Cumilla intern doctor found dead, buried as unclaimed
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Bangladesh
‘Govt’s last-minute deals risk long-term harm’
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Bangladesh
US envoy visits Ctg, highlights trade ties
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Diplomacy
Army chief reviews troops on polls duty
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Bangladesh
Abducted boy found dead in Pirojpur
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Crime & Justice
Dhaka, Beijing sign drone production deal
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Bangladesh
Govt trying to get Bhola gas as LNG
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Bangladesh
Abu sayed killing: Trial ends, wait for verdict begins
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Crime & Justice
Attack on Star: Submit probe report by March 8
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Crime & Justice
Govt lenience fuelling mobs: Say speakers at a dialogue
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Bangladesh
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
5 BCS candidates injured in Shahbagh clash with police
Police used water cannons and batons; candidates demand more time for BCS written exam
25 November 2025, 12:40 PM
Will reveal their names: ACC chairman warns against obstructing corruption probes
Views-exchange meeting held marking commission’s founding anniversary
25 November 2025, 11:12 AM
Advisory Council approves draft Referendum Ordinance 2025
Referendum ballot paper will be coloured
25 November 2025, 10:37 AM
28 people rescued in Teknaf while being trafficked to Malaysia
The traffickers fled after sensing the presence of law enforcers, and no arrests were made
25 November 2025, 10:06 AM
Rangabali of Patuakhali: Forestland grabbed for watermelon cultivation
Protected forestland and riverbanks are being illegally occupied in the Char Signboard area of Kachipara village under Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila, allegedly to cultivate watermelon by building an embankment.
24 November 2025, 22:32 PM
July uprising: A missing son, a buried body, and a call no parent should receive
For Shafiqul Islam and Mukta Begum, the wait began on the morning of August 5, 2024, for their only son -- and it never ended, until yesterday.
24 November 2025, 22:18 PM
Star journalist among 6 awarded Disability Equality Media Fellowship
Six journalists were awarded the Disability Equality in the Media Fellowship in recognition of their reporting on disability inclusion and rights in Bangladesh yesterday.
24 November 2025, 22:17 PM
Politicians, officials used DSA to settle ‘personal disputes’
The Digital Security Act (DSA) was widely used by politicians and government officials to settle personal disputes with journalists and to harass and intimidate them, according to a new study on the law.
24 November 2025, 22:16 PM
Political parties in Bangladesh run like businesses
There is no truly democratic political party in Bangladesh, as politics has become a business driven by nomination trade, said Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik, yesterday.
24 November 2025, 22:16 PM
300 Dhaka buildings ‘vulnerable’: Rajuk
Rajuk Chairman Riazul Islam yesterday announced that approximately 300 small and large buildings in Dhaka have been identified as vulnerable following the recent earthquakes.
24 November 2025, 22:14 PM
AAUB wins top int’l aircraft design award
Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB) became champion in the International Light Aircraft Design Competition organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), UK, on November 10, said a press release.
24 November 2025, 20:16 PM
40 years on, Bandarban still has no waste facility
Four decades after its inception in 1984, Bandarban municipality still has no permanent waste management facility.
24 November 2025, 20:02 PM
Defence claims ex-IGP Shahidul faced ‘unrelated query’
Former inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque’s counsel yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the chief of the investigation agency had allegedly asked his client “why he was not promoted” during interrogation, an inquiry the lawyer termed entirely unrelated to the case.
24 November 2025, 20:02 PM
57% of coastal homes struggle to adapt to climate change: WB
More than half of households in Bangladesh’s coastal belt report struggling to cope with rapid climate change, citing a lack of adequate disaster-protection infrastructure, according to a new World Bank survey.
24 November 2025, 18:41 PM
Govt, not pharma, to set prices of life-saving drugs: HC
The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has observed that the government, not the manufacturing companies, will fix the prices of all life-saving medicines under the Drug and Cosmetics Act, 2023.
24 November 2025, 18:41 PM
Highly risky Dhaka buildings still in use
Friday's tremor laid bare not only the vulnerability of these structures but also the failure of authorities to act despite repeated warnings.
24 November 2025, 18:37 PM
Khaleda being treated for chest infections
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment under close supervision for chest infections.
24 November 2025, 18:08 PM
Normalisation of abuse eroding women’s rights
Mob violence, moral policing and online abuse are pushing violence against women in Bangladesh beyond private spaces, speakers said yesterday.
24 November 2025, 18:08 PM
Form task force for earthquake readiness
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday directed the authorities concerned to form a task force comprising government and private officials as well as experts to undertake urgent measures for earthquake preparedness.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM