PRIMARY EDUCATION / AI push must address learning, teacher gaps first
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Second victim of Moghbazar pile-up dies
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46% say country on right track
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India’s RAW chief meets PM’s defence adviser
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ICT orders to produce Ziaul Ahsan Aug 27
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PRIVATE MEDICAL FACILITIES / Govt extends licence for 2yrs
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Five more die with measles-like symptoms
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CJ reshuffles jurisdictions of 55 HC benches
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Presidential race / Jamaat-led alliance collects nomination form for Oli Ahmed
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BNP, allies linked to most violence in 2026 polls: Odhikar
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Idols vandalised in Faridpur temple
Temple attacked on the same day last year
3 February 2026
ASK raises alarm over rising political violence ahead of national polls
Casualties nearly triple in Jan as clashes intensify after polls schedule announcement
3 February 2026
Man killed after being hit by speeding pickup in Ramna
Ramna police seize vehicle, detain driver at scene
3 February 2026
Supreme Court to hear NCT contract status quo petition on Feb 9
Awarding contract week before polls is 'arbitrary and malafide exercise of power'
3 February 2026
Rab to be renamed SIF: Home adviser
Jahangir says new uniforms to reflect the changes in the force's standard of operation post uprising
3 February 2026
Polytechnic students block Tejgaon over inclusion of BSc graduates in sub‑assistant engineer posts
Traffic halted at Satrasta as demonstrators demand withdrawal of proposal
3 February 2026
BGB recovers cache of explosives, weapons at Moulvibazar border
'Recovery comes at a critical time ahead of election,' says BGB commander
3 February 2026
Court bars former secretary Shahid Khan from traveling abroad
Investigation on corruption and money laundering ongoing
3 February 2026
HC rejects Nahid's writ petition against BNP's Dhaka-11 candidate MA Qayyum
No legal bar for Qayyum to contest polls, says his counsel
3 February 2026
Vessel movement at Chattogram port halted as workers escalate strike
The stalemate widened as protesting workers blocked pilot operations, bringing vessel movement through Karnaphuli to a halt
3 February 2026
No more ‘backdoor elections’, Jamaat ameer tells rally in Kishoreganj
Shafiqur Rahman says Jamaat will accept any winner elected through a free and fair vote
3 February 2026
SC allows Aslam Chowdhury to contest Chattogram-4 polls
Results will remain withheld pending disposal of an appeal against HC verdict allowing Aslam to contest
3 February 2026
Menon, Qamrul, several police officials charged with crimes against humanity
Cases linked to July uprising, 2016 Gazipur killings
3 February 2026
Ctg port operations halted as workers begin 24-hour strike over NCT leasing plan
The stalemate enters the fourth day as protesters intensified agitation
3 February 2026
Rickshaw-puller killed in Khilgaon road crash; driver detained
Police seized the private car immediately after the incident
3 February 2026
Fake ‘haha’ reactions attack political opponents ahead of elections
Investigation uncovers bot market selling phony engagements, followers across the political spectrum.
3 February 2026
Port workers call 24hr strike, Ramadan supplies threatened
The stalemate in import and export activities through the Chattogram port is set to deepen further as workers called for a 24-hour strike starting at 8:00am today to protest the government’s decision to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based operator DP World.
3 February 2026
Govt releases draft edn law at its fag end
With just nine days to go before the national election, the interim government has published the draft Education Act, 2026, which seeks to phase out coaching centres, private tutoring, and the publication of guidebooks within three to five years of the law’s enactment.
3 February 2026
Biman MD, wife in jail over abuse of child worker
Police yesterday arrested Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Md Shafiqur Rahman and his wife in a case filed over the abuse of an 11-year-old domestic worker.
3 February 2026
Purbachal plot scam: Hasina given 10 years, Tulip 4
A special court yesterday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years’ imprisonment and her niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq, to four years in two cases involving the Purbachal plot scam in Dhaka.
3 February 2026