3-day Lalon Utshab begins today

The Lalon Smaron Utshab (Lalon Memorial Festival) will be celebrated nationally for the first time, marking the 135th death anniversary of mystic saint Lalon Shah.
16 October 2025

KU takes action against 19 students

Khulna University has taken action against 19 students for ragging, assault, blasphemy, and drug-related offences.
16 October 2025

Tk 27 lakh for constructing a tinshed room!

Allegations of corruption have surfaced against officials of the Water Development Board over the renovation of its branch office in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram.
16 October 2025

MPO teachers threaten hunger strike unto death

Teachers of non-government MPO-listed institutions, who have been demonstrating for several days, threatened to go on a hunger strike unto death today if their demands, including 20 percent house rent of their basic salary, are not met.
16 October 2025

Betel nut prices drop in Pirojpur despite bumper yield

Farmers in Pirojpur are delighted with this year’s bumper betel nut harvest but frustrated over the sharp fall in prices.
16 October 2025

3 Bangladeshis found dead in Tripura

Three Bangladeshi nationals were allegedly killed in the Indian state of Tripura, according to the officials of Border Guard Bangladesh.
16 October 2025

MA Samad’s death anniv today

Today is the 20th death anniversary of MA Samad, founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC (BGIC), said a press release.
16 October 2025

Blaze rages thru 7-storey CEPZ factory

A massive fire that erupted yesterday afternoon in a seven-storey factory in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) in Chattogram’s South Halishahar was still blazing 12 hours on at 2:00am today.
16 October 2025

1 more dies of dengue, 755 get hospitalised

At least one dengue patient died while 755 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
16 October 2025

No compromise on February election: Fakhrul

Accusing a quarter of trying to create unrest by raising unnecessary issues like the proportional representation (PR) system, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said there will be no compromise on holding the next national election in February, 2026.
16 October 2025

Implement Teesta masterplan now

People living along the Teesta River have demanded that the government begin implementing the Teesta Master Plan with its own funding before the announcement of the national election schedule.
16 October 2025

Women still struggle to break through in judiciary

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed yesterday said women are still now underrepresented in legal and judicial arena as gender-balanced recruitment faces certain systemic challenge.
16 October 2025

Madrasa board fares better than technical

Amid an overall fall in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exam results, the Madrasa Education Board has performed far better than the Technical Education Board, topping all education boards with a strong pass rate.
16 October 2025
16 October 2025

Islami Andolan, Khelafat Majlish decide to sign July Charter

Over 30 political parties invited to tomorrow's signing ceremony
16 October 2025

Amid jubilation, one father wept in silence

Junaed, who earned GPA-5, drowned in a river 20 days before HSC results
16 October 2025

'Tune in and be part of this historic moment!'

Chief Adviser Yunus says on the eve of July Charter signing ceremony
16 October 2025

College teacher killed in road accident in Lalmonirhat

Truck hit his motorcycle on Rangpur–Kurigram highway
16 October 2025

Suspected outlaw hacked to death in Pabna

Police suspect intra-party conflict behind killing
16 October 2025

Parties can sign July Charter later if unable tomorrow: Ali Riaz

Calls NCP’s refusal to sign without reviewing draft ‘unfortunate’
16 October 2025