Teen dies after drowning in Chandpur lake; murder case filed

Seven teenagers have been detained and interrogated in connection with the incident
13 July 2025

DU metro station to be closed tomorrow 5pm onwards

The closure will be in effect for one day only to facilitate July uprising revival events on campus
13 July 2025

Nahid demands reforms before election

Calls for AL trial, new constitution, and inclusive justice system
13 July 2025

Parties agree on chief justice appointment, limiting emergency powers

Manifesto provision allows top-two judge choice; cabinet to approve emergency declaration
13 July 2025

Road accidents kill three in Kurigram, Narsingdi

Of them, two died in Kurigram, while the third was killed in Narsingdi
13 July 2025

Floods recede in Feni, leaves mark on agriculture, fisheries and roads

Over 2,300 ponds flooded, 2,371 hectares of crops destroyed, and 125km of roads affected
13 July 2025

Apu Biswas gets bail in attempted murder case

The court granted her bail until submission of the probe report
13 July 2025

Man sentenced to death in Manikganj for 2019 child rape

The accused was in the courtroom when the judgment was announced
13 July 2025

Partial traffic resumes on Mirsharai-Fatikchhari road after five days

Full traffic flow is expected to resume by this evening
13 July 2025

NCP meets CEC to discuss election symbol

A five-member delegation of the National Citizen Party (NCP) met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin
13 July 2025

Sohag murder: writ petition seeks HC order to form judicial commission

Also demands arrest of perpetrators, compensation for victim’s family
13 July 2025

Road crashes kill two in Dhaka airport, Mirpur areas

Two people, including a motorcyclist, were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka's airport and Mirpur areas early today
13 July 2025

BRUR imposes 62-hr ban on outsiders ahead of Abu Sayed’s death anniversary

Heightened security as four interim government advisers to attend July 16 observance
13 July 2025

‘Focus more on developing economy and industrial base’

The Greater Mymensingh Samity Dhaka yesterday honoured eminent individuals from six districts of the greater Mymensingh region for their outstanding contributions across various sectors.
13 July 2025

Yunus sending Haribhanga mangoes to Modi

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is sending the famous Haribhanga mangoes to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a gesture seen as a sign of the interim government’s willingness to normalise ties with its largest neighbour.
13 July 2025

Absence of polls worsens law and order

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday blamed the absence of elections for the worsening law and order situation in the country and the rise in killings, saying criminals are taking advantage of the lack of an elected government.
12 July 2025

People’s aspirations still unfulfilled

Leaders of several political parties yesterday said the national aspirations of the people remained unfulfilled not only after the Liberation War but also following the July uprising.
12 July 2025

‘Dhaka Tower’ lies abandoned for 8 years

A 20-storey government high-rise in the heart of Old Dhaka has remained abandoned for the past eight years due to administrative irregularities, missing documents, and suspended funding.
12 July 2025

Govt mulls a Tk 7,340cr flood control dam in Feni

The government is taking steps to implement a Tk 7,340 crore project to build flood control embankments along the Muhuri, Kohua, and Silonia rivers in Feni through the Bangladesh Army, said Disaster Management and Relief Ministry Adviser Faruk-E-Azam yesterday.
12 July 2025

40 acres of WDB land grabbed in Ctg

An influential group has allegedly occupied around 40 acres of land belonging to the Water Development Board (WDB) in Chattogram’s Kattali and Halishahar areas, constructing various types of structures and disrupting the land’s intended use for forestation.
12 July 2025