Coast Guard detains eight while smuggling cement to Myanmar

375 sacks of cement seized from fishing boat in Cox’s Bazar
6 December 2025, 07:36 AM

Rare Himalayan vulture rescued in Kurigram

Locals secure migratory bird before volunteers alert forest officials; to be handed over to Rangpur Forest Division
6 December 2025, 06:45 AM

7 of a family among 8 burnt in explosion caused by 'gas leak' in Agargaon

Pregnant woman among injured; three admitted at DMCH burn unit
6 December 2025, 05:16 AM

BNP fully prepared for Feb election

BNP has finalised all organisa-tional preparations to participate in the national parliamentary election scheduled for February, said Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday.
5 December 2025, 21:53 PM

Narsingdi Sadar Hospital: Staff shortage, poor facilities disrupt services

The Narsingdi Sadar Hospital has long been grappling with a severe manpower shortage and poor infrastructure.
5 December 2025, 21:52 PM

Madarganj in Jamalpur: School field turns into warehouse

The playground of Jorkhali Islamabed Wasim Uddin High School in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur has been occupied for years by a sanitary business, despite repeated notices from the school authorities asking the businessman to vacate the land. .On the southwest side of the school, a tin-shed
5 December 2025, 21:50 PM

Female migration declines amid abuse, unsafe conditions

The migration of female workers abroad has been gradually declining over the last four years due to multiple problems, including the lack of exploration of new labour markets, unsafe working conditions, and abuse in destination countries.
5 December 2025, 20:47 PM

BGB hands over pregnant Indian woman to BSF through Chapainawabganj border

Sonali Khatun was pushed into Bangladesh by BSF on June 25
5 December 2025, 19:48 PM

Number of fire-prone structures triples in a year

Reveal inspections by fire service; experts call for strict enforcement of safety regulations
5 December 2025, 18:32 PM

Such sensitive matters can’t be resolved quickly

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain yesterday said Bangladesh has formally requested India to return Sheikh Hasina, describing her as a “convicted fugitive sentenced by the highest court of Bangladesh.”
5 December 2025, 18:31 PM

‘Bangladesh will never tolerate fascism again’

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman warned yesterday that Bangladesh will never again tolerate fascism on its soil, saying that while the fascist has fallen, the grip of fascism endures.
5 December 2025, 18:31 PM

A massacre in Hariharpara

Throughout the Liberation War, the oil depots along the Buriganga River in Narayanganj became sites of unspeakable horror.
5 December 2025, 18:28 PM

Khaleda’s treatment in UK: Health concerns, air ambulance delay stall plan

The medical board overseeing Khaleda's treatment met at Evercare Hospital last night to review her condition.
5 December 2025, 18:27 PM

Families struggle with rising dengue cases and costs

Fifteen-year-old Rahat Miaji, who was recovering from severe electrocution near a madrasa in Chauddogram, Cumilla, has fallen into danger once again after contracting dengue.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Butterfly Fair: A day of colours at JU

The Zahir Raihan Auditorium premises at Jahangirnagar University turned vibrant yesterday as a daylong Butterfly Fair brought together hundreds of butterflies, vivid photographs, and nature enthusiasts.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Barguna Liberation War Museum: Looted and left in ruins for over a year

The Barguna Liberation War Museum, which was vandalised and looted on August 5 last year following the ouster of the Awami League government, now stands abandoned, empty and padlocked.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Water chestnut cultivation turns wetlands into profit

Farmers in Jamalpur’s Dewanganj upazila are turning fallow, waterlogged lands and marshes into productive fields by cultivating water chestnuts (Eleocharis dulcis).
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Trader robbed, hacked to death in Faridpur

A fish trader was robbed and hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Faridpur’s Saltha upazila early yesterday.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Man with physical disability tortured on theft suspicion

A man with physical disability was hanged from a tree with his hands tied and beaten on suspicion of theft in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila on Thursday.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Man confesses to raping, killing 8-year-old girl

A man arrested over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar on December 2 has confessed to the crimes before a magistrate yesterday, police said.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM