Experts urge repeal of colonial-era suicide attempt law
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Rights
Economic diplomacy key to Bangladesh’s foreign policy: Foreign minister
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Diplomacy
Bangladesh to hold high-level event on Rohingya crisis at UNGA: Foreign minister
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Diplomacy
Over 10,000 Bangladeshis in prisons abroad: Khalilur
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Diplomacy
Universities need clear AI rules to protect academic integrity: UGC chief
6 HOUR(s)
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Education
No scope for Bangladesh to join BRICS Summit, PM wasn’t invited: Humaiun Kobir
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Diplomacy
Bangladesh to hold talks with China, Myanmar over Rohingya crisis: State minister
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Diplomacy
Fire disrupts internet at Rooppur Power Plant
10 September 2026
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Bangladesh
27 out of 730 faulty metro rail bearing pads ‘critical’: Rabiul
10 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Mirpur-10 metro station shut after suspicious bag found; another reported near Farmgate
Bomb disposal unit examines items after security alerts at two Dhaka metro stations
1 August 2026
Raid uncovers suspected poison-linked shrimp processing network inside Sundarbans
Three illegal camps dismantled as officials seize suspected poison, shrimp and fishing equipment during day-long drive
1 August 2026
1974 famine gave birth to this salt-making craft. Now it's fading away
For more than 50 years, workers in Pirojpur have turned discarded industrial brine into edible salt. Rising costs and factory closures now threaten to end the tradition
1 August 2026
US Special Envoy Sergio Gor calls on PM
The meeting began at 9:30am at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon
1 August 2026
Rohingyas: US urges global partners to increase contributions
The United States has supported this camp and urges its partners around the world to increase their contributions," said Sergio Gor
1 August 2026
Govt plans martial arts classes for primary students: Bobby Hajjaj
Classes four and five could receive training aimed at building discipline, confidence and self-defence skills
1 August 2026
Recognising those behind the lens
Some photographs document history. Others preserve grief, resilience, and everyday realities that might otherwise fade with time.
1 August 2026
Poll campaigns cost nothing for most parties
Twenty-seven of the 50 parties that contested February’s general election reported zero campaign expenditure, according to filings submitted to the Election Commission (EC).
1 August 2026
Protecting Red Sea: Bangladesh joins KSA-led coalition
Bangladesh and 13 other countries have endorsed a Saudi plan for a multinational maritime defence coalition to protect international shipping and energy supply routes in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis disrupted one of the world’s busiest trade corridors.
1 August 2026
They’re alive, please bring them home
For nearly 11 months, every unanswered question weighed on Md Syed Ali and his wife, Rekha Begum. Their son, Rimel Mia, 27, had travelled to Russia for work but later found himself caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war.
1 August 2026
Logistics woes stand in way of Ctg export hub
Economic, free trade zones, terminals, deep-sea port are reshaping region
1 August 2026
Rohingyas seek safe return as Gor visits Ukhiya camps
Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar have demanded safe repatriation to Myanmar as US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor visited them in the refugee camps in Ukhiya yesterday.
1 August 2026
Pranto framed in narcotics case: probe
A police investigation has revealed that the narcotics charges brought against Mirza Ishtiaq Ahmed Pranto, a law student who died last month in custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Faridpur, were fabricated.
1 August 2026
‘Break the chains of time, abolish the curfew’
A platform of female students at Dhaka University yesterday painted protest graffiti on the main gates of five women’s dormitories, demanding an end to night-time entry restrictions.
1 August 2026
Lost waters, lost livelihoods
The disappearance of rivers, canals and wetlands has left the Bagdi community in Jhenaidah -- a gazetted, protected ethnic minority community -- struggling with severe financial hardship.
1 August 2026
Withdraw action against 10 DU teachers
The Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has demanded the withdrawal of disciplinary measures against 10 teachers, alleging the university syndicate violated the Dhaka University Order, 1973, and due process.
1 August 2026
National Astro-Olympiad finals held at EWU
210 contestants from across Bangladesh compete in junior and senior groups
31 July 2026
Behind the wheel, PM Tarique inspects civic problems across Dhaka North areas
The prime minister spent more than two and a half hours reviewing waste management, drainage, greening and road conditions, and ordered immediate corrective action
31 July 2026
India’s govt tells parliament Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for political activity
New Delhi says her stay is based on humanitarian considerations, while Bangladesh’s extradition request remains under legal review
31 July 2026
Bagdi community in Jhenaidah struggles to survive as water bodies vanish
Protected ethnic minority faces hunger and debt after losing traditional livelihood
31 July 2026