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
8 May 2026, 11:32 AM
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
‘Drastic’ measures at Biman to regain public trust
Biman has taken ‘drastic measures’ to regain passengers’ confidence after the recent spate of technical issues in its aircraft that raised questions about the quality of its maintenance and safety.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
ACC files cases against 3 top businessmen
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed cases against three leading businessmen in the country on charges of embezzling large sums of money and amassing illegal wealth.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Fabricated, misleading’
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad yesterday rejected recent remarks by Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal President Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat on “the Sangsad, Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka) and the Liberation War Affairs adviser”, calling them “lies, fabricated, misleading, and made-up.”
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Publish list of settlers, grabbed land in CHT
Speakers at a discussion yesterday demanded that the government publish a list of illegally occupied land in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) and disclose how many settlers were moved there under successive governments.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Mob violence persists in some parts of country’
Incidents of mob violence continue in parts of the country, though the government is working to curb them, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Thousands suffer as bridge collapses in Mymensingh
A 34-foot bridge over the Ayman river in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh collapsed recently, leaving thousands of people in severe hardship.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
117 acres reclaimed, but encroachers creep back in
Just a month after a major eviction drive, land reclaimed by the Water Development Board (WDB) has once again come under fresh encroachment, raising concerns over the sustainability of the operation.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Netrokona JCD leader expelled for referring to Sheikh Mujib as Father of the Nation
Removed for ‘violating party discipline’ after his August 15 social media post
18 August 2025, 17:35 PM
Rehana Parveen appointed Secondary and Higher Education Division secretary
Served as executive chairman of the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)
18 August 2025, 16:14 PM
BR, Health Services Division to run railway hospitals in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Saidpur
Decision came today at a meeting of officials from the ministries of health, railways, and finance
18 August 2025, 14:18 PM
Mytv Chairman Nasir Uddin placed on 5-day remand
A Detective Branch team arrested him in Dhaka's Gulshan yesterday
18 August 2025, 13:59 PM
JUCSU polls: 132 nomination forms collected on first day
On the first day, 46 aspirants for JUCSU posts and 86 for hall union positions collected their forms
18 August 2025, 13:23 PM
Gaibandha UP chairman accused again of attacking Santals over land dispute
Three injured in Gobindaganj; Rafiqul earlier accused of assaulting Santal woman and torching her home
18 August 2025, 12:17 PM
RU teachers observe 3hr work abstention demanding institutional benefits
Regular classes at the RU remained suspended for three hours
18 August 2025, 10:48 AM
Ex-UP member held over rape in Jamalpur
According to police and locals, the incident took place around 10:30pm last Wednesday
18 August 2025, 10:47 AM
'Opposing July uprising': IU serves show-cause notices to 19 teachers
Probe committee identifies 61 individuals opposing student movement
18 August 2025, 10:40 AM
HC seeks explanation over 1% surcharge on mobile phone use
In the rule, the court asked the authorities concerned of the government to explain why their inaction to stop collection of the surcharge should not be declared illegal
18 August 2025, 09:54 AM
No written order to remove president’s portraits at missions, officials say
Interim government cites unwritten ‘zero-portrait’ policy
18 August 2025, 09:47 AM
‘Crushed by debt’: Rajshahi farmer ends life in betel field
Family says falling crop prices left him unable to repay mounting loans
18 August 2025, 08:57 AM
Yunus inaugurates National Fisheries Week 2025
16 individuals, organisations awarded for their contributions
18 August 2025, 07:52 AM