Stolen newborn rescued in Narsingdi; one arrested

Police track suspect using CCTV footage
11 August 2025

Ragging at JnU: 3 students suspended, 4 barred from classes

First-year Islamic studies students accuse seniors from previous batch
11 August 2025

JnU student Abontika's suicide: Police submit charge sheet accusing classmate

Police exempted another accused from the charges as police did not find sufficient evidence against him during the case investigation
11 August 2025

Stray bullet injures man in Sabujbagh

A man was injured after being hit by a stray bullet when criminals opened fire targeting another man in Dhaka's Sabujbagh
11 August 2025

Complaint filed at ICT over retired major’s killing

A complaint was lodged with the ICT Chief Prosecutor's Office yesterday over the 2016 killing of major (retd) Jahidul Islam -- an incident described as a staged "militant drama".
10 August 2025

Foreign operators for NCT by Dec: Bida

The authorities will appoint a foreign operator for New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the Chattogram port by December this year, according to Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
10 August 2025

2009 to 2024: Govt orders full audit of Rajuk’s financial records

The Ministry of Housing and Public Works has instructed the Directorate of Internal Audit to conduct a comprehensive audit of all income and expenditure of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), spanning from 2009 to 2024.
10 August 2025

Increase party nominations for women

The number of party nominations for women should be increased in the upcoming election to empower them in politics, said rights activists, politicians, and policymakers at a programme yesterday.
10 August 2025

Let students decide on hall politics at DU

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal  and Islami Chhatra Shibir yesterday urged the Dhaka University authorities to seek opinions from general students on  politics in residential halls.
10 August 2025

Will ensure punishment of those involved

The government will do everything possible to ensure that the killers of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin receive the exemplary punishment, Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said yesterday.
10 August 2025

Regularise undocumented migrants

Bangladesh would request Malaysia to regularise the 400,000-odd undocumented Bangladeshi migrants during the three-day visit of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to the Southeast Asian country beginning today.
10 August 2025

Avijit murder: SC upholds HC bail of Farabi

Chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Md Rezaul Haque passed "no order" on a petition filed by the state seeking stay on the HC order of bail
10 August 2025

Jamaat wants PR system for both Houses

Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded the proportional representation (PR) system for the upper and the lower houses of parliament and warned of launching a movement to press home the demand.
10 August 2025

Man hacked to pieces for insulting wife of accused: Rab

A man was killed over previous enmity and allegedly making derogatory remarks about an accused’s wife, according to Rab.
10 August 2025

Most people will vote for the BNP in next polls

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said most people will vote for BNP in the upcoming national parliamentary election.
10 August 2025

Mob attack: Wedding plans dashed, family now prepares for funeral

On Saturday night, Ruplal was hurrying home on a rickshaw van to begin planning for his daughter’s wedding. His relative Pradip was driving the van as they were possibly talking about all that was still left to do.
10 August 2025

Consensus commission: Talks begin on implementation of July Charter

The National Consensus Commission has entered the third phase of its work, focusing on securing a legally binding framework for the July Charter and determining how it will be implemented before the next national election.
10 August 2025

Education left behind

One year into its tenure, the interim government is struggling to bring stability to the country’s educational institutions, beset by campus unrest and disruptions to academic activities.
10 August 2025

Govt eases drive against old vehicles

The government seems to be softening its stance on phasing out outdated vehicles following last month’s threat by transport associations to launch a 72-hour nationwide strike starting tomorrow in support of their eight-point demand.
10 August 2025

RMG work orders rebounding

Bangladesh has been witnessing a rebound in garment work orders from American clothing retailers and brands for the next season after securing a competitive tariff rate from the Trump administration in the final settlement.
10 August 2025