PM orders relocation of Karwan Bazar kitchen market to Gabtoli
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Bangladesh
Irene Khan assumes office as Bangladesh’s permanent representative to UN
29 August 2026
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Diplomacy
Mecca pact has bearing on India’s security: Jaiswal
29 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Health Protection Act stuck for a decade
29 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Ash in the air, waste in canals
29 August 2026
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Bangladesh
338 agencies can send workers to Malaysia: ministry
29 August 2026
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Bangladesh
WB on middle-east war fallout: Job loss, rise in poverty feared in Bangladesh
29 August 2026
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Bangladesh
KU admission tests Dec 17-18
29 August 2026
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Education
Tk 8.78cr road caves in within a month
29 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Death anniv of Rasel Bhuiyan
29 August 2026
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Obituary
Surge in dengue: DMCH overrun with patients from outside Dhaka
Three days ago, 37-year-old Mohammad Hanif was admitted to the Bhedarganj Upazila Health Complex in Shariatpur. As his condition worsened, doctors referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday.
8 August 2025
Sadarghat launch terminal: Once a thriving riverport now barely afloat
With the rise of modern highways and faster road travel, the once-bustling river port is witnessing a sharp drop in passenger traffic
8 August 2025
26km highway in Natore turns deadly
The 26-kilometre stretch of the Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in Natore has turned into a death trap, with frequent road accidents claiming dozens of lives over the years.
8 August 2025
Ex-secy alleges corruption by govt advisers
Former secretary ABM Abdus Sattar yesterday alleged that several advisers of the government are involved in widespread corruption. Although he indicated one or two ministries, he did not mention any specific names. However, he claimed to have evidence to support his allegations.
8 August 2025
College student, teen niece raped in Rajbari
Three men were arrested and sent to jail yesterday in a case filed over the rape of a college student and her teenage niece in Rajbari’s Goalanda upazila.
8 August 2025
Tuhin Murder: Grieving family seeks justice for slain journalist
“Bring back my son alive, my heart, my beloved one,” cried 90-year-old Hasan Jamal, father of slain journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, 40, as relatives and neighbours gathered around him.
8 August 2025
Launch Ghats in Patuakhali: Lack of pontoons hampers travel
Without pontoons at several launch ghats in the coastal upazilas of Rangabali, Galachipa, Dashmina, and parts of Bauphal in Patuakhali, passengers face serious hazards while boarding and disembarking vessels.
8 August 2025
From the kitchen to continents
It began with a storm and some fallen mangoes.
8 August 2025
This generation has already moved beyond ’71: Nahid
"We have said it before -- '24 is the continuation of '71. The aspirations of '71 -- equity, dignity, and justice -- were reaffirmed through the anti-discriminatory and democratic uprising of '24," he wrote on Facebook
8 August 2025
Students at Ruqayyah Hall protest announcement of JCD committee
Demand expulsion of eight students
8 August 2025
4 arrested over journo murder in Gazipur
Four people were arrested yesterday in connection with a case over the murder of a journalist in front of a crowded market in Chandana Chowrasta of Gazipur on Thursday night.
8 August 2025
Onion, vegetable prices soar amid rain, supply crunch
After a brief respite over the past few months, the prices of onions, vegetables, eggs and fish have risen again in the capital’s kitchen markets, placing additional financial strain on low- and fixed-income families.
8 August 2025
AL discreetly sets up ‘party office’ in Kolkata
In the bustling outskirts of Kolkata, a commercial complex has begun drawing unfamiliar visitors for the last few months.
8 August 2025
BNP, allies to contest polls unitedly
The BNP and its like-minded partners, who had staged simultaneous protests against the Awami League government, will take part in the February election as an alliance.
8 August 2025
Economy shows signs of healing
If macroeconomic stabilisation has been the interim government's main success, revenue collection is its most glaring failure
8 August 2025
Consensus talks resume next week
The National Consensus Commission will resume talks next week, beginning with consultations with experts, to decide how to implement the July National Charter and ensure its legal enforceability.
8 August 2025
‘No govt interference in media operations’
In response to concerns of the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh regarding overall media freedom and journalists’ safety, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing yesterday said there has been “no government interference” in media operations since it took office.
8 August 2025
5,079 arrested in Dhaka till Aug 5 over killings, attacks during July Uprising
707 cases filed with 50 police stations across the capital
8 August 2025
DU JCD announces convening committees for 18 halls
DU JCD President and General Secretary approved the newly announced committees
8 August 2025
18 Bangladeshis pushed in through Naogaon border
During preliminary questioning, the detainees informed BGB that they are Bangladeshi citizens who had entered India illegally several years ago through the Satkhira and Benapole borders
8 August 2025