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9 more die from suspected measles
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Journo barred from flying at Dhaka airport
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BAU students block Dhaka-Mymensingh rail route to press six-point demands

Students from different halls marched in a procession to the spot and blocked the tracks around 11:45am
2 September 2025, 09:33 AM

Supreme Court, not president, to have authority over lower court judges: HC

Directs govt to establish a separate secretariat for the judiciary in three months
2 September 2025, 07:37 AM

Flash floods, multiple low pressures likely in September

The country is likely to experience normal rainfall during the month
2 September 2025, 06:04 AM

CA to meet leaders of seven political parties, one organisation at 5pm

The meeting will be held at the state guest house Jamuna
2 September 2025, 05:48 AM

Constable stabbed during rescue drive in Adabor; around 100 detained

The incident took place at Shyamoli Housing when a young man named Palash went to meet a girl
2 September 2025, 04:56 AM

Woman stabbed dead by ex-husband in Dhaka’s Dakshin Khan, daughter says

A 33-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her former husband in Dakshin Khan
2 September 2025, 04:15 AM

ACC to sue Putul, 35 others over Tk 448cr graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to file a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed Putul, along with 35 others, on charges of collecting bribes in the name of donations under the banner of Shuchona Foundation and embezzling Tk 448 crore.
1 September 2025, 21:39 PM

Two cousins drown in Thakurgaon pond

Two minors drowned in a pond in Krishnapur village of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila yesterday.
1 September 2025, 21:30 PM

10 acres of forest land recovered

The Forest Department has reclaimed 10 acres of forest land in Satkhamair mouza under the Barmi union in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila and brought it under afforestation.
1 September 2025, 21:04 PM

August sees 39 dengue deaths

A total of 39 people died from dengue while 10,496 cases were reported in the month of August, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 September 2025, 20:43 PM

Physiotherapy overlooked in health system

Although physiotherapy is a vital part of health services worldwide, it has not been given due importance in Bangladesh’s health system, depriving many patients, said experts and professionals yesterday.
1 September 2025, 20:39 PM

Uproar in DU after student issues ‘rape threat’ to Ducsu election candidate

However, DU student Ali Husen, who made the threat on Facebook has since removed his post and issued an apology in the face of criticism
1 September 2025, 20:24 PM

Acting director of hospital sued over rape of employee

The acting director of Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital in Kishoreganj was sued yesterday over the rape of an employee.
1 September 2025, 20:10 PM

Army to remain on mobile duty

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said the army, navy, and air force will be deployed to assist in ensuring security during the upcoming national election.
1 September 2025, 20:10 PM

Gazipur Police Commissioner Nazmul Karim withdrawn

He was withdrawn in the face of a controversy over closing one lane of a highway while travelling from Dhaka to his workplace
1 September 2025, 19:32 PM

Doctor’s slit-throat body found in his hospital

Police recovered the slit-throat body of doctor AHM Amirul Islam, a former leader of the Bangladesh Doctors’ Association (DAB), a pro-BNP physicians’ organisation, from his hospital in Natore town yesterday afternoon.
1 September 2025, 18:42 PM

Fear sends off-campus students into CU dorms

A large number of Chittagong University students who had been living in private lodgings in nearby areas have temporarily moved to on-campus dormitories, citing safety concerns following recent back-to-back clashes between students and locals in the adjacent Jobra village.
1 September 2025, 18:32 PM

Jamaat threatens demos for PR-based polls

Jamaat-e-Islami plans to launch a tougher movement, if necessary, to press for the next national election to be held under the proportional representation (PR) system and in accordance with the July Charter, having first ensured that the document is made legally binding.
1 September 2025, 18:32 PM

Shibir-backed panel vows decent food, safe campus

The Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed Oikkoboddho Shikkharthi Jote panel unveiled its manifesto, with 36 pledges to reform Dhaka University, at a press briefing in front of the Ducsu Bhaban yesterday.
1 September 2025, 18:30 PM

BNP pledges cooperation with govt in holding polls

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party will extend full support to the interim government in holding the upcoming national election scheduled for February.
1 September 2025, 18:30 PM