Gunfight at Khagrachhari border ends with seizure of 4 firearms
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Bangladesh
Fishing ban in Kaptai Lake extended by 10 days
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Presidential election to be held on schedule: Mirza Fakhrul
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Heavy vehicles still barred from Second Teesta Bridge despite Tk 153cr investment
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Fatikchhari blockade over upazila headquarters relocation brings traffic to a halt
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Police suspect sabotage after 'poison' found in water supply to Jungle Salimpur's joint forces camp
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Bangladesh
Merit must guide army promotions
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Climate crisis
Meeting SDGs by 2030: Bangladesh faces $421b gap
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
‘I saw him shooting a blindfolded detainee’
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Tangail embankment work to start next fiscal year
Water resources minister says the project will help protect communities threatened by Jamuna River erosion
22 May 2026, 19:01 PM
Ramisa’s father says PM’s assurance gives him hope for justice
Abdul Hannan Mollah said he believes his daughter’s murder case will see a fair and speedy trial after the prime minister’s visit to their Pallabi home
22 May 2026, 17:01 PM
Aga Khan Academy Dhaka celebrates class of 2026
Held for the first time on campus in the Academy’s Commons, the ceremony honoured 35 students from the Class of 2026
22 May 2026, 15:00 PM
SC clears way for CCCI election on May 23
Chamber judge stays HC order halting polls; ministry directs neutral conduct
22 May 2026, 14:54 PM
Cattle trade gains pace in Barguna
Shoppers report rates slightly higher but still within reach
22 May 2026, 11:47 AM
FM’s recent China visit injects fresh momentum into ‘Belt and Road’ cooperation: Yao Wen
4 Chinese companies sign investment deals worth nearly $100m in 3 months, he says
22 May 2026, 01:59 AM
Dhaka, Rabat launch joint B2B initiative
Bangladesh and Morocco have inaugurated the first-ever business-to-business (B2B) meeting platform in Rabat, opening a new corridor for trade, investment, and green innovation linking South Asia with Morocco’s gateway to Africa, Europe, and beyond.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
NCP to place a people-centred shadow budget
The National Citizen Party will place an alternative budget ahead of the national budget, reflecting people’s expectations, said NCP Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam yesterday.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Man gets life term for rape of 4‑yr‑old
A Satkhira court yesterday sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment over the rape of a four-year-old child in Kaliganj upazila in 2024.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Local govt polls ‘challenging’, but EC ready: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said holding local government elections would be “challenging”, but assured that there would be “no shortcomings” in the commission’s efforts.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Seize Joy’s properties, vehicles in US: court
A special court has ordered the seizure of two houses and eight luxury vehicles owned by Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Virginia, US, along with the freezing of 12 bank accounts held in the names of Joy and his wife, Kristine Overmire Wazed.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Ramisa killing exposes child protection gaps
Rights organisations yesterday expressed deep outrage and concern over the rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi on May 19, saying it again exposed serious weaknesses in the country’s child protection system.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Disappearance victims need state recognition
The state must immediately recognise victims of enforced disappearance and provide financial support to their families, rights activists, politicians and victims’ families said yesterday.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Diversify livelihoods to ensure sustainable development in CHT
Sustainable development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) requires more than traditional farming alone, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
We need strong movement against rape: Fakhrul
Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said laws and government initiatives alone cannot prevent rape, child abuse and killings, calling for a strong social movement to address such crimes.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt wants Hasina back through legal procedure
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the government wants to bring former prime minister Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh through legal procedures and existing extradition mechanisms.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
A tribute written in books
bKash, a mobile financial service provider, has modernised the library of the historic St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka, said a press release.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
BERC mulling at least 13.9% power price hike
Electricity consumers may face a 13.9 percent increase in retail tariffs in addition to any rise in wholesale electricity and transmission charges, according to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission’s (BERC) Technical Evaluation Committee.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
DUET VC finally enters campus
A week after his appointment, the newly appointed vice-chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Prof Mohammad Iqbal, yesterday started work at his office amid ongoing student protests against his appointment.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Electrical fault likely behind KMCH fire: probe
A probe committee has found that Wednesday’s fire at Khulna Medical College Hospital most likely originated from an electrical malfunction.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM