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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: Say speakers at a dialogue
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Sharsha: waiting for the border to breathe again
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Bangladesh
Law and order improving, any attempt to resist polls will face actions: CEC
AMM Nasir Uddin says security forces are coordinating preparations for a peaceful election
26 November 2025, 06:49 AM
SKOP enforces 3-hour blockade at approach roads to Chattogram port
Workers’ alliance protests government move to lease key port terminals to foreign operators
26 November 2025, 05:19 AM
First Bangladeshi army officer awarded by France for contribution to UN peace operations
France awarded the honour for what it described as his professionalism, dedication and the precision with which he handled these complex operations
26 November 2025, 04:23 AM
No more long waits: e-family court brings justice home
The paperless court allows online filing and hearings, making the process faster and more convenient for families
26 November 2025, 04:10 AM
Noakhali Govt College: Unsafe buildings leave students, teachers at risk
The teachers and students of Noakhali Government College are in distress as six of the institution’s eight buildings have become dilapidated and hazardous.
25 November 2025, 22:07 PM
Nashrat Shah Dighi: Once a vast reservoir, now trapped in concrete
The Nashrat Shah Dighi in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila, a Sultanate-era reservoir dug in 1519, is on the verge of disappearing due to rampant grabbing.
25 November 2025, 22:07 PM
Noise Pollution: Now traffic police can fine offenders
To curb noise pollution, traffic police will now be authorised to fine offenders -- a power previously held only by magistrates.
25 November 2025, 22:03 PM
Will disclose names if anyone pressurises us
Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen yesterday warned that the names of anyone attempting to influence or obstruct corruption investigations will be made public.
25 November 2025, 21:56 PM
Living on the edge
For years, experts have warned about the vulnerable condition of Dhaka University’s residential halls, but those warnings have gone unaddressed.
25 November 2025, 21:56 PM
832 bhori gold recovered from Hasina’s lockers
The Central Intelligence Cell of the National Board of Revenue has recovered 832.51 bhori gold ornaments from two lockers registered under the name of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Agrani Bank’s principal branch in Motijheel.
25 November 2025, 20:31 PM
Tulip’s trial ‘unfair and contrived’
Leading British lawyers, including a former Conservative justice secretary, have described the trial in Bangladesh of former UK city minister Tulip Siddiq as “contrived and unfair.”
25 November 2025, 20:30 PM
Amid fire, comes an unnamed hero
As a devastating fire swept through the capital’s Korail slum last night, 45-year-old Bokul Begum was trapped alone in her small room.
25 November 2025, 20:26 PM
CA expresses concern, sympathy over Korail slum fire
He wished quick recovery for the injured and conveyed heartfelt sympathies to the affected families
25 November 2025, 19:29 PM
832 bhori gold recovered from Hasina’s Agrani Bank lockers
Say NBR officials
25 November 2025, 19:05 PM
Referendum to feature coloured ballot papers
The Advisory Council yesterday approved the draft of the Referendum Ordinance, 2025, which includes a provision allowing expatriates to cast their votes in the referendum.
25 November 2025, 18:37 PM
Govt spending set to balloon with first pay hike in a decade
The interim government wants to implement a portion of the recommendations made by the commission during its tenure.
25 November 2025, 18:34 PM
17 highly harmful pesticides widely used across country
Experts said several of these pesticides are linked to cancer and long-term health effects
25 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Poverty swells as economic downturn bites
Nearly two million people are estimated to have fallen into poverty in 2025 as Bangladesh grapples with an economic downturn almost comparable to the Covid-19 pandemic period, according to a new World Bank report published yesterday.
25 November 2025, 18:05 PM
BNP factions clash in Tanore over Rajshahi-1 nomination
Torch procession by rival group sparks confrontation; several injured
25 November 2025, 16:20 PM
Germany committed to supporting Bangladesh's climate resilience: Ambassador
Proud to be one of Bangladesh’s earliest European partners, he says
25 November 2025, 14:57 PM