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Teen killed in mob violence on theft allegation, 2 others injured

Witnesses said a group of seven to eight young men chased the three teenagers, shouting “thieves”
22 August 2025, 10:11 AM

Jamaat suspends party membership of Patuakhali prosecutor over bribery allegation

Advocate Ruhul Amin accused of offering Tk 50,000 bribe to judge in gang-rape case
22 August 2025, 10:04 AM

Journalist Bibhuranjan Sarker missing, family files GD

According to his family, he left home at 10:00am yesterday
22 August 2025, 09:21 AM

Case yet to be filed in Khagrachhari double murder

Police mention family dispute as likely motive
22 August 2025, 08:50 AM

Laguna driven by husband crashes, killing garment worker wife in Gazipur

At least 11 others injured in early-morning accident
22 August 2025, 07:09 AM

Second accident on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway within 24hrs takes 3 more lives

Yesterday morning, three people were killed after a private car overturned on the expressway
22 August 2025, 06:50 AM

Explosives Case: Fakhrul, 64 BNP leaders, activists acquitted

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday relieved 65 leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisations, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir after accepting the probe report in a case filed under the explosives act.
21 August 2025, 23:29 PM

Aug 21 grenade attack: SC verdict on appeal against acquittal of Tarique Sept 4

The Supreme Court yesterday set September 4 to deliver its verdict on appeals against a High Court ruling that acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar, and others in two cases related to the August 21 grenade attack.
21 August 2025, 22:32 PM

Prosecutor suspended for trying to bribe judge

The Patuakhali District Bar Association yesterday suspended Advocate Md Ruhul Amin, Patuakhali's public prosecutor (PP) of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, on charges of attempting to bribe a judge.
21 August 2025, 22:02 PM

Rising extremism threat to country’s existence: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday called for unity, cautioning that the country’s existence is at stake if rising extremism goes unchecked.
21 August 2025, 22:00 PM

Face people’s verdict through politics, not tactics

Stating that some political parties are resorting to unfair tactics to block his party’s victory in the next election, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged all to confront politics with politics instead of preventing people from giving their verdict.
21 August 2025, 21:55 PM

Fire guts 12 vehicles at Habiganj filling station

A fire broke out at a CNG refuelling station in the Aushkandi area of Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj yesterday, destroying at least nine auto-rickshaws, a passenger bus, and two motorcycles.
21 August 2025, 21:53 PM
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Female candidates scarce in Jucsu polls

Female students of Jahangirnagar University have long stood at the frontlines of campus protests, from the 1999 anti-rape movement to last year’s mass uprising that toppled an authoritarian regime.
21 August 2025, 21:47 PM

9 NBFIs staring at liquidation

Nine non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) out of a total of 35 are likely to be liquidated in the interest of depositors, making it the first such incident in the financial sector.
21 August 2025, 21:45 PM

Govt amends tax reform ordinance; revenue officials to lead NBR

The advisory council yesterday amended the much-talked-about tax reform ordinance, paving the way for revenue officials to head the top and senior positions of the Revenue Policy Division.
21 August 2025, 21:45 PM

462 candidates cleared for Ducsu, 1,108 for hall polls

With nominations submitted and scrutinised, Dhaka University authorities yesterday unveiled the draft list for Ducsu and hall union candidates.
21 August 2025, 21:05 PM

3 killed as car crashes on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

Three people were killed, and another was injured when a car overturned after hitting a guardrail in Munshiganj’s Srinagar upazila early yesterday
21 August 2025, 19:38 PM

BSF hands over five Bangladeshi women to BGB in Panchagarh

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) yesterday handed over five Bangladeshi women to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through a company commander-level flag meeting at the Banglabandha border in Panchagarh's Tetulia upazila
21 August 2025, 18:56 PM

Govt officials: Bangladesh, Pakistan okay visa-free travel

Diplomatic and official passport holders of Bangladesh and Pakistan will be able to travel to each other’s countries without visas.
21 August 2025, 18:28 PM