Govt had no better alternative to fuel price hike

4 HOUR(s) Politics
The government had no better alternative than raising fuel prices despite knowing the decision would undeniably increase the suffering of ordinary people to some extent, said Zahed Ur Rahman, adviser to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, yesterday.
Opposition involved in ‘self-confessed extremist acts’ - Says Rizvi
4 HOUR(s) Politics
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that the political party now playing the role of the opposition is involved in “self-confessed violent activities” and that threats are coming from within the party.
‘Arrest Patwary, truth will come out’: Rashed Khan
7 HOUR(s) Politics
PM’s political assistant says NCP leader should be questioned to determine who is behind recent blasts and arson attacks
Mariam death case: TIB seeks clarity over MP status
4 HOUR(s) Crime & Justice
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has questioned how Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam can retain his parliamentary seat amid allegations of “moral misconduct” and abuse of power and his recent arrest over the unnatural death of his second wife Mariam Khatun.
Woman gets life for killing 3-year-old girl in Jhenaidah
3 HOUR(s) Crime & Justice
Three-and-a-half-year-old Saima Akter Saba died on December 3, 2025. Shantana was their neighbour.
Four killed as bus, auto-rickshaw collide in Patuakhali
20 September 2026
Dhaka-bound bus collided head-on with the three-wheeler before plunging into a roadside ditch, police say
Four killed as bus, car collide in Munshiganj
20 September 2026
At least four people were killed and another was critically injured in a collision between a bus and a private car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Gajaria upazila of Munshiganj yesterday.
Two siblings drown in Natore pond
20 September 2026
Two siblings drowned in a newly excavated pond near their home at Ishwarpara village in Lalpur upazila of Natore yesterday afternoon.
Three vehicles set on fire in Dhaka
19 September 2026
Fires reported in Mirpur, Badda, and Keraniganj
Two killed, five injured as bus hits parked truck in Sirajganj
19 September 2026
At least two were killed and five others injured when a speeding bus hit a parked truck on the Jamuna Bridge West Zone Highway in Sirajganj’s Kamarkhand upazila early Saturday

Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships: Kallas

4 HOUR(s) United States
The European Union’s naval mission to protect shipping in the Red Sea would need to boost its numbers to more than 10 warships, its foreign policy chief said, adding that for now there were not that many in the area.
‘Big Oil’ treats atmosphere as open sewer
4 HOUR(s) World
Major global oil companies are treating the atmosphere like an “open sewer,” the outgoing United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said yesterday in a withering attack on the energy industry at the UN’s high-level meeting.
Iran, US hint at revival of talks
4 HOUR(s) Middle East
Iran and the United States yesterday hinted at the prospect of reviving negotiations to end their conflict, with the presidents of both countries due at the UN General Assembly in New York.