A tea room in London, a nation in waiting

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman are set to meet there on Friday evening
12 June 2025

Yunus sends condolence message to Modi after Air India tragedy

He offers support to the country after Ahmedabad tragedy
12 June 2025

Interim govt adopts data-driven strategy to boost jobs for marginalised groups

The reallocation within labour programmes reflects a clear policy shift
12 June 2025

Yunus to meet Charles before receiving prestigious Harmony Award

An "Audience" is simply a one-to-one meeting with The King
12 June 2025

8,606 Hajj pilgrims return home so far from Saudi Arabia

The return phase commenced on June 10 and will continue until July 10
12 June 2025

Prof Yunus to receive prestigious 'Harmony Award 2025' today

He has been nominated by King Charles III for the "King Charles III Harmony Award 2025"
12 June 2025

DMP again bans gatherings near SC, CJ's residence until further notice

In a public notice issued today, DMP also urged all concerned not to block roads in the name of protests or demands, as such actions disrupt vehicular movement
12 June 2025

4 sent to jail over murder of BNP activist in Jashore

The arrests were made early today, following a murder case filed last night by the victim's father
12 June 2025

Yunus 'lost all options', flew to London to meet Tarique: BNP's Fazlur Rahman

He made the remarks while addressing an Eid reunion organised by Boribari Union BNP of Kishoreganj
12 June 2025

BSF returns 26 Bangladeshis through border flag meeting in Chuadanga

They are from different areas of Kurigram and Joypurhat districts
12 June 2025

UK security adviser calls on Yunus

UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at a hotel in London yesterday. 
11 June 2025

No more night-time voting: AG

Attorney General Advocate Asaduzzaman yesterday said daytime votes will never again be held at night in Bangladesh, assuring that the government is committed to ensuring every citizen can safely reach the secret polling booth to cast their vote freely.
11 June 2025

Full text of verdict: SC upholds the 39-point judicial code of conduct

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the full text of a verdict has upheld its previous judgement that reformulated 39-point code of conduct for its judges with a view to avoiding any confusion under article 96 of the constitution.
11 June 2025

Speeding vehicles turn forest road into death trap

In a tragic incident on May 20, an endangered Capped Langur baby was crushed to death by a speeding microbus on the old Dhaka-Sylhet highway through Satchari National Park.
11 June 2025

NHRC yet to be reconstituted seven months on

More than seven months after the resignation of its chairperson and members, Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) remains leaderless, powerless, and largely ineffective.
11 June 2025

51% Bangladeshi girls married off before they’re 18

Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia, with 51 percent of girls married before turning 18 between 2006 and 2024, according to a report released yesterday by the United Nations.
11 June 2025

It will be a ‘historic moment’ for democracy

BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has described the upcoming meeting between Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus and the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman as a “historic moment”.
11 June 2025

Security at Utmachhara beefed up

Authorities have taken steps to safeguard visitors at Utmachhara in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila after a local Islamist group recently forced tourists to leave the tourist spot.
11 June 2025

‘Taandob’ will not return to Tangail’s Kalihati upazila

The Islamist groups that had opposed the screening of the film “Taandob” in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila yesterday backed down from their stance, agreeing to allow the film to be shown.
11 June 2025

‘Starmer declines to meet Yunus tracking down missing billions’

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declined a request to meet Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, who is visiting London to garner support for efforts to recover billions allegedly laundered abroad by the deposed Sheikh Hasina regime, reports the Financial Times.
11 June 2025