DMP tightens security after bomb blasts

All police stations in the Dhaka metropolitan area have been instructed to beef up security measures, while field officers have been directed to step up patrols and surveillance at important establishments.
8 November 2025, 21:00 PM

Over 100 hurt as cops use batons on protesting teachers

More than 100 people were injured as police charged batons, fired sound grenades, and used water cannons to disperse a group of government primary school teachers during a demonstration in Dhaka’s Shahbagh yesterday afternoon.
8 November 2025, 20:00 PM

Govt reshuffles 15 DCs ahead of polls

The districts are -- Noakhali, Habiganj, Gazipur, Dhaka, Gaibandha, Barguna, Bogura, Pirojpur, Khulna, among others
8 November 2025, 19:06 PM

July victims faced 20 barriers to care, last rites

Deceased and injured victims of the July uprising faced at least 20 different barriers in receiving medical care or having last rites performed, a new study has found.
8 November 2025, 18:38 PM

Tarique may return in the first week of December

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to return to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile in the first week of December.
8 November 2025, 18:25 PM

‘Will not accept anyone as big brother’

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said Bangladesh is an independent and sovereign country, and it will not run on anyone’s directives.
8 November 2025, 18:24 PM

Democracy cannot survive discrimination

Democracy will not sustain if discrimination cannot be eliminated, said noted political and legal analysts and civil society leaders yesterday.
8 November 2025, 18:23 PM

Political killings, gang hits leave people of Ctg shaken

A spate of killings linked to deadly gang violence and political clashes in Chattogram over the past year has left residents in the city and adjoining upazilas fearing for their safety, with many describing the situation as living in a state of “constant fear”.
8 November 2025, 18:12 PM

Unsafe storage, system failure behind airport fire: probe

Automatic fire detection, suppression systems recommended
8 November 2025, 18:10 PM

No end in sight to charter deadlock

BNP bins Jamaat’s call for dialogue, says it’ll respond only to chief adviser's invite
8 November 2025, 18:08 PM

Price spiral: Commission urges govt to authorise onion imports

In response to escalating onion prices, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has advised the government to authorise imports as a strategic measure to increase supply and stabilise the local market.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt’s role is not to serve any party’s interests

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the interim government’s main responsibility is to establish a democratic administration through free and fair elections, not to serve any party’s interests.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Judiciary reforms aim to serve people, not power: CJ

The judiciary has been undergoing major reforms over the past 15 months to make it more independent, efficient, and accessible to the people, Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed said yesterday.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Crocodile caught by locals handed over to forest dept

A crocodile caught by locals on Friday night in Manikganj Sadar upazila was handed over to the Forest Department yesterday afternoon.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Teachers call indefinite strike at govt primary schools over police crackdown

Over 100 hurt as cops charge batons at teachers’ protest
8 November 2025, 16:28 PM

Pakistani ship arrives in Ctg on goodwill visit

The chief staff officer of the Chattogram Naval Area welcomed the ship's officers and sailors on behalf of the commander of the CNA
8 November 2025, 15:58 PM

Judiciary reforms aim to serve people, not power: Chief justice

Institutions must serve people. Authority without legitimacy is empty, he says
8 November 2025, 15:56 PM

Left alliance threatens 'Jamuna blockade', nationwide hartal over port handover

Leaders demand a halt to leasing of profitable terminal to foreign operators
8 November 2025, 15:49 PM

Crude bombs explode near Christian sites in Dhaka

Case filed over one incident; police nab 2 over Oct 8 crude bomb blast in front of Tejgaon church
8 November 2025, 15:27 PM

Political parties must commit to formulating anti-discrimination law: AG Asaduzzaman

Says law commission and the law ministry should be compelled
8 November 2025, 15:16 PM