Tarique likely to meet Chinese Premier Li today; 15 deals expected
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BNP, Communist Party of China sign MoU
1 hour(s) ago
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Dhaka rejects Delhi’s explanation over Zahed’s airport harassment
11 hour(s) ago
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Banking sector a key hurdle to $1tn economy
11 hour(s) ago
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Red carpet rolled out for PM in Beijing
11 hour(s) ago
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National health hotline going cold
11 hour(s) ago
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Grocery stores, beauty parlours to pay VAT
11 hour(s) ago
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Enforced disappearance: ‘Loophole in draft law could enable secret detention’
11 hour(s) ago
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Interpretation of Quranic verse sparks debate in JS
11 hour(s) ago
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‘Climate change may cost up to 9% of GDP by 2050’
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JP alleges ‘engineered’ defeat in polls
Jatiya Party yesterday alleged that the interim government “orchestrated” its electoral defeat in the 13th parliamentary polls through “widespread irregularities and engineering” of the results.
23 February 2026, 00:00 AM
DU VC Niaz Ahmed Khan resigns
Dhaka University Vice- Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan submitted his resignation letter yesterday.
23 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Veteran journo Saleem Samad no more
Saleem Samad, an award-winning investigative journalist, writer, and media rights defender, passed away yesterday while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Medical College Hospital in Dhanmondi.
23 February 2026, 00:00 AM
A century of flavour at Ananda Confectionery
At Abul Hasnat Road in Satraowza, Old Dhaka, the aroma of sizzling paratha and simmering halim drifts through the narrow lanes every afternoon during Ramadan. Inside the century-old Ananda Confectionery, customers crowd the counters, carrying forward a culinary tradition that has endured for more than a hundred years.
23 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Toxic effluent from sugar mill pollutes Chandana
Untreated toxic effluent from Faridpur Sugar Mill has been discharged into the Chandana River in Madhukhali upazila during the sugarcane crushing season for years, polluting the river and adjoining areas.
23 February 2026, 00:00 AM
8-year-old killed after being hit by vehicle in MP’s convoy in Cox’s Bazar
Police seize vehicle; MP Farid terms incident ‘very tragic’
22 February 2026, 22:36 PM
Top-level changes in army: Lt Gen Mainur made chief of general staff
Brig Gen Mohammad Kaisar named the new DG of DGFI
22 February 2026, 22:20 PM
Case filed against 5 over patient tortured at Gaibandha rehab centre
Prime accused denies torture allegations, says patient was aggressive and assaulted others
22 February 2026, 22:06 PM
India, China invite Foreign Minister Khalilur for official visits
Envoys from New Delhi and Beijing extend formal invitations amid pledges to deepen bilateral ties
22 February 2026, 22:04 PM
Case filed against 150 over obstructing Rumeen Farhana at Shaheed Minar
Sarail upazila BNP leader named as prime accused
22 February 2026, 21:20 PM
Missing school student's body found in septic tank in Gaibandha
Process to file a case underway, say police
22 February 2026, 20:27 PM
AL leader arrested over last Nov's Tangail bus arson
Passenger injured in attack on Nov 11 died six days later
22 February 2026, 20:25 PM
Woman sent to jail ‘for mutilating husband’ in Panchagarh
Case filed; victim hospitalised
22 February 2026, 20:19 PM
Teenage auto-rickshaw driver found dead in paddy field in Noakhali
Police suspect robbers killed him and fled with his auto‑rickshaw
22 February 2026, 20:16 PM
EC statement over party symbols in local polls ‘misleading’: Asif Mahmud
NCP spokesperson says laws amended to allow local polls without party symbols
22 February 2026, 19:53 PM
Jatiya Party accuses interim govt of ‘orchestrating’ its electoral defeat
Party’s Secretary General Shameem Haider says outcome was manipulated with the support of officials
22 February 2026, 18:44 PM
‘Sahosei bikash’ portrays grit, survival of Sundarbans’ honey collectors
Three‑minute forty‑seven‑second documentary sheds light on lives of the honey collectors
22 February 2026, 18:00 PM
India seeks forward-looking ties with Bangladesh’s new govt: High commissioner
After meeting foreign minister and state minister, Pranay Verma signals push for stronger trade, investment and people-to-people links
22 February 2026, 17:51 PM
Platform seeks probe into NCT, Laldia, and Pangaon deals
Deshpremik Nagarik Samaj urges authorities to investigate claims of corruption and secrecy
22 February 2026, 17:29 PM
Local BNP leader detained in Habiganj for ‘verbally abusing’ OC over phone
Detainee denies allegation, says audio was 'manipulated'
22 February 2026, 17:10 PM