Bangladesh

BGB detains 4 Rohingyas in Panchagarh while ‘trying to enter India illegally’

Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon

34 MIN(s) • Bangladesh

Scrapping AL event in India ‘positive step’

Staff Correspondent

2 September 2026 • Bangladesh

Remittance inflow rises 22% in August

Staff Correspondent

2 September 2026 • Bangladesh

‘Boeing won’t let you down, I won’t forget’

UNB

2 September 2026 • Diplomacy

In remembrance / Mustafa Monwar’s spirit lives on in songs, puppetry

Staff Correspondent

2 September 2026 • Bangladesh

Measles resurges in August

Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

2 September 2026 • Bangladesh

Pay Hike / MPO teachers, employees to get new pay scale

Staff Correspondent

2 September 2026 • Education

Pay Hike / 9th pay scale may cause slight rise in inflation

Staff Correspondent

2 September 2026 • Bangladesh

Analysis / Another lifeline for bad debt

Staff Correspondent

2 September 2026 • Business

Father, two young sons found dead in Jashore; police suspect murder-suicide

Our Correspondent, Benapole

1 September 2026 • Bangladesh

Boycott those who support extortionists

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday urged people to reject the corrupt, grabbers, and extortionists and boycott those who back them.

9 July 2025

Govt to issue 'disappearance certificates' for victims: UVED

The certificates would be introduced to help families gain access to bank accounts and properties of their disappeared loved ones, many of whom have been missing for years, with no official recognition of their fate

9 July 2025

‘Wherever they find, they will shoot’

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina personally authorised the use of lethal force against student-led protests in Bangladesh last year, according to a verified audio recording of a phone call revealed by BBC Eye.

9 July 2025

Yunus gives election preparation deadline

Wrap up polls preparations by December

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to complete, by December, the preparations for the upcoming national election.

9 July 2025

Grabbers choke Kalir Chhara canal in Ctg

Encroachers have illegally filled large sections of the Kalir Chhara canal in Chattogram’s Akbar Shah area to build various structures, including multi-storey buildings.

9 July 2025

Halt Santal eviction in name of EPZ

Thirty-two eminent citizens have demanded an immediate halt to the eviction of Santal farmers in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj, under the pretext of establishing an Export Processing Zone (EPZ).

9 July 2025

Protect pond in Rayerbazar

The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) yesterday issued a legal notice demanding immediate action to protect Potari Pukur, a pond at Sher-e-Bangla Road in Rayerbazar, Dhaka.

9 July 2025

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July killings strategic, state-orchestrated

All the security forces in the country used lethal weapons to kill people during the July uprising, said rights-based think tank Shokol Praner Nirapotta (Sapran) yesterday.

9 July 2025

36% migrants forced to return within 3 months

A staggering 36 percent of Bangladeshi migrant workers are forced to return home within just three months of arriving abroad due to illegal recruitment practices by recruiters and employers, a new study has found.

9 July 2025

Lack of waiting rooms, toilets adds to passengers’ misery

Thousands of passengers in Bhola face serious problems at launch terminals and boarding points because there are not enough waiting rooms and toilets.

9 July 2025