Late night drive turns fatal

Two cousins were killed and another critically injured after a private car lost control and hit a divider near the Mohakhali flyover in Dhaka’s Banani early yesterday.
9 August 2025, 20:55 PM

Over 1,100 sharp weapons seized from New Market shops

More than 1,100 sharp weapons were recovered from shops and warehouses in Dhaka’s New Market area last night.
9 August 2025, 20:33 PM

2 bodies recovered from Karnaphuli

River police recovered two bodies floating on the Karnaphuli River near Patenga Sea Beach yesterday, two days after a fishing trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal.
9 August 2025, 20:29 PM

Graft allegations: Govt bins ex-secy’s remarks about advisers

The interim government has “strongly” rejected former secretary ABM Abdus Sattar’s “unsubstantiated” corruption allegations against unnamed advisers.
9 August 2025, 20:28 PM

Prof Yunus leaves for KL on Monday

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen bilateral relations and achieve tangible outcomes in multiple sectors, including trade, investment, and labour cooperation.
9 August 2025, 20:11 PM

Students lock CU hall canteen for serving stale food

Students of Chittagong University’s AF Rahman Hall locked the hall canteen and an adjacent shop yesterday, alleging that they were selling unhygienic and stale food.
9 August 2025, 20:07 PM

Uttara Jet Crash: UK team arrives to provide advanced care to the injured

A specialised UK Emergency Medical Team arrived in Bangladesh yesterday to provide advanced care to those injured in the tragic aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara’s Diabari area on July 21.
9 August 2025, 20:06 PM

99% of govt reforms were presented by the BNP

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said almost 99 percent of the reforms the current government is talking about were actually presented to the nation by his party about two and a half years ago.
9 August 2025, 18:58 PM

History has been distorted in the July Declaration

Former Jahangirnagar University professor Anu Muhammad yesterday accused the interim government of distorting history in the July Declaration.
9 August 2025, 18:57 PM

Int’l day of the world’s indigenous peoples: Indigenous communities now just as vulnerable

Bangladesh’s indigenous peoples continued to face grave risks in the first seven months of the year despite expectations of an improvement following the July uprising, according to a report by Kapaeeng Foundation.
9 August 2025, 18:52 PM

600 acres set aside for US cotton hub

The bid to reduce the trade gap with the US is progressing at full steam, with the government allocating 600 acres of land for building a cotton warehouse and local importers targeting American cotton imports worth $1 billion this year.
9 August 2025, 18:44 PM

Activists decry ‘charity’ quota for women in JS

Women’s rights activists yesterday blasted the National Consensus Commission for excluding genuine female participation in decisions on reserved seats in parliament.
9 August 2025, 18:37 PM

New council seals another JP split

The Jatiya Party yesterday split yet again, this time with Anisul Islam Mahmud and ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader leading a new faction that leaves out current Chairman GM Quader.
9 August 2025, 18:35 PM

Working to restore public trust in polls system: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said yesterday that the most critical challenge of the government and the Election Commission is to ensure that the upcoming national election is conducted in a free, fair and impartial manner.
9 August 2025, 18:34 PM

Rab arrests one more in journo killing

Another suspect was arrested yesterday for the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur on Thursday night.
9 August 2025, 18:15 PM

Student politics banned at DU halls: proctor

All forms of student politics will remain banned in Dhaka University halls, according to the July 17, 2024 framework, Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed said early yesterday.
9 August 2025, 18:13 PM

More aid planned for fishing ban periods

The interim government has taken initiatives to increase vulnerable group feeding assistance for the country’s fishermen, aiming to support their livelihoods during fishing bans.
9 August 2025, 18:05 PM

Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties

Police arms records show the brutal truth behind the July killings; the force bought 7 times more lethal weapons than non-lethal ones in 2021-23
9 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Tourist drowns in Kishoreganj's Nikli haor

The deceased, Bananta Islam, of Kandar Bazar area in Bogura, was a first-year honours student at Syed Ahmed College, Bogura
9 August 2025, 16:45 PM