Inside the making of a presidential swearing-in at Bangabhaban
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No load shedding from winter: Titumir
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Rohingya crisis a toll on economy and environment
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Gas crunch deepens, factories bear brunt
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Scenes from the House
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Fakhrul draws warmth from across aisle
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
TIB urges Dhaka Wasa to cancel Gulshan housing project on 114 katha of land
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Bangladesh
Rizvi takes over as BNP acting secretary general
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
No rush over PM’s India visit
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Toufiq Nawaz laid to rest at Banani graveyard
21 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Cox’s Bazar fishermen set to return to sea tonight as 22-day ban ends tonight
Uncertainty looms over fishermen’s fate as depression forms Bay of Bengal
25 October 2025
Teacher turned farmer: From single mango tree to thriving orchard of exotic fruits
‘I felt like I had stepped into a green paradise,’ says a visitor at Moulvibazar orchard
25 October 2025
One dead, 30 injured in clash following dispute over Ludo in Brahmanbaria
Violence reignited after a failed compensation settlement from an earlier arbitration over a Ramadan Ludo quarrel
25 October 2025
4 killed in road crashes in Faridpur, Lalmonirhat
2 die in Lalmonirhat as auto-rickshaw plunges into ditch; 2 in Faridpur in bus-auto-rickshaw collision
25 October 2025
Local BNP leader shot in Brahmanbaria
Protest erupts in Nabinagar following the incident
25 October 2025
Rezwan’s floating school wins Unesco Confucius prize
Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan’s solar-powered floating schools have received the Unesco Confucius Prize for Literacy 2025, one of the world’s highest honours for advancing education and lifelong learning.
24 October 2025
‘Will build a united country with the inclusion of all’
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said if his party comes to power, it will make sincere efforts to address the problems of all indigenous groups.
24 October 2025
NCP won’t be a ‘pet’ opposition
The National Citizens Party aims to either form the government or play the role of a strong opposition, said Sarjis Alam, the party’s chief organiser for the northern region, yesterday.
24 October 2025
Dengue Surge: Mitford hospital stretched to the limit
It was around 1:00pm on Thursday when this correspondent entered one of the medicine wards at Mitford hospital in Old Dhaka. Just at the entrance, two women were found wailing -- they had just lost a loved one to dengue.
24 October 2025
‘Ahmad Rafique was a social revolutionary’
Although Language Movement veteran Ahmad Rafique could not practise as a doctor after completing his medical degree, he chose instead to become a “doctor of society,” dedicating his life to bringing social change, said speakers at a memorial meeting yesterday.
24 October 2025
UN must evolve to realise global aspirations for peace: Yunus
Bangladesh will continue to do its part to ensure a stable and peaceful world, says the chief adviser
24 October 2025
Two groups clash at NCP meeting
Two groups claiming to be members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) clashed at a coordination meeting in the capital yesterday, reportedly over a financial dispute.
24 October 2025
‘This fire wasn’t an accident’: Small business owner’s big dreams destroyed
Once a garment worker, now an entrepreneur, Beauty had an export order ready
24 October 2025
Dhaka slams ‘Israeli claim of sovereignty’ over the West Bank
Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent approval by the Israeli Knesset of draft laws aimed at imposing “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied territories in the West Bank of the State of Palestine.
24 October 2025
Tarique likely to return by Nov
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to return to the country by November, said Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed while talking to journalists at his Gulshan residence yesterday afternoon.
24 October 2025
A life devoted to progressive politics
Badruddin Umar was a shining example of intellectual courage -- one of the very few academics who made the full transition from academia into politics, said Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday, paying tribute to the late thinker and political activist.
24 October 2025
Dhaka on a perilous path: Lax rules, weak oversight fuel unplanned expansion
Near-unregulated vertical expansion put immense pressure on utilities and infrastructure, worsened traffic congestion, compromised fire safety
24 October 2025
Stronger military ties key to offsetting Chinese influence in Bangladesh
Brent Christensen, nominee for US Ambassador to Bangladesh, on Thursday described Bangladesh’s upcoming polls as “the most consequential election in decades.”
24 October 2025
BNP bloc at unease as partners can’t use paddy sheaf
Already grappling with seat-sharing negotiations, the BNP now faces fresh challenges following the advisory council’s approval of changes to alliance’s symbol rules.
24 October 2025
Govt project to save 4 rivers around Dhaka falters
Even 16 years after HC directive to restore Dhaka’s four rivers to their original state, the govt has yet to complete even half of the work
24 October 2025