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