EC's dialogue with media begins

25 representatives from TV and online media, 17 editors from print media invited
6 October 2025

Will take part in the election, BNP acting chair tells BBC Bangla

Tarique says Khaleda Zia may have role in election if health permits
6 October 2025

Disrespecting Quran: NSU student arrested, sent to jail

A student of North South University has been arrested and sent to jail on charges of hurting religious sentiments through a Facebook post.
5 October 2025

Ensure judicial probe into Khagrachhari violence

At least 22 communal attacks have taken place in the CHT since the signing of the 1997 Peace Accord, yet almost none of the perpetrators have been held accountable, according to a report released by the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) yesterday.
5 October 2025

Fascists’ plot to incite communal unrest foiled

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said law enforcement agencies had successfully foiled an attempt by "fascists and their collaborators" to incite communal unrest during Durga Puja celebration.
5 October 2025

Won’t tolerate ‘push-ins’ by BSF

Brigadier General Sohel Ahmed, regional commander of Border Guard Bangladesh Chattogram South-East Region, yesterday said no more "push-ins" by India's Border Security Force will be tolerated along the border.
5 October 2025

Lightning kills eight in four districts

At least eight people were killed in lightning strikes in four districts yesterday. Of them, three died in Cumilla's Homna upazila, police said.
5 October 2025

Man beaten to death over land dispute

A man was allegedly beaten to death in what locals said was an attack linked to a long-standing land dispute in Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat on Saturday night.
5 October 2025

Netrokona farmer beaten to death over dispute, family says

Victim went to neighbouring village to look for farm labourers
5 October 2025

Ex-MP Mozammel among nine AL leaders held

Detectives arrested nine leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, including former lawmaker BM Mozammel Haque, during drives in different areas of Dhaka from Saturday evening to yesterday.
5 October 2025

Trusting many of the advisers was a mistake: Nahid

Claimed that many advisers have established ties with political parties and are now thinking about “safe exits”
5 October 2025

Syed Manzoorul Islam on life support

Noted educationist and writer Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam has been placed on life support.
5 October 2025

Govt issues ordinances to punish errant polls officials

The interim government last night issued Election Officer (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, to ensure punishment of election officials found negligent on duty or involved in irregularities during elections.
5 October 2025

6-yr-old in septic tank: She was sexually assaulted before being murdered

The post-mortem report of six-year-old Taiba, whose body was found in a septic tank in Shariatpur’s Bhedarganj upazila on September 26, confirms she was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death.
5 October 2025

Dengue outbreak: 9 dead, over 1,000 cases in one day

At least 1,042 new dengue cases were reported yesterday -- the highest in a single day this year -- taking the confirmed number to nearly 50,000 so far.
5 October 2025

Dhaka-Sylhet highway: Road of endless misery

Tk 16,919cr megaproject shows only 15% progress in 5 years
5 October 2025

Turkish deputy foreign minister arrives today

Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister A Beris Ekinci arrives in Dhaka today for a two-day visit as the two countries aim to deepen cooperation in the areas of trade, defence and political relations.
5 October 2025

Gaibandha woman dies with anthrax-like symptoms

A woman from Gaibandha’s Sundarganj upazila died with anthrax-like symptoms at Rangpur Medical College Hospital last night.
5 October 2025

July atrocities: Hanif charged with crimes against humanity

The prosecution yesterday pressed formal charges before the ICT-2 against Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three other party leaders in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of six people in Kushtia during the July uprising.
5 October 2025

Sudden storms leave 4 hurt, 1,500 houses damaged in 3 districts

At least four people were injured and over 1,500 houses, mostly tin-sheds, were damaged by sudden storms in three northern districts yesterday.
5 October 2025