BNP supporters gather outside Evercare ahead of Tarique Rahman’s visit

Tarique will visit his mother at the hospital after addressing a rally at the 300-feet
25 December 2025, 08:58 AM

Christmas being celebrated

BTV and Bangladesh Betar airing programmes highlighting the significance of the day
25 December 2025, 07:22 AM

Zeebu, Tarique's family pet, reaches Dhaka

Airport officials confirm safe arrival of pet alongside BNP leader’s return from London
25 December 2025, 06:49 AM

Arson at BNP leader’s house: Another daughter dies

With this, two daughters of Lakshmipur BNP leader have lost their lives
25 December 2025, 06:10 AM

Tight security at Dhaka airport ahead of Tarique’s homecoming

Multiple layers of security have been set up at the main gate of the airport's VVIP terminal
25 December 2025, 04:36 AM

Tarique’s return marks historic moment for democracy: Salahuddin

Millions of people across the country are waiting just to see him once, he says
25 December 2025, 03:44 AM
24 December 2025, 18:16 PM

Tarique on his way home

For the BNP, his long‑awaited return symbolises renewal -- a turning point that could reenergise the party's political base
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM

India-Bangladesh Tensions: Crisis Group calls for restraint in rhetoric

As Dhaka-New Delhi relations lurch towards a crisis, India should avoid “provocative” statements that could be perceived in Bangladesh as “meddling” in its upcoming polls, the International Crisis Group has said.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM

‘No more internet blackouts’

The Advisory Council has finally approved the Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 barring state-led internet shutdowns and introducing limited measures for accountability in surveillance, while establishing a quasi-judicial body comprising members of the government executive body to oversee interception.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt passes stricter tobacco ordinance

The advisory council yesterday approved an anti-tobacco ordinance, expanding the definition of tobacco products and introducing several new provisions to control their use, particularly emerging ones.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Law enforcers’ inaction proves govt’s complicity

The law enforcement’s inaction during the attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Chhayanaut and Udichi proves that the government acted as the attackers’ associate, Prof Anu Muhammad said at a rally at the National Museum yesterday.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Justice Zubayer Rahman new CJ

Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, a senior judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the 26th chief justice of Bangladesh.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM

IAB condemns attack on Star

Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) yesterday strongly condemned the attack on the office of The Daily Star.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM
24 December 2025, 17:39 PM

Jamaat chief condemns crude bomb attack that killed youth in Dhaka

Shafiqur Rahman blames authorities’ failure to act against perpetrators
24 December 2025, 17:03 PM

Tarique Rahman on the way home with wife, daughter

BNP acting chairman boards regular Biman flight
24 December 2025, 16:44 PM

Expressing dissent through use of force is barbaric: Islami Andolon Bangladesh

Condemns attack on The Daily Star, urges citizens to stay vigilant
24 December 2025, 15:18 PM

Journalists, hawkers protest attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star in Mymensingh and Khulna

Demonstrators demand swift arrests, warning that impunity for arson and vandalism threatens press freedom and democracy
24 December 2025, 15:02 PM

Three arrested over arson attacks on Daily Star, Prothom Alo sent to jail

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passes the orders
24 December 2025, 14:15 PM