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US envoy visits Ctg, highlights trade ties
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Army chief reviews troops on polls duty
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Abducted boy found dead in Pirojpur
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Dhaka, Beijing sign drone procution deal
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Govt trying to get Bhola gas as LNG
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Abu sayed killing: Trial ends, wait for verdict begins
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Attack on Star: Submit probe report by March 8
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Govt lenience fuelling mobs
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Sharsha: waiting for the border to breathe again
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ACC probing corruption allegations against DNCC administrator
Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a preliminary inquiry into allegations of abuse of power, irregularities, corruption, and bribery against Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Azaz.
27 November 2025, 20:15 PM
Legality of RPO amendment challenged
A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday challenging the legality of a recent amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) that requires political parties to contest national elections using their own party symbols, even when running as part of an electoral alliance.
27 November 2025, 20:12 PM
Prime Bank Foundation supports free eye care camp
A daylong free eye treatment and follow-up service camp was organised on the Kulaura Girls’ High School premises in Moulvibazar on November 22, with the support of Prime Bank Foundation (a sister concern of Prime Bank PLC), said a press release.
27 November 2025, 20:10 PM
Fulki to mark 50th anniv with children’s marathon
Fulki is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the “Children’s Marathon Run”, emphasising its commitment to promoting healthy child development.
27 November 2025, 19:57 PM
Ports asked to hoist cautionary signal 1
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep distant cautionary signal No 1 hoisted as the depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka coast intensified into a deep depression over the same area.
27 November 2025, 19:56 PM
July martyrs, injured to get flats in Dhaka
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works is set to undertake two projects to provide housing for families of the martyrs of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the injured protesters.
27 November 2025, 19:33 PM
20 injured as BNP, Jamaat men clash over polls campaign in Pabna’s Ishwardi, locals say
Both sides trade blame; additional police deployed
27 November 2025, 19:04 PM
Korail slum: Piecing back life after fire
As the afternoon sun beat down on the charred remains of Korail yesterday, one of Dhaka’s largest and most crowded slums, Shukur Ali sat quietly with his wife, children and grandson amid the dust and twisted iron sheets that once sheltered their home.
27 November 2025, 18:26 PM
5 quakes in a week worry Dhaka
Five earthquakes in a week, all originating in Narsingdi, a district near Dhaka, have rattled residents of the capital and surrounding areas.
27 November 2025, 18:22 PM
ACC to have five commissioners, up from three
The Advisory Council yesterday approved the final draft of the Anti-Corruption Commission Ordinance 2025 that aims to strengthen and enhance the commission’s effectiveness in combating corruption and make it “a more effective organisation”.
27 November 2025, 18:16 PM
Khaleda Zia shifted to the CCU
BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia was shifted to the coronary care unit (CCU) at the capital’s Evercare Hospital yesterday, where she is being treated for lung and heart infections.
27 November 2025, 18:06 PM
BNP to hold 6-day programme from Dec 7
BNP yesterday announced a six-day programme, titled “Plans to Build the Country”, involving its wings and affiliated bodies, including Chhatra Dal, Krishak Dal, Ulama Dal, and Swechchhasebak Dal.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
136 police inspectors transferred ahead of polls
A total of 136 police inspectors have been transferred ahead of the upcoming national election.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Make maternal survival a nat’l priority: speakers
Bangladesh must urgently address postpartum haemorrhage, convulsions, preterm labour and anaemia in pregnancy -- the leading causes of maternal deaths -- speakers said at a seminar in the capital yesterday.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Blatant disregard for legal provisions’
A Dhaka court has strongly criticised Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works for continuous unlawful practices in public land allotment.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Seven more die of dengue, 567 get hospitalised
At least seven dengue patients died while 567 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Strictly enforce electoral code of conduct
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday directed law enforcement agencies to strictly enforce the electoral code of conduct from the first day of the campaign.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Halda River: Two held with sand-laden bulkhead sent to jail
Two labourers arrested with a sand-carrying bulkhead from the Halda river in Chattogram were sent to jail yesterday by the Chattogram Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-6.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Five students stabbed in clash
Five students were stabbed during a clash between two groups in a madrasa in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila over a trivial matter yesterday.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Centuries-old rail bridge puts commuters at risk
More than two decades after the Teesta Railway Bridge in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila exceeded its lifespan, around 20 passenger trains continue to cross the weakened structure every day, putting thousands of commuters at risk.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM