Probashi Odhikar Parishad seeks July Charter recognition for expat Bangladeshis

Expat Bangladeshis were involved through remittance boycott, financial support, and diplomatic efforts, they say
19 August 2025

Muzakker Ahmadul Hoque appointed honorary consul of Croatia in Bangladesh

The appointment was made by Croatian President Zoran Milanović on May 29, 2025
19 August 2025

Three-day programme announced in Bagerhat to protest EC move to cut constituencies

Road blockades will be enforced from Katakhali to Noapara on Thursday between 9:00am and 1:00pm
19 August 2025

July uprising victims demand law adviser’s resignation

The families and injured alleged that individuals accused in the July massacre cases were securing bail in exchange of money
19 August 2025
19 August 2025

EU delegation in a meeting with CEC

The discussions are expected to focus on election preparations and the commission's roadmap, according to EC officials
19 August 2025

Five killed as pickup crashes into van in Ctg

Five fish traders were killed after a pickup van rammed into a covered van parked beside a road in Chattogram city early yesterday.
18 August 2025

Exclusive breastfeeding rate declining in country

Health experts and officials yesterday expressed concern over the declining rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh and called for raising awareness to counter the growing influence of formula milk.
18 August 2025

Several hundred Rohingyas wait along the Naf in Myanmar

Several hundred Rohingyas are reportedly stranded just across the Naf River opposite Teknaf, unable to enter Bangladesh due to tightened border security, according to Rohingya community leaders.
18 August 2025

Man dies after loan shark ‘forces poison down his throat’

A man was allegedly poisoned to death by a loan shark and his associates in Rajshahi’s Mohanpur upazila.
18 August 2025

ICT issues arrest warrants for ex-IGP Javed, 4 others

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday issued arrest warrants for former inspector general of police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary and four other senior police officials in connection with the killing of seven people in Gazipur's Patartek area in 2016.
18 August 2025

Youth held over ‘hurting religious sentiments’ on Facebook

The detainee is a former student of Munshiganj Government Haraganga College
18 August 2025

‘They dragged my brother out of a shop and shot him’

The elder brother of 12th grader Imam Hasan Bhuiyan gave a harrowing testimony before International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday, recounting how police dragged his brother out of a tea shop in Jatrabari’s Kajla area during a demonstration on July 20 last year and shot him at close range.
18 August 2025

EC to unveil polls action plan this week

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it will unveil its action plan for the upcoming 13th national election later this week, adding that the number of polling centres will not be increased.
18 August 2025

Ducsu panels begin taking shape

Islami Chhatra Shibir yesterday announced a full panel, while Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and left-leaning Gonotantrik Chhatra Jote declared partial line-ups for the September 9 Ducsu polls.
18 August 2025

Stone looting: Sylhet DC withdrawn amid flak

Mohammad Sher Mahbub Murad, deputy commissioner of Sylhet, has been removed from his post and attached to the public administration ministry as an officer on special duty (OSD).
18 August 2025

2 bodies recovered from footpath in Dhaka's Jurain

One of the deceased has been identified as Monir Hossain, 42. The identity of the other person, approximately 35 years old, is yet to be known
18 August 2025

Ex-DB chief Harun, 17 cops suspended over ‘desertion’

The government has suspended 18 senior police officers on charges of “desertion”, according to an order issued by the Public Security Division of the home ministry Sunday.
18 August 2025

Savar declared ‘degraded airshed’

The government has declared Savar upazila in Dhaka a “degraded airshed” and said that the operation of all brick kilns, except “Tunnel Kilns” and “Hybrid Hoffman Kilns”, will be restricted from next month.
18 August 2025

When homes become killing grounds

For the past week, social media has been abuzz over the tragic death of Syeda Fahmida Tahsin Keya, a 25-year-old mother of four from Dhaka's Shewrapara, on the night of August 13.
18 August 2025