Bus falls into Padma while boarding ferry at Daulatdia
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Accidents & Fires
2 dead as car hits battery-run rickshaw on Ctg-Cox’s Bazar highway
1 hour(s) ago
Accidents & Fires
GD filed over hacking of ICT-1 chairman’s social media accounts
1 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal appointed 18th attorney general
2 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
EC to allow regional offices to verify fingerprints, easing voter services
2 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
No energy crisis despite global uncertainty, says Zahir Uddin Swapan
3 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Fuel shortage disrupts Boro irrigation in Khulna, farmers fear major losses
3 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Gatekeepers’ negligence caused Cumilla train-bus crash: Rab
3 hour(s) ago
Crime & Justice
Barrister Ruhul Quddus to be appointed 18th attorney general
3 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Zubaida Rahman attends global children’s summit in Washington
3 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Dr Zubaida Rahman departs London for Dhaka
Scheduled to arrive in Dhaka at 9:45 am on Friday
4 December 2025, 19:38 PM
Primary school shutdown programme suspended for exams
Shutdown to remain suspended until completion of exams
4 December 2025, 19:11 PM
Health hazards caused by salinity intrusion, heatwaves on the rise: community assessment
Report highlights urgent need for climate-resilient interventions to protect women, children, and adolescents
4 December 2025, 19:10 PM
CU student found dead in Chattogram flat
Deceased was a student of Arabic Department
4 December 2025, 18:40 PM
Overseas votes to be counted with polls-day ballots
Two amendments to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) pertaining to postal ballots were approved at the latest meeting of the Advisory Council yesterday.
4 December 2025, 18:24 PM
DMP reshuffles 50 OCs, 14 DCs ahead of polls
Ahead of the upcoming national election, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has reshuffled the officers-in-charge of all 50 police stations under its jurisdiction.
4 December 2025, 18:24 PM
Digital Bangladesh vision was just a political slogan
The Awami League’s flagship Digital Bangladesh vision functioned largely as “an architecture of political slogan” rather than a coherent national digital strategy, according to a government-commissioned white paper.
4 December 2025, 18:23 PM
Pry teachers suspend strike
Assistant government primary schoolteachers suspended their “complete shutdown” last night.
4 December 2025, 18:21 PM
New mooring terminal: HC delivers split verdict on DP world deal
A High Court bench yesterday delivered a dissenting verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of the government’s move to start the process of awarding a contract to UAE-based DP World for container handling at the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) in Chattogram.
4 December 2025, 18:18 PM
Stay neutral, you have historic responsibilities
The field-level police officials have been directed to remain neutral and avoid aligning with any political party or candidate during the upcoming national elections.
4 December 2025, 18:18 PM
EC plans to unveil polls schedule on December 10 or 11
The Election Commission is likely to announce the election schedule on December 10 or 11, setting the stage for the much-anticipated national polls and the referendum on the July charter in mid-February.
4 December 2025, 18:17 PM
ICT issues arrest warrant against Joy
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday took cognisance of formal charges in two cases against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, former ICT adviser to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and three others.
4 December 2025, 18:16 PM
Khaleda may fly to London today
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to fly to London for advanced medical treatment today.
4 December 2025, 18:16 PM
BNP faction protests nomination for Munshiganj-3
Supporters of Mohammad Mohiuddin demand cancellation of Kamaruzzaman Ratan’s nomination
4 December 2025, 18:02 PM
Dhaka seeks to shape ‘new canvas’ in ties with Delhi
Bangladesh is trying to shape a “new canvas” in its relations with India, where both countries share a common future, said Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah yesterday.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
SM Ali’s 97th birth anniversary
Today is the 97th birth anniversary of Syed Mohammad Ali, founder editor-publisher of The Daily Star and a luminary in journalism of Bangladesh.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Frame charges against 4 accused
The prosecution yesterday completed its hearing on charge framing and pleaded before the ICT-1 to charge four accused -- two former BGB officials who later returned to the army, and two police officers -- in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of 28 protesters during the July uprising in Rampura.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
BNP finalises more Dhaka candidates
The BNP has announced candidates for 36 more constituencies, including several in Dhaka, where the National Citizen Party is fielding its top leaders as contenders in the upcoming national elections.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
BNP finalises its candidates for key battles
The BNP has announced candidates for 36 more constituencies, including several in Dhaka, where the National Citizen Party is fielding its top leaders as contenders in the upcoming national elections.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Three more die of dengue, 565 get hospitalised
At least three dengue patients died while 565 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM