Protesters block Shahbagh, demand July Charter

A group of demonstrators under the banner of “July Warriors” staged a protest at the capital’s Shahbagh intersection yesterday, demanding the immediate finalisation of the proposed July Charter.
31 July 2025

Govt moves to revise essential drug list, price

After nearly a decade-long pause, the health ministry has launched a significant initiative to revise the national list of essential medicines and fix their prices to improve their accessibility and affordability.
31 July 2025

27 more pushed in from India

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 27 individuals early yesterday after they were pushed into the country allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) through the borders in Panchagarh and Naogaon.
31 July 2025

Polls date ‘within a few days’

Law Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday said the date for the upcoming parliamentary election will be announced within a few days.
31 July 2025

Nat’l consensus commission: Accord reached, dissent noted

Final day sees 7 issues settled, 6 with reservations
31 July 2025

Need effective leadership to address key challenges

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday called for effective leadership and a shared understanding among all stakeholders to address Bangladesh's key challenges related to security, development, and strategic governance.
31 July 2025

August 1, 2024: Jamaat banned, protests surge, death toll mounts

The day marked a turning point in Bangladesh’s deepening political crisis, as the government officially banned Jamaat-e-Islami and all its affiliated organisations, including Islami Chhatra Shibir.
31 July 2025

July uprising: The wounds that are yet to heal, one year on

Fifteen-year-old Shahin's life was forever changed -- not by illness or accident, but by a bullet that tore through his leg during a rally on August 5, 2024.
31 July 2025

Fakhrul warns repeat of 1/11, urges timely election

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday expressed concern that if the people are not united and careful, a recurrence of an incident like 1/11 cannot be written off.
31 July 2025

Purbachal plots: Charges framed against Hasina, Joy, Putul

Charges were framed against 28 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, yesterday in six cases filed over alleged irregularities in plot allocation under the Purbachal New Town project.
31 July 2025

Gopalganj violence: ‘Army acted to save lives, not in support of any party’

Army troops intervened in the Gopalganj incident solely to protect lives that were under threat, and not in support of any political party, the Army Headquarters said yesterday.
31 July 2025

Tk 3 lakh seized from Dhaka flat used by Riyad

Police yesterday recovered around Tk 3 lakh in cash from a flat in the capital’s Badda, allegedly used by Abdur Razzak Riyad, an expelled leader of Students Against Discrimination (SAD), who was recently arrested on extortion charges.
31 July 2025

Rights abuses still persist

The interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus is falling behind on its promise to improve human rights in Bangladesh a year after mass protests ousted the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
31 July 2025

20 parties miss EC audit deadline

Twenty political parties have yet to submit their annual audit reports to the Election Commission (EC), despite yesterday's deadline.
31 July 2025

Sylhet airport: Boarding bridge wheel blast leaves 1 dead, another hurt

A technician was killed and another seriously injured after a wheel of the boarding bridge exploded at Sylhet Osmani International Airport yesterday afternoon.
31 July 2025

Court bars GM Quader from party activities

A Dhaka court has issued a temporary injunction upon Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader and its Joint Office Secretary Mahmud Alam from performing any organisational activities.
31 July 2025

5 to die for murder in Faridpur

A Faridpur court sentenced five men to death and another to 10 years’ imprisonment for killing an easy-bike driver on November 14, 2019.
31 July 2025

DNCC to recover 1,500 acres of waterbodies

The Dhaka North City Corporation has launched a coordinated initiative to recover and protect approximately 1,500 acres of wetlands and waterbodies in the city, in line with Rajuk’s Detailed Area Plan.
31 July 2025

Milestone tragedy: ‘Why would we hide bodies of children?’

Brig Gen Nazim-ud-Daula, director of Military Operations Directorate (MOD) at the Army Headquarters, yesterday rejected allegations that army personnel beat up teachers or attempted to hide bodies of the victims during the rescue operation at Milestone School and College following the July 21 fighter jet crash.
31 July 2025

Must tackle internal divides to navigate global rivalry

Foreign policy experts and politicians have called for addressing divisive politics, economic vulnerabilities, and human rights concerns to safeguard Bangladesh’s strategic autonomy in an increasingly bipolar world.
31 July 2025