Measles outbreak: Confirmed, suspected cases cross 1 lakh
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Tarique’s KL trip: Cooperation beyond labour to be the focus
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
SSC, HSC Exams: One country, one question paper
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Education
18 students fall sick after school meal
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Healthcare reels from shortage of nurses, midwives
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Uproar in JS over loan defaulter tag
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Shahe Alam saga leaves BNP MPs embarrassed
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Politics
RAKHINE STATE / Myanmar airstrike kills 7 civilians
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Don’t isolate me from people in name of security
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Ferdousi brings ‘Bhindeshi Chhoy Golpo’ to readers
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Khaleda Zia returns home after hospital check-up
Khaleda Zia left the hospital around 2:26am
24 July 2025, 03:26 AM
Suhana & Anis Ahmed Foundation provides medical aid, financial support to 272 July uprising victims
The foundation is actively working with courier organisations and other online-based delivery platforms to create employment opportunities for the injured
23 July 2025, 23:00 PM
‘My son dreamt of becoming an engineer’
Thirteen-year-old Ukkya Chaing Marma, a seventh-grade student of Milestone School and College, who died after a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into his school, was laid to rest in his village in Rangamati's Rajasthali upazila.
23 July 2025, 23:00 PM
Jamaat does not want weak polls
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said they do not want a weak election or a fragile democracy.
23 July 2025, 21:06 PM
Install CCTV at vulnerable polling centres
The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken several decisions to ensure security during the upcoming national election.
23 July 2025, 20:19 PM
Khaleda Zia taken to Evercare Hospital for medical check-up
She reached the hospital around 1:48am after leaving her Gulshan residence “Firoza” at 1:18am
23 July 2025, 19:48 PM
A decisive leader during 1971
Tajuddin Ahmad showed true leadership by taking decisive action during one of the most uncertain moments in the nation’s history 1971, said Emeritus Professor Sirajul Islam Chowdhury yesterday.
23 July 2025, 19:36 PM
BB asks female employees not to wear short sleeves at work
The Bangladesh Bank has issued a dress code for its officials and employees, suggesting female workers refrain from wearing short-sleeved and short-length dresses, and leggings while on duty.
23 July 2025, 19:24 PM
1,200 sued over storming of Secretariat
Police have filed a case against around 1,200 unidentified individuals in connection with the violent demonstration at the Secretariat, which led to clashes between law enforcers and protesters.
23 July 2025, 19:23 PM
Appointment of health adviser ‘biggest example of CA’s nepotism’
Hasnat Abdullah, the National Citizen Party’s southern region chief organiser, demanded the resignation of Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, labelling her as the “biggest example” of nepotism by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.
23 July 2025, 19:00 PM
The govt within the govt now clearly visible
There is a government within the current interim government, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya has said.
23 July 2025, 18:40 PM
Investigate Arakan Army for war crimes against Rohingyas
Human rights group Fortify Rights has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate war crimes committed by the Arakan Army (AA), including abductions, torture, killings, and beheadings of Rohingya civilians.
23 July 2025, 18:26 PM
Make your unity against fascism more visible
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged political parties to make their unity against fascism more visible, as signs of conspiracies by defeated forces are becoming evident.
23 July 2025, 18:17 PM
July uprising: Extraordinary powers of the ordinary people
The protests were loud, defiant, and spreading fast. But behind them was a quieter resistance
23 July 2025, 18:15 PM
Consensus talks: Breakthrough on EC formation
In a significant development, political parties have unanimously agreed on a proposal on forming the Election Commission through a five-member search panel, a move described as a “turning point” in the national dialogue.
23 July 2025, 18:13 PM
Governed by Facebook posts, ruled by confusion
It was just about 7:00am on Monday. A mother sat with her daughter at a bus counter in Dinajpur, set for a two-hour commute to Rangpur for the daughter’s HSC exam three hours later.
23 July 2025, 18:12 PM
July 24, 2024: Tense calm, fresh arrests, lingering grief
At least 787 more people were arrested in the capital and other districts in the 36 hours leading up to 6:00pm on July 24, in connection with cases filed over violence across the country.
23 July 2025, 18:12 PM
Seven of family among 8 killed in Natore crash
Seven members of a family in a microbus and its driver were killed when a truck rammed the vehicle head-on on the Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in Natore’s Boraigram upazila yesterday.
23 July 2025, 18:10 PM
TIB slams govt over failure to form rights, info commissions
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over the interim government not taking any initiative to set up the Information Commission and the National Human Rights Commission nearly a year into its tenure.
23 July 2025, 18:10 PM
No intention to resign: CR Abrar
Education Adviser Prof CR Abrar yesterday said the delay in deciding to postpone Tuesday’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination was “reasonable”.
23 July 2025, 18:10 PM