Country drifting from agrarian roots: speakers

Bangladesh is drifting away from its agrarian roots as farmland shrinks due to infrastructure projects and young people turn away from farming, speakers said at a conference yesterday.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Shipbreakers seek Tk 36,000 minimum wage

Workers engaged in the shipbreaking industry yesterday demanded a minimum monthly wage of Tk 36,000, citing years of inhumane pay structures and hazardous working conditions.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Expelled BNP leader Akhtaruzzaman joins Jamaat

Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, a former lawmaker and a freedom fighter who was expelled from the BNP multiple times on charges of breaking party discipline, has joined Jamaat-e-Islami.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Open garbage bins a nuisance on Ctg’s busy roads

Open garbage sheds and bins along busy thoroughfares in Chattogram city have remained a persistent public nuisance for years, despite the Chattogram City Corporation’s door-to-door waste collection initiative launched nearly eight years ago.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

TIB slams bureaucratic control over the NHRC

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern and disappointment that the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance 2025 places the commission under bureaucratic control.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

CA holds reception for Begum Rokeya Padak winners

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus accorded a reception to the “Begum Rokeya Padak 2025” winners at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka last evening.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Freedom to publish will define our democracy

Eminent economist and political analyst Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday expressed concern over the growing mob culture of book burning and attacks on publications which are deemed inappropriate by certain groups.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed, 8 wounded in Sudan UN base attack: ISPR

CA Yunus, Tarique express deep shock over peacekeepers’ deaths
13 December 2025, 16:12 PM

Gono Odhikar, Mancha 24 demand home adviser’s resignation over Hadi’s shooting

50 candidates targeted to create fear and destabilise the electoral process, Gono Odhikar’s Rashed claims
13 December 2025, 15:34 PM

Burning of books by mobs a dangerous culture: Prof Rehman Sobhan

Scholars urge protection of free publishing as UPL marks 50th anniversary
13 December 2025, 15:29 PM

EU ambassador highlights women’s leadership at Dhaka photo exhibition

‘From Shadows to Leadership’ showcases journeys of women workers in informal economy
13 December 2025, 13:24 PM

CA to witness flypast, paratrooping at Tejgaon Parade Ground on Victory Day

Final rehearsal of the event will be held at Tejgaon Parade Ground tomorrow at 10:30am
13 December 2025, 13:17 PM

EC terms Hadi shooting ‘isolated incident’, puts offices on alert

Says police are handling the matter; promises swift action over any untoward incident
13 December 2025, 13:03 PM

TIB slams bureaucratic control over National Human Rights Commission formation

The organisation cites the fact that stakeholders involved in drafting the ordinance were kept in the dark
13 December 2025, 11:48 AM
13 December 2025, 11:36 AM

Ministry seeks explanation from Saimon Overseas over money laundering allegations

Payments were allegedly made abroad and were not repatriated to Bangladesh, it says
13 December 2025, 10:34 AM

A carpet of red: Rise of Lal Shapla Beel as Moulvibazar’s new tourism hub

Local economy booms as tourists flock to Sreemangal to witness crimson water lilies
13 December 2025, 10:05 AM

Tk 50 lakh reward offered for helping capture Hadi’s attackers

Govt launches 'Operation Devil Hunt Phase Two' to combat illegal arms ahead of elections, home adviser says
13 December 2025, 09:47 AM

Parties stress on unity, term Hadi's shooting as conspiracy

They issued statements reaffirming commitment to a united front against efforts to undermine the uprising
13 December 2025, 09:17 AM

Inqilab Moncho gives 48-hour ultimatum to arrest Hadi’s attackers

Announces all-party rally for December 15 at the Central Shaheed Minar
13 December 2025, 08:05 AM