Gunfight at Khagrachhari border ends with seizure of 4 firearms
8 MIN(s) ago
Bangladesh
Fishing ban in Kaptai Lake extended by 10 days
55 MIN(s) ago
Bangladesh
Presidential election to be held on schedule: Mirza Fakhrul
1 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Heavy vehicles still barred from Second Teesta Bridge despite Tk 153cr investment
1 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Fatikchhari blockade over upazila headquarters relocation brings traffic to a halt
3 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Police suspect sabotage after 'poison' found in water supply to Jungle Salimpur's joint forces camp
3 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Merit must guide army promotions
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Climate crisis
Meeting SDGs by 2030: Bangladesh faces $421b gap
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
‘I saw him shooting a blindfolded detainee’
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Hundreds of rawhides left on roads in Ctg
Foul odour spreads as traders abandon unsold hides
29 May 2026, 16:01 PM
Shama Obaed receives body of migrant killed in Iraq missile strike
Govt hands over financial assistance to bereaved family at Dhaka airport
29 May 2026, 14:40 PM
Boats no longer sail where ships once passed
Siltation, unplanned embankments choke Khulna rivers
29 May 2026, 14:12 PM
Elderly woman in Pirojpur found dead at home
Injury marks on throat; police recovered the body early today
29 May 2026, 13:51 PM
Motorcycle honking dispute sparks clash in Jhenaidah; 1 dead
Several others injured in violence between two groups
29 May 2026, 13:38 PM
‘Solar-man’ Soleman stirs up a green revolution
Self-taught innovator builds low-cost solar-powered irrigation device that benefits farmers
29 May 2026, 12:35 PM
Govt giving highest priority to proper rawhide management: Minister
Khandaker Abdul Muqtadir visits Amin Bazar leather trading centre during Eid-ul-Azha
29 May 2026, 11:19 AM
BGB steps up Jashore border surveillance to stop push-ins, rawhide smuggling
Security forces launch awareness campaigns and step up patrols in vulnerable border areas
29 May 2026, 10:49 AM
A stone through the train window, a journey turned nightmare
At least 27 stone-throwing attacks were recorded in a year on the Cox’s Bazar rail route, injuring 12 passengers and raising concerns over safety on moving trains
29 May 2026, 10:26 AM
Govt gunning for 6.5pc growth next year
The government is setting a high growth target for the next fiscal year, banking on the possibility of stability returning to the Middle East by June next year and the expansionary fiscal and monetary policies being pursued.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
No Eid for children with measles
Of them, 50,926 have left hospitals, including 1,023 in the last 24 hours, meaning more than 3,200 patients -- mostly children -- were still undergoing treatment at hospitals yesterday.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Cattle oversupply leaves traders with heavy losses
It was around 1:00pm yesterday. By then, most sacrificial animals across Dhaka had already been sacrificed, but Habibur Rahman was still sitting at the Kachukhet cattle market with his two remaining bulls, hoping to reduce his mounting losses.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt committee begins probe into deaths of 6 newborns
A government probe committee has begun investigating the unusual deaths of six newborns at Ad‑din Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Moghbazar.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Rawhide sellers count losses again
Rawhide sellers in Dhaka and some other parts of the country again expressed frustration after being forced to sell hides below government-set prices this Eid-ul-Azha, despite higher rates aimed at protecting the leather industry.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Donald Trump’ becomes Dhaka zoo’s Eid attraction
Recreation centres across Dhaka saw thin crowds on Eid-ul-Azha yesterday, though authorities expect visitor numbers to rise from today.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Fashion, footwear retailers report weak Eid sales
Fashion and footwear retailers have expressed disappointment over weak Eid-ul-Azha sales, citing changing consumer behaviour and persistent inflationary pressure as the main reasons behind the fall in demand.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Nicosia court freezes property of S Alam, wife
The Nicosia district court has frozen a property in Parekklisia of Cyprus, owned by Bangladeshi businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife, following a request from Bangladeshi authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged bank fraud and money laundering, Cyprus Mail and Cyprus Inform reported.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Freedom fighter and former seven-term MP Dabirul Islam passes away
Veteran Awami League leader from Thakurgaon-2 dies just over three months after securing bail in an extortion case
28 May 2026, 21:44 PM
CU students decry Eid meal arrangement
Non-Muslim students say they received khichuri without the promised mutton
28 May 2026, 21:00 PM
Condemned to death, entitled to 8 free cigarettes a day
Colonial-era jail code provision still keeps nearly 16,000 cigarettes flowing daily to death row inmates across Bangladesh’s prisons
28 May 2026, 20:13 PM