Bangladesh, Pakistan sign MoU to combat drug trafficking, narcotics abuse
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Diplomacy
BSS Khagrachari correspondent Jiten Barua arrested
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Bangladesh
Daily Star’s youth media literacy drive earns global INMA honour
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Bangladesh
Indian Navy ship arrives in Chittagong port on goodwill visit
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Diplomacy
Netrokona doctor who treated 11-year-old rape victim receives death, rape threats
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Bangladesh
UP member missing for over 3 days in Patuakhali
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Bangladesh
Flight carrying USF student Bristy’s body leaves Florida
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Bangladesh
First-ever hawker policy in the works
8 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Special drives against extortionists and ‘godfathers’ ongoing
8 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
9-yr-old boy dies after air pumped into his rectum
8 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Crime & Justice
Three-day programme announced in Bagerhat to protest EC move to cut constituencies
Road blockades will be enforced from Katakhali to Noapara on Thursday between 9:00am and 1:00pm
19 August 2025, 08:11 AM
July uprising victims demand law adviser’s resignation
The families and injured alleged that individuals accused in the July massacre cases were securing bail in exchange of money
19 August 2025, 08:06 AM
Interns’ strike at Barishal hospital enters third day amid patient suffering
Emergency services are still operational
19 August 2025, 07:57 AM
EU delegation in a meeting with CEC
The discussions are expected to focus on election preparations and the commission's roadmap, according to EC officials
19 August 2025, 06:39 AM
Five killed as pickup crashes into van in Ctg
Five fish traders were killed after a pickup van rammed into a covered van parked beside a road in Chattogram city early yesterday.
18 August 2025, 22:01 PM
Exclusive breastfeeding rate declining in country
Health experts and officials yesterday expressed concern over the declining rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh and called for raising awareness to counter the growing influence of formula milk.
18 August 2025, 20:09 PM
Several hundred Rohingyas wait along the Naf in Myanmar
Several hundred Rohingyas are reportedly stranded just across the Naf River opposite Teknaf, unable to enter Bangladesh due to tightened border security, according to Rohingya community leaders.
18 August 2025, 20:09 PM
Man dies after loan shark ‘forces poison down his throat’
A man was allegedly poisoned to death by a loan shark and his associates in Rajshahi’s Mohanpur upazila.
18 August 2025, 20:04 PM
ICT issues arrest warrants for ex-IGP Javed, 4 others
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday issued arrest warrants for former inspector general of police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary and four other senior police officials in connection with the killing of seven people in Gazipur's Patartek area in 2016.
18 August 2025, 19:48 PM
Youth held over ‘hurting religious sentiments’ on Facebook
The detainee is a former student of Munshiganj Government Haraganga College
18 August 2025, 18:50 PM
‘They dragged my brother out of a shop and shot him’
The elder brother of 12th grader Imam Hasan Bhuiyan gave a harrowing testimony before International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday, recounting how police dragged his brother out of a tea shop in Jatrabari’s Kajla area during a demonstration on July 20 last year and shot him at close range.
18 August 2025, 18:42 PM
EC to unveil polls action plan this week
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it will unveil its action plan for the upcoming 13th national election later this week, adding that the number of polling centres will not be increased.
18 August 2025, 18:20 PM
Ducsu panels begin taking shape
Islami Chhatra Shibir yesterday announced a full panel, while Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and left-leaning Gonotantrik Chhatra Jote declared partial line-ups for the September 9 Ducsu polls.
18 August 2025, 18:16 PM
Stone looting: Sylhet DC withdrawn amid flak
Mohammad Sher Mahbub Murad, deputy commissioner of Sylhet, has been removed from his post and attached to the public administration ministry as an officer on special duty (OSD).
18 August 2025, 18:11 PM
2 bodies recovered from footpath in Dhaka's Jurain
One of the deceased has been identified as Monir Hossain, 42. The identity of the other person, approximately 35 years old, is yet to be known
18 August 2025, 18:09 PM
Ex-DB chief Harun, 17 cops suspended over ‘desertion’
The government has suspended 18 senior police officers on charges of “desertion”, according to an order issued by the Public Security Division of the home ministry Sunday.
18 August 2025, 18:08 PM
Savar declared ‘degraded airshed’
The government has declared Savar upazila in Dhaka a “degraded airshed” and said that the operation of all brick kilns, except “Tunnel Kilns” and “Hybrid Hoffman Kilns”, will be restricted from next month.
18 August 2025, 18:06 PM
When homes become killing grounds
For the past week, social media has been abuzz over the tragic death of Syeda Fahmida Tahsin Keya, a 25-year-old mother of four from Dhaka's Shewrapara, on the night of August 13.
18 August 2025, 18:06 PM
Tk 707cr spent in 9yrs, dengue still ravages Dhaka
This year, DNCC proposed Tk 135 crore budget and DSCC Tk 46.50 crore for mosquito-control activities.
18 August 2025, 18:05 PM
Protect rivers from pollution
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday called on citizens to protect rivers, warning that reckless pollution is contaminating water sources and putting public health at risk.
18 August 2025, 18:05 PM