Scrapping AL event in India ‘positive step’
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Remittance inflow rises 22% in August
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2 September 2026 Bangladesh
In remembrance / Mustafa Monwar’s spirit lives on in songs, puppetry
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2 September 2026 Bangladesh
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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2 September 2026 Bangladesh

Barguna’s Amatali-Taltali road riddled with potholes

The 35-kilometre regional road connecting Barguna’s two remote upazilas -- Amatali and Taltali -- has fallen into severe disrepair due to a lack of maintenance, causing immense suffering to thousands of commuters every day.
7 July 2025

Release the detained journalists

Fifty-one journalists across the country yesterday demanded the release of detained journalists and condemned harassment.
7 July 2025

Father held for ‘killing son’ in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday night arrested a man in Gazipur’s Konabari flyover area for allegedly killing his son in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh on June 14.
7 July 2025

Political stability, democracy key to nat’l security

National security is not solely about military capability; it is closely linked to political stability, democratic development, and economic prosperity, said speakers at an event on Sunday.
7 July 2025

Dengue outbreak: 16 to 30 age group most vulnerable

People aged between 16 and 30, compared to other age groups, are proving to be the most vulnerable to dengue infection this year.
7 July 2025

Parts of embankment collapse in just 2yrs

A Tk 293 crore embankment in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila has partially collapsed just over two years after its completion, raising serious concerns about the quality of construction and oversight.
7 July 2025

Patient admissions halted amid food supplier dispute

Patient admissions at Pabna Mental Hospital have been suspended since last Thursday due to an impending food shortage.
7 July 2025

Former CEC Shamsul Huda laid to rest in Banani graveyard

Shamsul Huda passed away on Saturday at his residence in Dhaka's Gulshan.
7 July 2025

Panchagarh rape: 7-day remand sought for four accused, hearing on July 9

The remand prayer was submitted yesterday afternoon
7 July 2025

Clash in Habiganj leaves one dead, section 144 in Nabiganj upazila

More than 50 businesses, including a private hospital, were vandalised
7 July 2025

Khagrachhari Zila Parishad chair asked to step aside amid probe

Ministry cites graft, abuse of power, and irregularities
7 July 2025

Khaleda acquitted in 3 cases in Cumilla over 2015 arson

Cases were considered politically motivated, says public prosecutor
7 July 2025

Tk 2 for a day’s work

Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn only Tk 2 per day for their labour, a figure so low that it demoralises inmates and undermines their rehabilitation efforts through meaningful work.
7 July 2025

Bangladesh’s population hits 175.7 million

Majority are in the working-age group
7 July 2025
7 July 2025

Court acquits Hanif Paribahan owner in corruption case

The case was filed against Hanif on April 4, 2021
7 July 2025

Ivy placed on 2-day remand, denied bail in separate case

Ivy attented the hearings virtually from Kashimpur Women's Jail
7 July 2025

One killed, 6 injured in Munshiganj road crash

The injured were taken to Gazaria Upazila Health Complex and nearby private hospitals
7 July 2025

Lawyers protest against proposal to relocate HC benches outside Dhaka

They said that any attempt to decentralise the High Court Division would weaken the judiciary.
7 July 2025

Deteriorating law and order situation not conducive to fair polls: Jamaat

The party's Secretary General Golam Parwar has clarified that Jamaat never demanded deferring or advancing the election date
7 July 2025