Fire disrupts internet at Rooppur Power Plant
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
27 out of 730 faulty metro rail bearing pads ‘critical’: Rabiul
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
Saima Wazed quits WHO job after fraud allegations
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
Energy: Govt okays 18 LNG cargoes from Total Energies
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
In Sangsad: Govt, opposition lock horns over fertiliser
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
Govt plans to drill 150 gas wells by 2031
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh

PM Tarique Rahman set to visit Chattogram tomorrow

Scheduled to inspect Matarbari projects, visit Hefazat chief
8 August 2026

Fascism beneficiaries actively working to destabilise energy sector: PM

Tarique calls for caution over political involvement of professionals
8 August 2026

Acute doctor shortage cripples Barguna General Hospital

Just 15 doctors against 81 posts, forcing patients to travel to Barishal and Dhaka for care
8 August 2026

Guava season turns Pirojpur orchards into floating tourist trail

Over a lakh visitors are estimated to flock yearly to watch farmers ferry fruit through canal markets
8 August 2026

Tarique Rahman was tortured at JIC during 1/11: ICT chief prosecutor

Aminul Islam makes the claim after tribunal judges inspect alleged secret detention facility at DGFI headquarters
8 August 2026

PM inaugurates doctors’ rally

Rally marks 37th founding anniversary of Doctors Association of Bangladesh
8 August 2026

Fish and poultry prices rise, veggies get cheaper

Prices of fish, poultry chicken and eggs have risen in the capital’s kitchen markets over the past week, while prices of vegetables declined.
8 August 2026

Nazirpur upazila in Pirojpur: Rain causes losses for sapling growers

Farmers producing vegetable saplings on floating seedbeds in Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila have been counting losses due to sharp drop in market demand amid prolonged rainfall.
8 August 2026

Delhi press meet: Indian govt says it doesn’t endorse Hasina’s remarks

India yesterday said it does not endorse anything said by deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other Awami League leaders at a media event in New Delhi on August 5.
8 August 2026

Presidential election: A process shackled by provisions

When Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned as president on July 24, the spotlight immediately shifted to who would succeed him at Bangabhaban.
8 August 2026

No way for Shakib to return now

The government said yesterday that former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan has no prospect of returning t
8 August 2026

Floating guava orchards: Motorboats, waste threaten ecosystem

The winding canals branching off the Sugandha river weave through the famed floating guava orchards of Jhalakathi and Pirojpur, creating one of southern Bangladesh’s most distinctive agricultural landscapes.
8 August 2026

Dhaka tops dengue cases, deaths

Dhaka division has emerged as the country’s dengue hotspot, recording 6,871 cases, including 4,404 infections in Dhaka city alone this year.
8 August 2026

Dhaka-Chattogram highway traffic jam causes hours-long delays in Cumilla

Road repairs and heavy vehicle pressure leave thousands of travellers stranded for up to five hours
7 August 2026

Ranjit Baowali no more but struggle for Bhobodoh remains

Veteran grassroots leader and convener of Bhobodoh Water Drainage Movement Committee died on Wednesday
7 August 2026

Four ministries, divisions get new secretaries

The government yesterday appointed new secretaries to four ministries and divisions,  said a public administration ministry notification.
7 August 2026

Ganges treaty: Dhaka awaits Delhi’s response to talks proposal

Bangladesh has been waiting for nearly two months for India to respond to its proposal for talks on the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, which expires in December.
7 August 2026

No entry test for class 1 from 2027

The government will not hold admission tests for class 1 from the 2027 academic year, the education ministry said yesterday.
7 August 2026

Fallout from US sanctions: Exports to Russia more than halve in 4 years

Bangladesh is struggling to sustain exports, labour migration and major development cooperation with Russia as US-led financial sanctions imposed after the Russia-Ukraine war continue to disrupt payment settlements.
7 August 2026

4 univs to probe teachers over pro-AL activities

Authorities of at least four public universities have formed probe bodies over the last couple of days to investigate the allegations against some teachers over their involvement in “anti-state activities and attempts to facilitate the return of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina”.
7 August 2026