Political parties still failing women

Women’s rights organisations yesterday said political parties are still failing to take women’s rights seriously, and called for clear, time-bound commitments on gender equality ahead of the national elections.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Clash over half fare halts bus operations in Barishal

Bus operations on all routes, including those to Dhaka, remained suspended from Barishal’s Nathullabad Bus Terminal yesterday following a clash between transport workers and students over half fare.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Groundwater depleting fast in Cox’s Bazar

Groundwater levels are depleting rapidly across almost all upazilas in Cox’s Bazar, raising fears of an acute water crisis in the near future.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

IUB’s business conference ends

The two-day International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management 2025, organised by the School of Business and Entrepreneurship of Independent University, Bangladesh, concluded on November 15 with an award and closing ceremony at The Westin Dhaka, said a press release.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Mammography machine at CMCH out of order for 3yrs

Crucial breast cancer screening at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has remained unavailable for nearly three years after the hospital’s lone mammography machine went out of order in 2022.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi fourth grader wins QCEC Silver Award for second consecutive year

Lluvia De Pariso honoured for imaginative storytelling in Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025
16 November 2025, 17:51 PM

Vehicles burnt in Keraniganj and Dhamrai; cocktail explosion at Gabtoli petrol pump

Three separate fire and blast incidents reported in Dhaka
16 November 2025, 17:20 PM

30 injured as rival groups clash over loud music in Faridpur

18 receiving treatment at Bhanga Upazila Health Complex
16 November 2025, 16:29 PM

Crude bomb explodes at Karwan Bazar, 2 police stations pass the buck over jurisdiction

Both Tejgaon and Kalabagan police confirm incident, but deny the area is theirs
16 November 2025, 16:19 PM
16 November 2025, 15:58 PM

Jatiya Chhatra Shakti seeks maximum punishment for Hasina

Holds torch procession on Dhaka University campus
16 November 2025, 15:40 PM

Bangladeshi workers file police reports against Malaysian company

93 workers accuse Mediceram of breaching labor laws
16 November 2025, 15:33 PM

Missing tourist’s body recovered from Nafakhum waterfall after two days

Fire Service divers retrieved the body of a Dhaka youth trapped inside an underwater cave
16 November 2025, 15:29 PM

Bhasani a lasting inspiration for democracy, rights: Tarique

Recalls his role in anti-colonial movements, fight for farmers' rights
16 November 2025, 15:25 PM

Man held with petrol bombs in Dhaka's Mohammadpur

Rab says he was planning an arson attack
16 November 2025, 14:56 PM

Six districts get new SPs

Move comes ahead of national election in February
16 November 2025, 14:49 PM

Air India aircraft’s nose wheel breaks in ground-handling mishap at Dhaka airport

Biman pushcart driver blamed for ‘negligence’; Air India seeks compensation
16 November 2025, 14:28 PM

Traffic movement through Dhaka Cantonment restricted for Nov 21: ISPR

Navy vessels in five cities to open for public viewing on Armed Forces Day
16 November 2025, 14:28 PM

Qatar to recruit 800 Bangladeshi armed forces personnel on deputation

An agreement formalising the recruitment was signed today in Doha
16 November 2025, 14:22 PM