Article 70 debate irrelevant before presidential election: Gayeshwar
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh seeks ‘conducive environment’ for PM Tarique's visit to India
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Diplomacy
EC validates Mirza Fakhrul, Oli Ahmed’s nominations for presidential election
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Elections
PM releases fish fry into Brahmaputra in Kishoreganj
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Bangladesh
Scrutiny of presidential election nominations underway
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Elections
PM leaves Dhaka for Kishoreganj on daylong tour
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Bangladesh
Dengue claims 2 more lives, death toll 67
16 August 2026
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Bangladesh
‘People-to-people ties at heart of our friendship’
16 August 2026
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Diplomacy
Circulation managers now in charge of newspaper distribution
16 August 2026
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Bangladesh
MT Hossain Institute: A fading chapter of our cultural history
16 August 2026
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Bangladesh
6 boys abducted by ‘armed masked men’ in Teknaf; 2 manage to escape
Police suspect the boys were kidnapped for ransom
1 December 2025
Reza Kibria joins BNP, likely to contest from Habiganj-1
Fakhrul, Salauddin welcome him
1 December 2025
Over 1.14 lakh expatriate Bangladeshis register as voters in 14 days
More than one lakh Bangladeshi expatriates living in 144 countries have registered as voters through the Postal Vote BD app in just 14 days since its launch, ahead of the 13th national election and referendum scheduled for February..According to an update on the Election Commission’s (EC)
1 December 2025
Bangladesh court sentences British MP Tulip to two years' imprisonment
Tulip used her power to get plots for her mother Rehana, brother Bobby, and sister Azmina.
1 December 2025
Hasina, Rehana, Tulip jailed for Purbachal plot scam
Hasina sentenced to five years in prison, Rehana to seven years, and Tulip to two years
1 December 2025
Schools ordered to hold exams on time as teachers begin work abstention
DSHE warns of action over exam disruptions or non-compliance
1 December 2025
St Martin’s Island tourist season reopens with 1,174 visitors on the first day
Tourists will be allowed to stay overnight. Six ships were approved to operate, but only three sails today
1 December 2025
No guarantee vote rigging or killings won’t occur: Porwar
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar yesterday expressed doubts over the fairness of the upcoming national election
30 November 2025
Unfairly treated armed forces officers will get justice: Yunus
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday pledged justice for members of the army, navy, and air force who were unfairly treated under the previous administration, alongside other deprived government officials and employees.
30 November 2025
Syed Wasiful Islam made new Tabligh chief in Bangladesh
Syed Wasiful Islam has been appointed the new ameer of Tabligh Jamaat Bangladesh.
30 November 2025
Anisul-led JP faction moves to form ‘Nationalist Democratic Alliance’
Fifteen parties meet as leaders push for a new ‘third force’
30 November 2025
A big step towards judicial independence
The government yesterday issued an ordinance to establish the long-desired Supreme Court secretariat with a view to ensuring full independence of the judiciary.
30 November 2025
Purbachal plots: Verdict in case against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip today
A special court is set to deliver a verdict today in the case filed over the Dhaka’s Purbachal plot scam against 17 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq.
30 November 2025
16 days of activism: AI fuelling cyber violence against women
Experts warn justice system ill-equipped to handle digital crimes
30 November 2025
3 killed, 9 hurt in clash over land dispute
Three people were killed and at least nine others injured yesterday in a violent clash over a long-running land dispute in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila.
30 November 2025
‘Hasina, AL leaders behind BDR mutiny’
An independent commission has accused former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and several senior Awami League leaders of orchestrating the 2009 Pilkhana massacre.
30 November 2025
Two shot dead at Khulna court gate
Criminals shot two people dead in front of the gate of the Khulna Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court yesterday.
30 November 2025
Hypertension the most common illness in country
Hypertension is the most common disease in Bangladesh, with 78 out of every 1,000 people suffering from the non-communicable condition, according to a government survey.
30 November 2025
Aburkhil: A sanctuary for freedom fighters
Along the quiet banks of the Halda in Raozan upazila of Chattogram lies Aburkhil, home to the country’s largest Buddhist community and, in 1971, an undeclared liberated zone. In those months of fire and flight, the village became both haven and stronghold, gathering fleeing families, exhausted soldiers, and an unlikely frontline of care and defiance beneath its canopy of trees.
30 November 2025
Tarique can return anytime he wants
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman can return to Bangladesh anytime he wants, and the government can issue a one-time travel pass within a day, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday.
30 November 2025