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Kobir was appointed in line with constitution - Says law minister
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26 August 2026 Bangladesh
Govt set to buy Chinese fighter jets, helicopters
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Staff shortage leaves 7 maternity centres non-operational

Seven fully equipped Mother and Child Welfare Centres across four upazilas in Patuakhali district have remained non-operational for years due to an acute shortage of manpower.
29 March 2026

Rubaiyat Jamil passes away

Entrepreneur Rubaiyat Jamil, founder and CEO of ICE Technologies, has passed away. He was 46.
29 March 2026

11-year-old girl raped, murdered in Ctg: police

Police recovered the body of an 11-year-old girl from a warehouse in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila yesterday.
29 March 2026

Educationist Dilara Hafiz dies at 77

Veteran educator Dilara Hafiz, the wife of Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, died while undergoing treatment in Singapore yesterday.
29 March 2026

MPs rebuke transport boss for loose talk

Several lawmakers yesterday criticised the performance of Sheikh Rabiul Alam, the minister for road transport and bridges, railways and shipping, and also raised concerns about some of his remarks in the media.
29 March 2026

21 Bangladeshis survive boat tragedy off Greece coast

Twenty-one Bangladeshi migrants have survived a boat tragedy off the coast of Greece that killed at least 22 fortune-seekers.
29 March 2026

Dhaka seeks EU help for LDC grad deferment

Bangladesh yesterday sought the European Union’s support for deferring its graduation from the group of least developed countries.
29 March 2026

Shwapno’s database hacked, details of 40 lakh customers’ at risk

The country’s largest supermarket chain Shwapno has said hackers breached its customer database and are demanding a ransom of $1.5 million, or more than Tk 18.3 crore.
29 March 2026

Govt moves to digitise fuel sale

The government is moving to introduce a digital fuel supply system -- potentially using QR codes or card-based tracking -- to regulate nationwide distribution and curb hoarding amid the ongoing supply crunch.
29 March 2026

Fuel hoarders face mobile court heat

The government has strengthened its drive against fuel stockpiling to tackle the ongoing nationwide crisis, with mobile courts in several districts recovering large quantities of fuel from hoarders and fining them.
29 March 2026

Bangladesh bled $68b in 10yrs due to misinvoicing

Bangladesh lost an estimated $68 billion in illicit financial outflows over a decade between 2013 and 2022, placing it among the top 10 developing Asian countries for discrepancies in their trade with advanced economies.
29 March 2026

CID brings back $3.62m sent abroad thru’ fraud

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered around $3.622 million that was collected from people and siphoned abroad through the MTFE scam.
29 March 2026

Noakhali man arrested over rape of woman

Victim was reportedly attacked after rejecting repeated advances
28 March 2026

Two men jailed for hoarding fuel at home, shop in Dinajpur

380 litres of diesel and 86 litres octane, petrol recovered from a house and a shop
28 March 2026

BNP govt interpreting constitution like AL: Nahid

NCP chief calls on party members to remain active ahead of local govt polls
28 March 2026

11-year-old raped, murdered in Ctg: police

Body found in warehouse with eye gouged out, police say
28 March 2026

Diesel crisis leaves thousands of fishermen idle in Shariatpur

Three of six pumps reopen after two‑day closure
28 March 2026

Bishal Centre traders reject Nobin Fashion’s claim over shop closure

Association says chaos from sudden promotion, not low prices, led to temporary shutdown
28 March 2026

21 Bangladeshis rescued after six days at Mediterranean sea

Twenty-two migrants hoping to reach Europe from North Africa die off the coast of Greece
28 March 2026

Private medical ‘factories’ producing unqualified doctors to face closure: MA Muhit

The state minister warned that these institutions are putting public health at risk
28 March 2026