Prof David Engerman tells seminar at DU
8 October 2025, 17:38 PM
Khaleda Zia offers prayers at Ziaur Rahman’s grave
BNP chief left Gulshan residence for Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, sources confirmed
8 October 2025, 17:15 PM
A rhino in the river: Kurigram villagers shocked by rare discovery
Officials suspect the animal drifted from Assam’s forests
8 October 2025, 16:24 PM