No more road digging in Dhaka during monsoon
The government has decided to stop digging roads in Dhaka during the monsoon and shut down illegal battery-rickshaw charging stations as part of measures to ease traffic congestion and disruption from uncoordinated development work.
18 September 2026
Malaysia job market reopening: Recruitment clouded by cartel worries
Recruiting agencies fear associate agencies may wield little authority if they have to depend on principal agencies to process job orders.
17 September 2026
Biman’s fleet: Deals on 21 Boeing, Airbus planes likely within weeks
Biman is preparing to sign deals for 21 more Boeing and Airbus aircraft within weeks, taking its unfulfilled orders to 35 aircraft.
16 September 2026
CAAB issues Air Navigation Order ahead of int’l audit
The audit is scheduled to begin on October 26, and the dedicated aviation security ANO is one of the major issues auditors will examine
15 September 2026
UAE cancels visas of over 4,000 Bangladeshis, leaving many unable to return to jobs
Bangladesh seeks diplomatic review as affected expatriates say cancellations came without explanation
14 September 2026
From web to waterways, hunt widens
The hunt for firearms looted during the July uprising is set to expand beyond raids and checkpoints, with law enforcers planning to search water bodies, monitor online arms trading and increase surveillance of people linked to arms cases.
11 September 2026
Advance screening of int’l travellers gets govt nod
The government has approved in principle a plan to introduce advance screening of international travellers, allowing immigration authorities to identify potential security risks before passengers arrive in Bangladesh.
10 September 2026
Govt steps up efforts to recover looted firearms
With the country heading towards local government elections, the government has launched a special nationwide drive to recover looted and illegal firearms.
10 September 2026
Silent struggle behind the badge
PHQ data shows that 30 police personnel died by hanging, 13 by poisoning and 10 using their own firearms. Two died after jumping from heights and one cut his throat.
9 September 2026
A grim trail of family murders
A foul smell from a locked room in Ashulia led neighbours to a grim discovery early Saturday: the decomposed bodies of a couple and a foetus.
7 September 2026
Rohingya camps: Violence rears its head after a year of relative calm
After a year of decline, violence between armed groups in the Rohingya camps has risen.
7 September 2026
‘We want to go home’
“I want to be a doctor,” said 16-year-old Syed Kasim, a class six student living in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
26 August 2026
Govt rehabs not built for women, adolescents
Bangladesh’s drug rehabilitation system is struggling to meet the needs of women and adolescents, with government centres offering limited capacity even as more women and children seek treatment.
26 August 2026
‘Must not be a forgotten issue’
Conditions for Rohingya repatriation remain absent as the crisis enters its 10th year, while shrinking aid, insecurity and prolonged displacement deepen uncertainty for refugees and host communities.
25 August 2026
Inside a Bangladeshi woman's ordeal in China
A blow-by-blow account of a 19-year-old’s alleged journey from domestic work to drug dependency, forced marriage and trafficking to China
23 August 2026
Police adrift amid reshuffle, retirement
Fear of forced retirement, punishment over past deeds, and uncertainty surrounding transfers and promotions are weighing heavily on police officials. Many of them say they are now hesitant before making decisions that could later become politically controversial.
23 August 2026
Women going to China on family visas soaring
At least 4,226 Bangladeshi women travelled to China on family visas between 2020 and 2025.
23 August 2026
Will seniors protect us?
On February 7, 2025, a group of men allegedly took over Md Shamim’s rickshaw garage in Kallyanpur, forcing out all 16 rickshaws kept there.
23 August 2026
Chinese family visas for Bangladeshi women surge nearly 50‑fold in 3 years
From just 35 in 2022 to 1,721 in 2025
22 August 2026
Barely able to speak Bangla, Farid found his family through memories of home
After decades away, a few childhood details were enough for aid workers to trace his family in Cox’s Bazar
19 August 2026