Parties certain election to be held in Feb

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said political parties have no doubt anymore that the next national election will be held in February 2026.
27 September 2025

Jamalpur journo’s body recovered from home

Police recovered the body of a journalist in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur early yesterday.
27 September 2025

Tongi Fire: Another firefighter dies, death toll now 4

The death toll from the Tongi warehouse fire has risen to four after another injured firefighter succumbed to his burns yesterday.
27 September 2025

‘It’s very difficult to work in Bangladesh’

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said they are facing “many seen and unseen challenges” as they are preparing for the upcoming national polls.
27 September 2025

Ex-state minister Kamal Majumder’s son arrested from Dhaka’s Gulshan

Kamal Majumder too was arrested in Gulshan area in October, last year
27 September 2025

Implementing July charter: Commission readies multiple options for govt

The National Consensus Commission is considering recommending multiple pathways to the government for implementing the constitutional matters in the July Charter.
27 September 2025

Tarique warns of ‘covert autocracy’, calls for unity

A covert autocracy could emerge in Bangladesh if democratic and nationalist forces fail to remain united ahead of the national election, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday.
27 September 2025

Revive, reform NHRC to protect human rights

Until the National Human Rights Commission, the country’s top rights watchdog that has been inactive for nearly a year, is revived and reformed, rights violations will continue unchecked, said Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh.
27 September 2025

Yunus calls on int’l community for poll support

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus called on the international community to support the country’s upcoming general elections scheduled for February next year.
27 September 2025

Feminism in Bangladesh is a fight to be human

Feminism in Bangladesh is not confined to women’s rights but rooted in the struggle to be human, to uphold ideals, and to carry forward the unfulfilled promises of the Liberation War, speakers said at a programme yesterday.
27 September 2025

Section 144 amid blockade over rape of Khagrachhari girl

The local administration yesterday imposed Section 144 in Khagrachhari as tensions flared during a dawn-to-dusk road blockade in the district, demanding justice for the rape of a schoolgirl.
27 September 2025

‘People won’t need to take to streets for due rights’

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said if his party comes to power, no one will have to stand on the streets to demand their due rights.
27 September 2025

Buriganga runs pitch-dark even in monsoon

Even at the peak of monsoon, the Buriganga water remains almost pitch-dark at Doleshwar point in Dhaka’s Shyampur area.
27 September 2025

Eight burned in hydraulic cylinder blast at Ctg iron depot

The victims suffered burns covering 30 to 85 percent of their bodies
27 September 2025

Biotech key to Bangladesh’s food security: finance adviser

International conference on biotechnology in health and agriculture ends in Dhaka
27 September 2025

Bangladeshi student wins gold at Open World Astronomy Olympiad in Russia

Fahim secures top medal; others bag silver, bronze and honorary
27 September 2025
27 September 2025

Chief adviser greets Hindu community marking Durga Puja

Bangladesh is a unique example of harmony among people of all religions and communities, he says
27 September 2025

11 detained for trespassing into Gazipur Safari Park

Police say legal action underway after suspects caught roaming inside park late at night
27 September 2025

Dhaka–Rajshahi bus services suspended again

This time, owners halt operations citing 'financial losses'
27 September 2025