No fuel shortage, energy minister says amid panic buying

Two fuel vessels due to arrive in Bangladesh on March 9, says Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku
7 March 2026, 16:31 PM

Flight disruptions persist as 346 intl flights cancelled at Dhaka, Ctg airports in 8 days

20 flights cancelled at HSIA today; Ctg airport reports 12 cancellations amid Middle East airspace closures
7 March 2026, 15:49 PM

Health minister's surprise visit finds doctors absent at Narsingdi health complex

Instructs authorities to ensure presence of all doctors during office hours
7 March 2026, 15:31 PM

13th parliamentary polls: Women rights activists decry sharp decline in female representation

Say women received only 3.98% nominations, urge reforms to boost participation in politics
7 March 2026, 13:16 PM

Man arrested over attempted molestation of minor girl inside Kapasia health complex

Father files case; local MP assures exemplary punishment
7 March 2026, 12:59 PM

Mahfuj Alam launches new political platform ‘Alternatives’ with 17-member organising committee

Platform aims to mobilise youth and revive spirit of July uprising through nationwide political outreach
7 March 2026, 12:14 PM

Paving road inside forest draws flak

The Roads and Highways Department has taken an initiative to pave an old brick road running through the Harargaj Reserved Forest on the border of Kulaura and Juri upazilas in Moulvibazar.
7 March 2026, 06:38 AM

Prime accused held in Rangpur woman killing

Rab has arrested the prime accused in the murder of a woman whose throat was slit after she protested the stalking of her younger sister in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram.
7 March 2026, 05:50 AM

Dhaka-Barishal highway: Two killed in bus-microbus collision

Two people, including the driver of a microbus, were killed after the vehicle collided head-on with a bus on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in Barishal’s Gournadi upazila yesterday.
7 March 2026, 05:48 AM

CID sues Hadi murder accused over money laundering

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against Jubo League leader and former ward councillor Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, an accused in the Sharif Osman Hadi murder case, on charges of laundering around Tk 2.5 crore.
7 March 2026, 05:46 AM

Expatriate found dead at home

A man was found dead at his home in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar on Thursday night.
7 March 2026, 05:46 AM

Publish white paper on interim govt’s tenure

Leaders of the Gonotantrik Jukta Front yesterday called for the publication of a white paper detailing the activities and decisions of the interim government during its time in office.
7 March 2026, 05:42 AM

Child sexual exploitation: US extradites Bangladeshi from Malaysia

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has secured the extradition of a Bangladeshi national from Malaysia after arresting him with the assistance of Malaysian authorities.
7 March 2026, 03:38 AM

AL leader dies within 40 minutes of release on bail

An Awami League leader, who was in Panchagarh Jail, died in a hospital shortly after being released on bail.
7 March 2026, 03:37 AM

Tap global e-commerce for jute startups

Referring to this year’s National Jute Day theme, “Build the Jute Industry, Create Employment,” President Mohammed Shahabuddin called on the country’s youth to explore startups and innovation in the jute sector and utilise global e-commerce platforms to expand Bangladesh’s jute products in international markets yesterday.
7 March 2026, 03:32 AM

Decay threatens 250-yr-old Lalmonirhat mosque

Worshippers at Nidaria Jame Mosque, a protected 18th-century monument in Lalmonirhat, are facing safety risks as parts of the boundary wall and a tin-shed veranda remain in a fragile condition due to a lack of renovation.
7 March 2026, 03:30 AM

National election: Record 16.91 lakh ballots rejected

An unprecedented number of ballots was rejected in the February 12 national polls.
7 March 2026, 03:28 AM

Will enhance ease of doing business

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday sought deeper engagement with the international community through partnerships rooted in expanded trade and investment, technology transfer, cultural and educational exchanges, and stronger people-to-people ties.
7 March 2026, 03:27 AM

We were not consulted before US deal: Jamaat

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said his party was not consulted on agreements signed with different countries during the tenure of the interim government.
7 March 2026, 03:22 AM

People overwhelm filling stations amid fear of supply crunch

Filling stations across the country, including in Dhaka and Chattogram, were overcrowded on the weekend as panic buying continued amid fears of supply disruptions due to the war in the Middle East.
7 March 2026, 03:21 AM