Scrapping AL event in India ‘positive step’
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Remittance inflow rises 22% in August
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Pay Hike / MPO teachers, employees to get new pay scale
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Pay Hike / 9th pay scale may cause slight rise in inflation
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Another lifeline for bad debt
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Father, two young sons found dead in Jashore; police suspect murder-suicide
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BMD forecasts rain across the country

All maritime ports have been advised to lower cautionary signals
11 July 2025

Over 7,000 hectares of farmland submerged in Noakhali flooding

Waterlogging has occurred in the Sadar, Subarnachar, Kabirhat, Companiganj, Senbag, Begumganj, Sonaimuri, and Chatkhil upazilas of the district
11 July 2025

Jashore board SSC results see sharp decline in pass rate and GPA-5s

Despite the drop, Jashore Board secured the second-highest pass rate among nine education boards in the country
11 July 2025

Body of newborn recovered in Gazipur

Locals discovered the body inside a carton around 9:00am
11 July 2025

Defunct sluice gate triggers flooding in 20 Jashore villages

Vast stretches of farmland, fish enclosures, and homes in Ichhali, Kashimpur, Lebutala, and Haibatpur unions have been submerged due to waterlogging
11 July 2025

Eminent poet Al Mahmud’s 89th birth anniversary celebrated today

Born on July 11, 1936 in Brahmanbaria, Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud played a pivotal role in reshaping Bangla poetry in the post-Tagore era
11 July 2025

Five of a family burnt in ‘gas explosion’ in Sutrapur

The blast occurred around 1:30am on the ground floor of a five-storey building in the Kagojitola area
11 July 2025

Admission halt at Pabna Mental Hospital causes inhuman suffering for patients

Families forced to return home with patients untreated as contractor change stalls services
11 July 2025

China backs govt’s reform initiatives

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has expressed full support for Bangladesh’s interim government’s reform initiatives and pledged cooperation in key areas including trade, investment, medical tourism, and water management.
10 July 2025

RMG worker stabbed to death

A garment worker was stabbed to death by a group of robbers at Tongi Bazar flyover in Gazipur on the Dhaka–Mymensingh highway early yesterday, said police.
10 July 2025

Govt takes steps for media reform, adopts 12 decisions

The government has begun implementing several key recommendations made by the Media Reform Commission, with the information ministry initially adopting 12 major decisions.
10 July 2025

Every country faces risks from militant attacks

Many incidents of political persecution and repression during the previous Awami League government's tenure were labelled as "militant activities" to divert attention, said US Chargé d'Affaires Megan Bouldin yesterday.
10 July 2025

Starved and tortured for 42 days

Alamgir Hossain had nearly lost all hope. For 42 days, he and fellow Bangladeshi migrant Siraj Uddin were held hostage in a Libyan hideout -- shackled, beaten, and starved by human traffickers demanding ransom from their families in Bangladesh.
10 July 2025

Woman’s body found in Ctg flat

Police recovered 11 dismembered body parts of a woman from a flat in Chattogram’s Raufabad area early yesterday.
10 July 2025

Freeze, confiscate S Alam’s assets in Singapore

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to take steps for freezing and confiscating foreign assets owned by S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, his wife Farzana Parveen, their children, and one son-in-law in Singapore.
10 July 2025

Work together for a strong, healthy nation

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus yesterday called upon development partners, non-governmental organisations, media, and civil society to come forward and cooperate with the government in building a healthy and strong nation.
10 July 2025

Pregnant woman killed as bus rams motorbikes

An eight-month pregnant woman died after a bus rammed into several motorcycles on Mayor Hanif Flyover in Dhaka yesterday morning.
10 July 2025

Couple die in ‘gas explosion’

A woman and her husband died, and their three-year-old daughter suffered burns in a "gas explosion" at their residence in Jatrabari early yesterday.
10 July 2025

Push-ins by BSF: ‘Help find my missing mother’

An Indian man earlier this month appealed to authorities in Assam to help find his elderly mother, who has remained missing since she was allegedly pushed into Bangladesh by the Border Security Force (BSF).
10 July 2025

Economist Barkat held in graft case

Economist Prof Abul Barkat was arrested in the capital last night in a case filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission.
10 July 2025