Govt failed to deliver in its first 6 months: Jamaat
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Tea estate workers: PM launches distribution of raincoats
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Dhaka objects to Naypyidaw calling Rohingyas ‘Bengalis’
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Ganges Water Sharing Treaty: Dhaka to seek a guarantee clause
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Dhaka-Ctg highway: AI eyes now on rules violators
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Grand reception awaits if Tarique visits India
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Diplomacy
Anti-Corruption Commission: Commissioners take charge after 168-day void
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Bangladesh
Prisons bursting at twice their capacities
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Covid-era cargo flights / Biman failed to collect Tk 886cr in revenue
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6 months of BNP govt: Health Ministry / Struggling with measles, let alone much else
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Ctg's Chandanaish: Forgotten in the hills of Dhopachhari
Fifty-four years after Bangladesh’s independence, basic services remain out of reach for many families from the Khyang, Tripura, Tanchangya, and Chakma communities
9 August 2026
ECDO calls for stronger protection of indigenous peoples’ rights
At Sylhet event, organisation presents 12-point recommendations on land rights, mother tongue education, healthcare and social protection
9 August 2026
BGB stops three from entering Bangladesh in BSF push-in
Incident took place near border in Jibannagar, Chuadanga
9 August 2026
Indian envoy meets Khalilur ahead of meeting with PM Tarique amid Dhaka-Delhi tension
Meeting comes amid recent strains in bilateral ties and uncertainty over PM’s attendance at the BRICS Summit
9 August 2026
Ethnic Cultural Academy: 6 years on, facility remains unused
The Ethnic Cultural Academy in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh has remained largely non-operational since its inauguration in 2019 due to a shortage of manpower and basic utilities
9 August 2026
Scrapping CHT Accord would require even stronger deal: Shishir Chakma
Says a ‘rainbow nation’ cannot be built while people in the hill region continue to suffer
9 August 2026
Bangladesh voter roll rises to 12.86 crore ahead of local polls
Over 309,000 voters were added in two months and 18 days as the Election Commission updates the electoral roll
9 August 2026
Missing for 32 yrs, Achia finally calls home
A Facebook post reunites a daughter with her long-lost family, but borders keep them apart
9 August 2026
The shrinking world of the Oraons
With farmland disappearing and livelihoods changing, the Oraon community is now fighting not only for economic survival but also to preserve its language and culture
9 August 2026
‘When two leaders meet, a lot of problems are sorted out’: Indian high commissioner
Dinesh Trivedi says he is hopeful Tarique-Modi meeting can resolve bilateral issues
9 August 2026
SC orders status quo on construction at Mahasthangarh
Grants govt leave to appeal against construction ban at the heritage site on Unesco’s tentative list
9 August 2026
PM hands over new homes to flood-hit families in Ctg’s Banshkhali
Also inaugurates government rehabilitation programme for flood-affected people
9 August 2026
Tongi students lift Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway blockade
Protesters withdraw after police assure them of action on footbridge demands; traffic yet to fully normalise
9 August 2026
US envoy visits Barishal waterways, Bhimruli floating guava market
Christensen gets a glimpse of local farming and rural life in Jhalakathi
9 August 2026
Presidential election: BNP collects nomination papers
Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi collected the papers
9 August 2026
Tea, toil and a fading heritage
A visit to tea gardens in Sreemangal in Moulvibazar and Chanpur in Habiganj found workers picking tea leaves under scorching sun and heavy rain. Many said they had never heard of the day
9 August 2026
Jamuna swells in Sirajganj, low-lying areas inundated
WDB, however, says there is no immediate flood risk
9 August 2026
PM reaches Matarbari to inspect deep-sea port, development projects
After completing the Matarbari programmes, he is scheduled to visit flood-hit areas of Chattogram and join rehabilitation programmes for people affected by the recent floods.
9 August 2026
Biman flight with 174 stranded Bangladeshis reaches Dhaka from Rome
The passengers remained inside Rome airport as they could not clear Italian immigration after the aircraft developed a technical fault
9 August 2026
Bangladeshi young man killed in BSF firing
Lieutenant Colonel Sarkar Asif Mahmud, commander of 46 BGB’s Srimangal Battalion, confirmed the killing
9 August 2026