Dhaka offers support after Nepal flood
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Dhaka lost 83% of surface water in 250 years
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh
RANGPUR FAMILY MURDER / Ganapati, wife, daughter were killed on roof
28 August 2026
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Obituary
Imran’s ex-wife slams his solitary confinement
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh
30 ruling party MPs, ministers to oversee 64 dists
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh
July uprising: ICT accepts charge against ex-secretary
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Nazrul’s 50th death anniv observed / Nazrul’s 50th death anniv observed
28 August 2026
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Obituary
Dhaka would consider Mecca pact if invited
28 August 2026
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Diplomacy
Disappearance, NHRC bills tabled
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Salahuddin’s jab sparks opposition protest in JS
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Hundreds blinded by bullets
An eye doctor from a Dhaka hospital, where 864 injured people were treated during the July uprising, said 493 of them lost vision in one eye while 11 became completely blind.
25 August 2025
Bangla-Pak ties grow, but ’71 still unreckoned
Bangladesh-Pakistan relations began to thaw after the 2024 uprising. Over the past year, three ministerial visits to Dhaka, a foreign secretary-level meeting, and two meetings between top leaders Prof Muhammad Yunus and Shehbaz Sharif have marked a significant shift from the last 15 years.
25 August 2025
Suspected robbers attack police camp on the Meghna
Suspected robbers launched an assault on a newly established police camp in Munshiganj’s Gajaria upazila yesterday, sparking a gunfight between them and law enforcers yesterday.
25 August 2025
Rohingya Return: It’s crucial that Dhaka, Naypyidaw reach consensus
The resolution of the Rohingya crisis must start with consensus between Bangladesh and Myanmar and then be expanded to a wider agreement involving ASEAN countries, donor nations, and UN agencies.
25 August 2025
Poverty soars to 28%
Poverty in Bangladesh has surged over the past three years, with nearly 28 percent of the population now poor compared to 18.7 percent in 2022, according to new estimates by the Power and Participation Research Centre.
25 August 2025
Repatriation hinges on Myanmar
It is the responsibility of Myanmar to create conditions that would allow Rohingya refugees to return home voluntarily, safely, and with dignity, said the United Nations.
25 August 2025
Man beaten to death over theft allegation in Mymensingh
A man was beaten to death for his alleged involvement in a theft incident in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila early yesterday.
25 August 2025
‘We mustn’t wait till last Rohingya leaves Rakhine’
Urging the international community to take stronger action to ensure justice, repatriation, and stability for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday placed a seven-point proposal to help resolve the Rohingya crisis.
25 August 2025
Autorickshaws risky, yet vital for livelihoods
Battery-run autorickshaws pose safety concerns and should be removed from the capital’s streets, said Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan yesterday.
25 August 2025
Set year-wise targets to boost exclusive breastfeeding rate
Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum yesterday called for setting year-wise targets to increase exclusive breastfeeding, as the rate has gradually declined in recent years.
25 August 2025
Govt to fix prices of life-saving medicines: HC
The High Court yesterday directed that the government, not the manufacturing companies, will fix the prices of all life-saving medicines.
25 August 2025
JCD places 5-point demand to ensure fair Rucsu polls
The Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has placed a five-point demand to ensure a fair and democratic election for the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu).
25 August 2025
Major reshuffle in police, admin ahead of polls
In a major reshuffle ahead of the general election, 12 deputy inspectors general of police and 14 superintendents of police (SP) ranked officers have been given new postings.
25 August 2025
Domestic chores hold women back from formal jobs
The research found that 81 percent of women cited household duties as their biggest barrier to joining the labour force
25 August 2025
Khulna’s ‘Poor Man’s Buffet’ feeds hundreds
On a Sunday afternoon at Shibbari intersection in Khulna, rows of bowls filled with rice, lentils, vegetables, and eggs were arranged on a table.
25 August 2025
Potholes and peril on Bagerhat road
Bagerhat’s 52-kilometre-long Signboard–Sharankhola regional highway has turned into a nightmare for thousands of commuters and drivers, with around 16 kilometres of the road battered by countless potholes after the carpeting gave way.
25 August 2025
How much longer do we pretend its normal?
Child rape cases surged 75% in 7 months, exposing Bangladesh’s failure to protect its children
25 August 2025
ICT orders newspaper notices for four absconding accused in July uprising case
Former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman among ex-police officials facing crimes against humanity charges
25 August 2025
Rucsu polls: Nine more collect nomination forms
One candidate seeks Senate seat
25 August 2025
Suspended Bangladeshi cop placed on 14-day remand in India
Arifuzzaman had been in hiding since the July uprising
25 August 2025