Show cause notice sent to former BNP MP

The notice demanded an explanation within three working days
15 August 2025, 11:47 AM
15 August 2025, 11:18 AM

Army launches high-level probe into alleged violence against woman by senior officer: ISPR

The allegation was made by the ex-wife of a former army officer, who had earlier been convicted in a criminal case
15 August 2025, 11:07 AM

Patuakhali arrestee attempts suicide in police custody

He has been kept in duty officer’s room under close watch.
15 August 2025, 07:15 AM

Joint forces target ‘Bunia Sohel’ hideout in Geneva Camp; Tk 1.13cr, explosives seized

The one-hour operation by the army and police, started around 3:00am today
15 August 2025, 05:53 AM

CU returns to merit-based hall seat allocations

Chittagong University's residential halls, once marked by political dominance and disorder, are witnessing a shift toward greater discipline in the wake of last year's July uprising.
14 August 2025, 21:53 PM

‘My father was a victim of judicial killing’

Hummam Quader Chowdhury, son of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, who was executed for 1971 war crimes, has expressed hope that he can prove his father’s “innocence” and expose what he calls a “judicial killing”.
14 August 2025, 21:47 PM

Rangpur mob killing: Four suspects on 3-day remand

A Rangpur court yesterday placed four men on three-day remand each in connection with the mob beating that killed two persons in Taraganj upazila on August 9.
14 August 2025, 21:47 PM

Graft Case: Papia and her husband get 3.5 years in jail

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Jubo Mohila League’s expelled leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon to three years and six months imprisonment in a case filed over amassing about Tk 6.24 crore illegally.
14 August 2025, 21:25 PM

Sedition Case: Court issues warrant to arrest Hasina, 285 others

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against 286 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case filed for conspiring to overthrow the interim government through a civil war.
14 August 2025, 21:21 PM

Three killed, 7 hurt in Faridpur bus collision

Three people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Dhaka–Khulna highway in Faridpur's Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon.
14 August 2025, 21:07 PM

Over one lakh stranded in north as rivers swell

Over 100,000 people have been stranded as the Teesta and Dudhkumar rivers swelled above danger level, flooding vast areas of cropland, homes and low-lying regions in northern Bangladesh.
14 August 2025, 21:02 PM

246 more reform proposals ‘ready for implementation’

The interim government has identified 246 more reform proposals as “ready for immediate implementation”, Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, told reporters yesterday.
14 August 2025, 20:35 PM

‘Anti-state’ contents: BTRC moves to punish social media platforms

The BTRC has drafted an ordinance to enable the government to punish social media platforms for activities deemed harmful to national unity, security, and public order.
14 August 2025, 20:12 PM

Khaleda’s birthday to be observed in low-key manner

The BNP will observe the birthday of its Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia today in a low-key manner with only prayer programmes.
14 August 2025, 20:11 PM

Reforms before polls needed to stop return of fascism: Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus stressed the need for carrying out necessary reforms and trials before upcoming  national election, saying that without them, people’s hopes of preventing the return of fascism would remain unmet.
14 August 2025, 20:10 PM

They won’t boycott polls

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday brushed aside any concern about the upcoming national polls amid boycott calls by some political parties.
14 August 2025, 19:00 PM

July charter: Commission likely to push parties for legally binding deal

Following demands from several parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizen Party, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh, the National Consensus Commission is considering a proposal to make the July National Charter a legally binding document.
14 August 2025, 18:53 PM

ACC sues Joy over sketchy bank account transactions

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 57.5 crore in two bank accounts belonging to Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
14 August 2025, 18:39 PM

Extortion allegation: Asif Mahmud denies any involvement

A video clip has gone viral in which an expelled Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsaad leader is seen confessing to extorting money from former Awami League MP Shammi Ahmed.
14 August 2025, 18:32 PM