Big win in banking, lost opportunities in investment, jobs

Despite progress in the banking sector, exchange rate, remittance, export, and reserves, the interim government has failed to curb high inflation, revive stagnant investment, or generate new jobs, the Centre for Policy Dialogue said yesterday.
10 August 2025

12.61cr voters on draft list

Bangladesh now has 126.17 million (12.61 crore) registered voters, according to the latest draft list prepared by the Election Commission.
10 August 2025

NCP among 16 parties clear EC’s preliminary registration screening: official

The EC's committee on political party registration verification and selection held a meeting yesterday at the EC Secretariat
10 August 2025

Govt strips 40 absconding police officers of medals

The government has revoked the Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) and President’s Police Medal (PPM) from 40 police officials.
10 August 2025

Govt reform plans left out indigenous people: speakers

Speakers at a seminar yesterday called for the urgent formation of an Indigenous Reform Commission to ensure the due rights of indigenous peoples.
10 August 2025

1,300 firearms looted from police stations still missing

More than 1,300 firearms and over 2,50,000 rounds of ammunition looted from police stations during the July uprising remain missing
10 August 2025

Verdict delivery on appeals starts

The High Court yesterday started delivering verdict on the appeals against a trial court verdict that sentenced three former police officers to life imprisonment and two others to seven years’ jail sentence in the case filed for custodial death of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader in the capital’s Mirpur area, 11 years ago.
10 August 2025

Journo Mozammel Babu shown held in extortion case

Mozammel Babu, managing director and editor-in-chief of Ekattor TV, was shown arrested yesterday in an extortion case filed by a shareholder of Boishakhi TV with Banani Police Station in January.
10 August 2025

Govt monitoring AL activities abroad

The interim government is closely monitoring the activities of Awami League, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said yesterday, amid reports of the party opening an office in India’s Kolkata.
10 August 2025

ICT accepts charges against ex-DMP chief, four others

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday accepted charges against five former police officials, including then Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman, over their alleged role in crimes against humanity in the capital’s Rampura area during the 2024 July uprising.
10 August 2025

'NCP leaders, activists falling prey to media trials'

Says Tariqul Islam, convener of NCP's youth wing, Jatiya Juboshokti
10 August 2025

End narrow political interests from all sectors of state: Cabinet secretary

Welcome address was delivered by Officers Club General Secretary and former secretary ABM Sattar
10 August 2025

10 including local Jubo Dal leader jailed in robbery case

A Narayanganj court today sentenced 10 people, including a local Jubo Dal leader, to seven years in prison in a robbery case filed with Siddhirganj Police Station in 2006
10 August 2025

Newborn stolen from hospital in Narsingdi

The incident took place at National Health Care Hospital
10 August 2025
10 August 2025

Victims of autocracy over 16 years ‘national heroes’: Salahuddin

The interim govt has failed to publish a full list of July-August 2024 uprising martyrs, he says
10 August 2025

Worker injured in explosion at Ctg shipbreaking yard

16 percent of his body has been burned
10 August 2025

JUCSU polls set for Sept 11

Counting and results to be announced the same day
10 August 2025

Interim govt monitoring Awami League activities: Shafiqul Alam

Press Secretary also outlined Chief Adviser’s upcoming visit to Malaysia, beginning tomorrow
10 August 2025

Toddler drowns in bucket at home in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar

One-and-a-half-year-old was youngest of five siblings; family declines autopsy
10 August 2025