Police to probe constable hiring from 2014-24
16 March 2026, 01:58 AM
At least 70,000 police constables recruited between 2014 and 2024 are set to come under scrutiny as Bangladesh Police has ordered an investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitment during that period.
16 March 2026, 01:58 AM
180 RMG factories at risk of failure to pay before Eid
15 March 2026, 02:41 AM
Some 138,392 workers of 180 ready-made garment factories at risk of failure to pay wages and bonuses before the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays could create labour unrest in different ways, the home ministry has warned.
15 March 2026, 02:41 AM
Dhaka freezes plan to join Haiti peacekeeping
12 March 2026, 02:14 AM
Bangladesh has decided not to deploy peacekeepers to Haiti for the proposed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) mission amid global turmoil and shifting geopolitical dynamics, officials and internal correspondence confirmed.
12 March 2026, 02:14 AM
Tricked into war: Bangladeshi POW in Ukraine wants to return home
8 March 2026, 03:31 AM
A Bangladeshi man, reportedly captured by Ukrainian forces, has made a desperate appeal to return home, saying he wants to go back to Bangladesh and no longer remain with the Russian side after what he claims was a deceptive recruitment process.
8 March 2026, 03:31 AM
‘Tricked into war’
4 March 2026, 03:09 AM
Bangladeshi men are being flown out of Dhaka, routed through Saudi Arabia and the UAE, before being taken to Moscow and forced onto the frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
4 March 2026, 03:09 AM
Anxiety grips migrants as Gulf flights stay halted
4 March 2026, 02:16 AM
With one day left before his visa expired, Mohammad Julhas, 28, could not afford another cancellation.
4 March 2026, 02:16 AM
Russia-Ukraine War / Over 100 Bangladeshis sent to the front, 34 dead: report
3 March 2026, 02:40 AM
More than 100 Bangladeshis have been recruited into Russia’s war against Ukraine, and dozens have been killed on the front lines, according to rights groups that say many of the men were misled, exploited, or financially trapped before ending up in combat.
3 March 2026, 02:40 AM
Flights scrapped, visa clock ticking
3 March 2026, 02:24 AM
Mohammad Obaidullah thought he was finally heading back to work in Dammam after two failed attempts. The 38-year-old, from Cumilla’s Muradnagar, had boarded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on February 28.
3 March 2026, 02:24 AM
Police form new anti-terror teams
Bangladesh Police is going to create commando teams in all metropolitan areas and range police units to deal with any crisis situation such as militant attack or hostage situation.
“The crisis teams will respond to any emergency call within five minutes,” Dr Kh Mahid Uddin, additional deputy inspector general (training and sports) at the police headquarters, told The Daily Star yesterday.
10 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Nature of police demand changes
Moving away from asking only for little things, police in the last three police weeks have been demanding more power and repeal of
31 January 2017, 18:00 PM