‘Persons with disabilities seek dignity, not charity’
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Now ensure cars for MPs
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July net shutdown ordered in phases
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More than 25,000 absent on first day of SSC exams
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53 submit nominations for women’s reserved seats
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Barrister Aminul Hoque’s death anniversary
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Transport fares to be adjusted reasonably
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protesting ‘harassment’ / RMCH interns enforce work stoppage
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Govt planning to revive closed jute mills
Our Correspondent, Narsingdi
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Police constable stabbed, mugged in Rayerbagh

The attack took place around 5:30am when he was heading to his office in Malibagh
20 October 2025, 07:15 AM

EC meets law enforcers to ensure fair national polls

Nasir Uddin–led EC holds first preparatory meeting with top law enforcing officials
20 October 2025, 06:42 AM

Prime suspect arrested over rape of university student in Savar

DB police arrest 37-year-old man in Gazipur a day after accomplice was held
20 October 2025, 06:33 AM

Bodies of 16 Rupnagar fire victims handed over to families after DNA identification

Each victim’s family received Tk 25,000 in burial assistance from the ministry
20 October 2025, 06:15 AM

Police suspect jealousy behind Jobayed’s murder after detaining female student

Family alleges Bangshal police delayed accepting their case
20 October 2025, 06:11 AM

BSF pushes back nine Bangladeshis through Jashore border

Men, women and children handed over to BGB after flag meeting; later sent to Chougachha Police Station
20 October 2025, 04:12 AM

Add indigenous voices to nat’l youth policy

Speakers at a discussion yesterday called for a review of the National Youth Policy 2017 to make it more inclusive for indigenous youths.
19 October 2025, 21:52 PM

Jagannath University at 20: Steeped in history, strained by struggles

Jagannath University (JnU), one of Bangladesh’s oldest and historic institutions of higher learning, marks 20 years as a full-fledged public university today.
19 October 2025, 21:51 PM

Car showroom owners protest extortion, threat

A reign of terror has gripped car showroom owners in the capital.
19 October 2025, 21:50 PM

Univ teachers’ network slams July charter, Yunus speech

The University Teachers’ Network (UTN) yesterday said the much-publicised July National Charter signed on October 17 failed to give any hope to the people and frustrated many of the July uprising stakeholders.
19 October 2025, 21:40 PM

Metro rail now runs an hour longer

The Dhaka metro rail extended its operations by one hour from yesterday, with trains now running half an hour earlier in the morning and half an hour later at night..According to Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the first train now departs at 6:30am instead of 7:10am, while the
19 October 2025, 21:35 PM

UN Peacekeepers: Nearly 1,400 Bangladeshis to return due to fund cuts

Almost 1,400 Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in various UN missions will be sent home by mid-2026 due to severe fund cuts by donor countries, especially the US, which has reduced funding globally since the Trump administration.
19 October 2025, 21:33 PM

July charter: Draft special order likely by week’s end

The National Consensus Commission is working on a special order that would authorise a referendum on implementing the just-signed July National Charter.
19 October 2025, 21:31 PM

Encroachment, pollution choking the Boral

Rampant encroachment and indiscriminate pollution have long been choking the Boral River in the Chalan Beel area of Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila by restricting its natural flow.
19 October 2025, 19:44 PM

Paranganj in M’singh: Hospital still not fully functional after 22 years

The Paranganj Hospital in Mymensingh, built to provide healthcare services to people of remote shoal areas, has remained largely non-functional even 22 years after its establishment.
19 October 2025, 19:42 PM

Motorcade of AK Azad attacked in Faridpur

The motorcade of former independent MP from Faridpur-3 AK Azad came under attack, allegedly by a group of Jubo Dal activists, in Faridpur Sadar upazila yesterday.
19 October 2025, 19:42 PM

Festival ends but Lalon’s legacy lives on

As the three-day event marking the 135th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah drew to a close yesterday, a note of farewell lingered in the air at his Akhra Bari in Cheuriya, Kushtia.
19 October 2025, 19:02 PM

JnU student found dead in Old Dhaka

A Jagannath University student’s body was found on the staircase of a house in Armanitola area of Old Dhaka yesterday.
19 October 2025, 18:44 PM

Jamaat, NCP in a war of words

Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party yesterday traded barbs over the former’s demand for a proportional representation system.
19 October 2025, 18:35 PM

One held over JnU student murder in Old Dhaka

Female student detained; police continue hunt for others
19 October 2025, 18:16 PM