UK property empire linked to Saifuzzaman Chowdhury goes bust

His UK property portfolio is said to be worth £170 million and contains more than 300 properties
12 August 2025, 04:34 AM

CPJ calls on govt to thoroughly investigate journalist’s killing in Gazipur

Tuhin, a staff reporter for the Bangla-language daily Protidiner Kagoj, was hacked to death by a group of armed assailants on August
12 August 2025, 04:20 AM

Bangladesh, Malaysia sign eight deals to boost bilateral cooperation

The signing ceremony took place in Putrajaya this morning, witnessed by Prof Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
12 August 2025, 03:34 AM

CA, Malaysian PM hold bilateral talks

Earlier, Anwar Ibrahim received Prof Yunus in Putrajaya and shared a moment ahead of their bilateral meeting
12 August 2025, 02:45 AM

Man dies after bike hits pillar

A 26-year-old man died early yesterday after his motorcycle hit a pillar beneath the Pallabi Metrorail Station in Dhaka.
11 August 2025, 22:05 PM

DUCSU polls: Nomination submission from today

The submission of nomination papers for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections is set to begin today.
11 August 2025, 21:01 PM

Rice imports hit 7-year high amid production shortfall

Bangladesh's rice imports surged to a seven-year high in the last fiscal year (FY25) of 2024-25, driven by a shortfall in domestic production, according to official data.
11 August 2025, 20:58 PM

Lawyers scuffle during the bail hearing of ex-CJ Khairul Haque

Two groups of Supreme Court lawyers yesterday scuffled at High Court during the hearing of a bail petition filed by former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in a murder case.
11 August 2025, 20:12 PM

Graft trial starts against Hasina, others

The trial of three graft cases filed against 23 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, began at a Dhaka court with depositions of three complainants yesterday.
11 August 2025, 20:02 PM

Another accused in journalist Tuhin murder case arrested

Earlier, law enforcement agencies arrested eight people, including the prime accused Mizan alias Ketu Mizan, in the murder case
11 August 2025, 19:28 PM

EC to probe field-level data of 22 parties

The EC commissioner said a total of 143 new parties applied for registration but none of those could completely fulfil the conditions of the registration process
11 August 2025, 18:49 PM

Human trafficking charges: CID clears ex-minister, secy after KL’s request

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has cleared the former expatriates’ welfare minister, its former secretary, several MPs and a syndicate of 101 recruiting agencies of charges of human trafficking and money laundering.
11 August 2025, 18:42 PM

‘We hanged Razakars, we’ll hang them too’

In an audio conversation on July 14 last year with then Dhaka University vice-chancellor ASM Maksud Kamal, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina likened the protesters to “Razakars” and said they would meet the same fate as those executed for 1971 war crimes.
11 August 2025, 18:31 PM

Plots afoot to obstruct return to democracy

There is a conspiracy underway to stop the country from returning to a democratic state and to deny the people’s right to vote, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday.
11 August 2025, 18:30 PM

Armed forces to act as law enforcers during polls

The Election Commission has prepared a draft amendment to the Representation of the People Order, 1972, proposing several key changes, including the reintroduction of a “no vote” option on ballots for constituencies with only one contestant.
11 August 2025, 18:30 PM

Sagar-Runi murder: PBI now asked to submit probe report by Sept 14

A Dhaka court yesterday asked Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit the probe report by September 14 of the case filed over murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in 2012.
11 August 2025, 18:27 PM

Man killed in mob attack after mugging bid

An unidentified man was killed in a mob beating following an attempted mugging in the Station Road area of Tongi, Gazipur, yesterday.
11 August 2025, 18:11 PM

No reforms in foreign ministry amid global shifts

Bangladesh’s foreign affairs apparatus did not see any major reforms over the past year when the country needed prudent diplomacy to navigate the complexities of rapidly evolving global and regional dynamics.
11 August 2025, 18:10 PM

Bangladesh Bank readying Tk 20,000cr for bank overhaul

The overhaul plan will start with at least five banks
11 August 2025, 18:07 PM

48.5pc yet to decide whom to vote for

The number of Bangladeshi voters undecided about their choice in the upcoming polls has risen sharply over the past eight months, shows a BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) survey.
11 August 2025, 18:06 PM