Narayanganj stretches raise Eid travel concerns on Dhaka-Ctg, Dhaka-Sylhet highways
7 MIN(s) ago
Transport
Govt directs education boards to form ad hoc committees for pvt institutions
17 MIN(s) ago
Education
Lottery-based admission to secondary schools to end from 2027
29 MIN(s) ago
Education
Shama Obaed reaffirms govt’s commitment to human rights after letter from global groups
53 MIN(s) ago
Bangladesh
Over 100 Bangladeshi workers unpaid in Malaysia for 6 months
1 hour(s) ago
Migration
Explainer / Constitution reform council: Why the dispute and what the law says
1 hour(s) ago
News Analysis
3 held within 24 hours over killing of youth near Shaheed Minar: Police
2 hour(s) ago
Crime & Justice
Two 2-year-olds drown in Mymensingh
3 hour(s) ago
Accidents & Fires
Human chain demands justice for murdered JU student Sharmin
3 hour(s) ago
Crime & Justice
Jamaat ameer welcomes PM’s nationwide canal restoration drive
4 hour(s) ago
Politics
Who can administer the oath to new MPs? Law adviser explains
As speaker missing and deputy speaker jailed, Asif Nazrul outlines constitutional options
5 February 2026, 18:24 PM
Bangabhaban employee gets bail in Jamaat ameer’s X account hacking case
ICT assistant programmer denies involvement
5 February 2026, 18:09 PM
Ekushey Boi Mela to begin on Feb 20 this year
Bangla Academy announces reduced stall rents and Ramadan-friendly arrangements
5 February 2026, 17:33 PM
Couple, two children found dead in Pallabi home
The police today recovered bodies of a couple and their two minor children from a house in Dhaka’s Pallabi, prompting an investigation into what officers described as a possible family tragedy.
5 February 2026, 15:24 PM
76 logs seized after alleged timber smuggling bid at Chittagong University
Trees felled from forested areas inside the campus; no suspect detained
5 February 2026, 14:10 PM
Ashulia killings: Ex-MP Saiful Islam, 5 others sentenced to death, approver acquitted
International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentences former lawmaker Saiful Islam and five others to death over the killing and burning of protesters during the July uprising in Ashulia
5 February 2026, 14:05 PM
Ctg port workers confront shipping adviser over DP World deal
Shipping adviser urges protesting port workers to hold talks, assuring them their concerns would be heard
5 February 2026, 13:00 PM
Thousands arbitrarily detained, bail routinely denied under interim government: HRW
Report cites 8,600 arrests, 124 mob killings and criticises tribunal over fair trial violations
5 February 2026, 12:30 PM
Man arrested over rape of 15-year-old daughter in Barguna
Legal action underway, police say
5 February 2026, 11:54 AM
Shipping adviser to sit at Chattogram port over ongoing indefinite strike by staff
Stalemate leaves port operations at standstill
5 February 2026, 10:18 AM
Ashulia killings: ICT-2 set to deliver verdict today
Sixteen people, including former Awami League lawmaker Muhammad Saiful Islam and former Dhaka range deputy inspector general (DIG) Syed Nurul Islam, are accused in the case
5 February 2026, 09:17 AM
Teen shot dead, 5 injured in clash
A 14-year-old boy was shot dead, and at least five others were injured during a clash over establishing dominance in the char area of Saydabad under Raipura upazila in Narsingdi early yesterday.
5 February 2026, 05:09 AM
Jamaat leader among 2 sued after fake ballot seal bust
A local Jamaat leader and a printing shop owner have been sued over making fake ballot seals in Lakshmipur.
5 February 2026, 04:43 AM
Chattogram Port at complete standstill
Chattogram Port has ground to a halt in the last two days as workers and employees went on an indefinite work abstention over the government’s move to lease the key New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to Dubai-based DP World.
5 February 2026, 04:26 AM
Political violence kills 195 in 17 months
At least 195 people have been killed and 11,229 injured in political violence across the country over the past 17 months, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).
5 February 2026, 04:17 AM
Tobacco major driver of cancer
Nearly half the patients in a rural upazila are suffering from tobacco-related cancer, indicating tobacco use is a major factor driving the country’s growing cancer burden.
5 February 2026, 04:15 AM
Fines for illegal gas use to double
Fines for illegal household gas use -- currently between Tk 10,000 and Tk 20,000 -- will be increased to a maximum of Tk 40,000
5 February 2026, 04:13 AM
3 juveniles rape, murder 7-year-old
Three teenagers, arrested on charges of killing a seven-year-old girl in Tangail’s Dhanbari upazila recently, have confessed before magistrates, police said yesterday.
5 February 2026, 02:49 AM
Dhaka inks deal with Tokyo to upgrade defence
Bangladesh and Japan have signed an agreement to accelerate Bangladesh’s defence modernisation through the transfer of equipment and technology.
5 February 2026, 02:48 AM
Govt decides to rename Rab instead
While the United Nations and various human rights organisations have long called for the abolition of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), the government has instead decided to rename it.
5 February 2026, 02:46 AM