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All primary students receive textbooks on first day of new year: adviser
30% of secondary level textbooks have yet to reach schools, sources at NCTB say
1 January 2026, 07:19 AM
Jamaat ameer clarifies Reuters interview on meeting Indian diplomats
Says Indian diplomats paid a courtesy visit, condemns media reports claiming a 'secret' meeting
1 January 2026, 07:07 AM
Four traders killed as truck overturns at Rajshahi banana market
Truck skids in dense fog beside Rajshahi–Natore highway
1 January 2026, 06:29 AM
Man stabbed to death in Dhaka's Hazaribagh
Police rush to the scene following a call received on national emergency helpline
1 January 2026, 06:11 AM
Cop among three killed in crashes on Malibagh–Mouchak, Khilgaon flyovers
Police say investigations are under way into both crashes
1 January 2026, 04:27 AM
Tarique Rahman thanks all concerned for dignified farewell of Khaleda Zia
Expresses gratitude to CA, state agencies, foreign missions, security forces, journalists
1 January 2026, 03:55 AM
‘Fascist Hasina can never be absolved’
BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina would never be absolved of the responsibility for causing the death of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
31 December 2025, 21:11 PM
Bleak rights record in 2025
Mob violence, political clashes, deaths in custody and sustained attacks on press freedom defined Bangladesh’s human rights situation in 2025, according to two leading rights organisations.
31 December 2025, 21:09 PM
Gayebana janaza held across country
The gayebana namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayers in absentia) of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia was held in several districts across the country yesterday.
31 December 2025, 21:08 PM
‘A guardian lost at the wrong time’
“I’ve never voted for her party, but I’m here today,” said Minhaz Uddin, a retired government employee who came with his grandson from Savar to pay his last respects to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
31 December 2025, 21:07 PM
She rests next to her husband at Zia Udyan
BNP chairperson and three-time former prime minister Khaleda Zia was yesterday laid to rest with state honours beside the grave of her husband, former President Ziaur Rahman, in Dhaka.
31 December 2025, 21:04 PM
The addresses that witnessed Khaleda’s life
As Khaleda Zia embarked on her eternal journey amid an outpouring of public love, one cannot but reflect on the addresses that witnessed her life -- homes, hospitals, prison, and parliament. Each place stood witness to her transformation from an aristocratic young woman into one of Bangladesh’s most consequential political figures.
31 December 2025, 21:00 PM
51 of 59 parties turn in nominations
Aspirants from 51 of the country’s 59 registered political parties have filed nomination papers for the national election scheduled for February 12, according to Election Commission data.
31 December 2025, 21:00 PM
Millions mourn
The entire city stood in solemn tribute to Bangladesh’s first female prime minister yesterday.
31 December 2025, 21:00 PM
From rooftops to streets, the city unites in tribute
People from all walks of life converged in overwhelming numbers at the Jatiya Sangsad complex and its surrounding areas yesterday to attend the namaz-e-janaza of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, turning the zone into a vast landscape of mourning, prayer, and remembrance.
31 December 2025, 21:00 PM
Foreign dignitaries pay last respects
Foreign dignitaries, including top officials from India and Pakistan, paid their last respects to former three-time Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia at her funeral in Dhaka yesterday.
31 December 2025, 21:00 PM
Towards hope, with the vote in sight
We step into the new year with hope and optimism as new beginnings are wont to be, the national election on the horizon is all the more reason to look ahead to 2026.
31 December 2025, 21:00 PM
Jamaat ameer reveals meeting with an Indian diplomat in Reuters interview
Revelation comes as New Delhi seeks to engage parties that could form Bangladesh’s next government
31 December 2025, 19:38 PM
Khaled Saifullah resigns from NCP
Submits resignation letter to Nahid Islam
31 December 2025, 18:43 PM
In letter to Tarique Rahman, Modi voices hope for a ‘new beginning’
Expresses confidence that Khaleda Zia’s ideals will be carried forward under Tarique's able leadership
31 December 2025, 18:04 PM