Stage set for today's NCP rally in Faridpur, security tightened

Initially planned for 10:00am, the rally has been rescheduled to 12:30pm
17 July 2025, 04:26 AM

Aug 21 grenade attack: SC starts hearing appeals against acquittal of Tarique, Babar

On June 2, the Appellate Division allowed the state to move two separate appeals that challenged the HC verdict
17 July 2025, 04:17 AM

Youth shot during clash in Gopalganj, brought to DMCH

The victim, Suman Biswas, was first treated at Gopalganj Sadar Hospital before being referred to the capital for advanced medical care
17 July 2025, 03:48 AM

Man shot dead during arbitration in Adabar

A man was shot dead during an arbitration over a dispute in the capital’s Adabar area yesterday evening.
16 July 2025, 21:15 PM

‘Not Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home’

The authorities yesterday halted the demolition of a century-old house in Mymensingh city following public outcry.
16 July 2025, 21:14 PM

Dinajpur police official withdrawn over Facebook post

The post appeared to mock leaders of NCP
16 July 2025, 19:04 PM

Public service recruitment: Govt to scrap political vetting

The practice of vetting a candidate's political affiliation through intelligence agencies before recruitment and promotion is set to be scrapped
16 July 2025, 18:33 PM

Push-ins: India ignoring established protocol

No border guard force has the right to shoot and kill someone who violates the law along the border, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain.
16 July 2025, 18:28 PM

‘We’ll bury Mujibism’

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said they would bury “Mujibism” in the country to build a truly democratic Bangladesh.
16 July 2025, 18:23 PM

Child victims of July uprising: Of abandoned toys and unlived tomorrows

They were readers of fairy tales, keepers of marbles, chasers of kites across twilight skies. Some still asked to sleep in their mother’s arms. Others, on the cusp of adolescence, had just begun to dream in the language of futures -- of stethoscopes, classrooms, galaxies. They were children, dreamers of careers, cartoons, and cricket.
16 July 2025, 18:11 PM

AL attack on NCP rally venue: Four killed as violence grips Gopalganj

At least four people were killed and dozens injured in daylong running battles between law enforcers and Awami League followers in Gopalganj yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:07 PM

Abu Sayed killing: Justice within this govt’s tenure

One year has passed, but there has been no visible progress in the trial of the Abu Sayed murder case, his elder brother Ramzan Ali alleged as the nation observed his first death anniversary yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:07 PM

July 17, 2024: Grief turns into defiance

On the public holiday marking Ashura, Dhaka and other parts of the country witnessed unrelenting student protests, road and highway blockades, symbolic funeral prayers, coffin processions, and repeated clashes with police and pro-government activists.
16 July 2025, 18:06 PM

55 pushed in from India

Fifty-five people were pushed into Bangladesh from India through four border points along Sylhet and Sunamganj districts yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:05 PM

Miscreants unsuccessfully attempt to free accused from Gopalganj district jail

Miscreants attacked the Gopalganj District Jail around 3:30pm today..The matter was confirmed by Gopalganj Jail Superintendent Tania Zaman.."They broke through the main gate and attempted to take an accused, but the attempt was unsuccessful," the superintendent said. ."The atta
16 July 2025, 18:02 PM

‘Those responsible will face justice’

The interim government has said the attacks on the venue of the National Citizen Party’s rally in Gopalganj, carried out by members of the Awami League and the banned Chhatra League yesterday, will not go unpunished.
16 July 2025, 18:01 PM

EC removes ‘boat’ symbol from its website

After the suspension of the Awami League’s registration, the Election Commission yesterday removed the party’s polls symbol, “boat,” from its website.
16 July 2025, 18:01 PM

Dengue claims two lives, 321 hospitalised

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 60 this year.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Health complex out of reach for 1.5 lakh

The 50-bed Shayestaganj Upazila Health Complex in Habiganj has remained non-operational for the past eight years due to unresolved land acquisition complications, leaving more than 1.5 lakh residents without access to essential healthcare services.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Potholes galore on Barishal highway

Potholes have formed at various points along the 20-kilometre highway from Bhurghata to Batajor Kobibari in Gournadi upazila under Barishal district, making the route risky for travellers.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM