Fire breaks out at Uttara 11 kitchen market
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Accidents & Fires
Land Forces Talks: Bangladesh, US agree to boost army-to-army cooperation
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Diplomacy
Army chief asks troops to maintain neutrality, restraint ahead of election
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Bangladesh
Four-year-old girl rescued after 18 hours of abduction in Gazipur; suspect arrested
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Crime & Justice
Incentives flow freely for big businesses, but farmers face barriers: adviser
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Business
Writ petition seeks postponement of 50th BCS preliminary exam
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Governance
US delegation enquires about electoral code enforcement during EC visit
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Bangladesh
Teachers' association expels former Jamaat leader over Ducsu remark
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Bangladesh
Two killed as truck crashes into parked auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Ctg highway
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Accidents & Fires
Indian Parliament to pay homage today to Khaleda Zia
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Bangladesh
Six-storey building tilts in Chattogram after quake
A tremor five years ago caused the same building to lean slightly
22 November 2025, 08:08 AM
Bangladesh seeks active regional role amid shifting global alignments: Foreign adviser
Touhid Hossain says Bay of Bengal region becoming strategic fulcrum, Dhaka should first pick right course
22 November 2025, 07:57 AM
Foreign Adviser meets Bhutanese PM in Dhaka
Detail of the meeting couldn't be known immediately
22 November 2025, 07:51 AM
Armanitola building to be sealed after 7-day deadline: Rajuk
Following yesterday's earthquake, Rajuk announces a citywide drive to identify risky Dhaka buildings and take action
22 November 2025, 06:10 AM
Not Baipail, 3.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Narsingdi’s Palash
The mistake occurred due to an analysis error, met office says
22 November 2025, 06:02 AM
CA welcomes Bhutan PM on two-day state visit
Prime Minister Tobgay will also attend an official banquet in his honour in the evening
22 November 2025, 03:38 AM
Move to lease out three container terminals protested
A coalition of different political, social and cultural organisations yesterday afternoon staged demonstration at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka in protest against the government’s actions to lease out Laldiya Char, Pangaon and New Mooring container terminals to foreign companies..The proteste
21 November 2025, 21:36 PM
Volunteers clean up a portion of dying Batiaghata
The Batiaghata canal in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila has long been choked with silt and water hyacinth. Once vital for irrigation and transport, the 200-foot-wide, 8km canal had lost its natural flow and had been near dead for nearly 15 years.
21 November 2025, 21:19 PM
Quake jolts country, causes widespread damage
The 5.7 magnitude earthquake that shook the country yesterday left a trail of damage, including causing cracks in numerous buildings, triggering fires, affecting infrastructure, and damaging shops in several districts.
21 November 2025, 21:15 PM
A city left in panic
The KP Ghosh Street in Dhaka’s Kasaituli area is usually bustling.
21 November 2025, 21:13 PM
Lalmonirhat Rail Station: Declared risky, 25yrs ago, foot-over bridge still in use
The decades-old footbridge at Lalmonirhat Railway Station, declared risky in 2001, continues to serve thousands of passengers every day despite its dangerously fragile state.
21 November 2025, 21:01 PM
Abandoned grenade recovered in Lalmonirhat
Police recovered a grenade during drain excavation work in the Boro Kamalabari Paschimpara area of Kamalabari Union.
21 November 2025, 19:54 PM
Once vital, railway hospital now a decaying building
The Lalmonirhat Railway Hospital, once a vital healthcare centre for thousands of railway officials, employees, and their families, has been reduced to an empty, silent building, offering no medical services for years.
21 November 2025, 19:53 PM
UN, US express solidarity after earthquake jolts country
The United Nations and the United States yesterday expressed deep sympathy and solidarity with those affected by yesterday’s earthquake in Dhaka, as authorities continued assessing the tremor’s impact.
21 November 2025, 18:26 PM
Khaleda meets Yunus at Armed Forces Day reception
On the sidelines of the Armed Forces Day reception at Dhaka Cantonment yesterday, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and exchanged pleasantries.
21 November 2025, 18:23 PM
Quake leaves trail of grief
What began as a happy weekend morning unfolded into a day of grief for several families, each caught unprepared by the sudden shudder of the earth.
21 November 2025, 18:20 PM
Too close to ignore, Dhaka must act now
No recent quake has been felt as strongly in Dhaka and its surrounding areas as yesterday’s tremor. The shallow 5.7 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre in Madhabdi just around 13km from the capital’s Agargaon, forced residents onto the streets, fearing aftershocks.
21 November 2025, 18:18 PM
Salinity puts lives, livelihoods at risk in the South
Across the southwestern districts of Satkhira and Khulna, millions are witnessing the gradual intrusion of salinity into their lives.
21 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Ensure smooth, festive election in Feb next year
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said that the upcoming national election, scheduled for February next year, will mark an important chapter in Bangladesh’s democratic transition.
21 November 2025, 18:00 PM
What to do when earthquake strikes
Stay calm. Protect yourself. Act fast.
21 November 2025, 18:00 PM