Super Specialised Hospital / Long-delayed BMU facility to be fully functional soon
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AL-era fertiliser dealers to be replaced
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Two special assistants to PM appointed
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Farida Khanom Dhaka’s first female DC
-1722 SEC(s) ago
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Govt mulls free schooling for children up to 13
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CPC keen to deepen ties with BNP, Chinese vice president tells Fakhrul in Beijing
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Sagar-Runi Murder Case / No headway in probe even 1.5yrs since HC directive
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Biman eyes fleet expansion to 47 aircraft by 2034-35
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No consensus yet on revised transport fare
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Woman’s body found in sack in Jashore
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Warehouse owner still at large
Three days have passed, but law enforcers are yet to arrest the owner of Alam Traders, the chemical warehouse that burned down in Tuesday’s deadly fire, claiming 16 lives.
16 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Shibir dominates Cucsu and hall union elections
Along with winning the seventh Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) election, the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel Shompritir Shikkharthi Jote also bagged most votes in the hall union polls.
16 October 2025, 18:14 PM
Rucsu election ends peacefully, tallying underway
After 35 years, the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) and hall union elections were held yesterday amid student panels’ allegations of irregularities against each other.
16 October 2025, 18:13 PM
Hasina should be sentenced to death 1,400 times: Tajul
The prosecution yesterday sought the death penalty for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, calling her the “nucleus” behind the crimes committed during the July Uprising and the “lifeblood” of all perpetrators.
16 October 2025, 18:12 PM
Lowest HSC pass rate in 21 years
The pass rate for Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams has suffered a steep fall to 58.83 percent, the lowest in 21 years.
16 October 2025, 18:10 PM
NCP won’t sign July charter at this moment
The National Citizen Party has decided not to attend today’s much-awaited July National Charter signing ceremony, let alone sign the document containing reforms agreed upon after months of intense talks.
16 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Bangladesh, US discuss election, regional and global issues
CA’s Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi meets US envoy Sergio Gor
16 October 2025, 18:02 PM
A day of flowers
As the year draws to a close, flower lovers across Bangladesh have a reason to rejoice. The Bangladesh Orchid Society is hosting its Annual Orchid Show today and tomorrow; a two-day event that will showcase the beauty of orchids.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
SM Ali’s 32nd anniversary of death today
Today marks the 32nd death anniversary of Syed Mohammad Ali, founder editor-publisher of The Daily Star and a luminary in journalism of Bangladesh.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
No foreign link behind one-point demand
Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that there had been no foreign instigation behind the one-point demand that ultimately led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government last year.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Amid jubilation, one father wept in silence
Celebration echoed through the corridors of Notre Dame College yesterday as students basked in the glory of their success.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Four JnU buildings risky, yet in use
In 2023, the Rajuk declared four of the eight buildings at Jagannath University unsafe and ordered their evacuation.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
3-day Lalon Utshab begins today
The Lalon Smaron Utshab (Lalon Memorial Festival) will be celebrated nationally for the first time, marking the 135th death anniversary of mystic saint Lalon Shah.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
KU takes action against 19 students
Khulna University has taken action against 19 students for ragging, assault, blasphemy, and drug-related offences.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Tk 27 lakh for constructing a tinshed room!
Allegations of corruption have surfaced against officials of the Water Development Board over the renovation of its branch office in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
MPO teachers threaten hunger strike unto death
Teachers of non-government MPO-listed institutions, who have been demonstrating for several days, threatened to go on a hunger strike unto death today if their demands, including 20 percent house rent of their basic salary, are not met.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Betel nut prices drop in Pirojpur despite bumper yield
Farmers in Pirojpur are delighted with this year’s bumper betel nut harvest but frustrated over the sharp fall in prices.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
3 Bangladeshis found dead in Tripura
Three Bangladeshi nationals were allegedly killed in the Indian state of Tripura, according to the officials of Border Guard Bangladesh.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
MA Samad’s death anniv today
Today is the 20th death anniversary of MA Samad, founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC (BGIC), said a press release.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Blaze rages thru 7-storey CEPZ factory
A massive fire that erupted yesterday afternoon in a seven-storey factory in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) in Chattogram’s South Halishahar was still blazing 12 hours on at 2:00am today.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM