Bangladesh

Sarba Mitra offers to resign after latest controversy

1 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

BCL leader gets bail 3 days after deaths of wife, child

1 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Defence industrial zone to be set up in Mirsarai

1 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

The ‘youth vote’, from the ground

1 hour(s) ago National Election 2026

Chankharpul killings: Ex-DMP chief Habibur, two others to die

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Adani deal pegged to S Alam’s flawed contract

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10 journalists injured in attack in Narsingdi

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Recognising indigenous rights key to peace in CHT

4 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

FEBruary 12 Election | Dhaka-13 / Mugging woes, new promises and a race for change

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July fighters get legal indemnity

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Frame charges against Hasina and 12 others

The prosecution yesterday urged the International Crimes Tribunal-1 to frame charges against 13 accused, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over their alleged involvement in a series of enforced disappearances carried out between 2015 and last year.

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

supreme court secretariat draft ordinance approved

489 new posts approved for SC Secretariat

The Supreme Court’s Post Creation Committee, at its first meeting yesterday afternoon, decided to create 489 new posts to run the SC Secretariat.

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

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Energy crisis a ‘failure of governance’

Despite legal indemnities, digital censorship and corporate pressure, the media in Bangladesh have gradually built a counter-narrative that exposed the fragility of the energy sector’s development model, according to a study by the Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network.

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Democracy, growth and justice must advance together

Following the July political transition, Planning Adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud has outlined three priorities for Bangladesh -- establishing representative democracy, ensuring economic growth, and promoting development that reduces inequality and supports social justice.

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Country failing to shield children from abuse and violence

Bangladesh still lacks an effective protective shield for children at the family and community levels, leaving them highly vulnerable to violence and abuse, speakers warned at a roundtable yesterday.

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Tourists frustrated as locker facility still missing

Even after 21 months since the inauguration of Cox’s Bazar railway station, locker service is yet to be made available for passengers, leaving many tourists disappointed.

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM