30 injured as madrasa students, police personnel clash in Brahmanbaria
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HC order clearing way for tomorrow's presidential election challenged
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Sundarbans crackdown drives poisoned shrimp from Mongla markets
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Govt failed to deliver in its first 6 months: Jamaat
19 August 2026
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Tea estate workers: PM launches distribution of raincoats
19 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Dhaka objects to Naypyidaw calling Rohingyas ‘Bengalis’
19 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Ganges Water Sharing Treaty: Dhaka to seek a guarantee clause
19 August 2026
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Dhaka-Ctg highway: AI eyes now on rules violators
19 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Grand reception awaits if Tarique visits India
19 August 2026
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Diplomacy
Anti-Corruption Commission: Commissioners take charge after 168-day void
19 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Gas crisis slows factories, disrupts life in Gazipur
Workers struggle to cook as many households go without gas for most of the day
3 August 2026
Two more die of dengue, 423 get hospitalised
At least two people died of dengue while 423 others were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday.
3 August 2026
BANCAT unveils plans for Cancer Care Village
BANCAT (Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust) on August 1 unveiled Alok Boshoti, an integrated Cancer Care Village that will combine free cancer treatment, hospice and palliative care, rehabilitation, livelihood support, and psychosocial care within a single campus, said a press release.
3 August 2026
Railway relics left to gather dust
British-era heritage items face decay across Mymensingh
3 August 2026
Clear passport applications of expatriates in 60 days
The High Court yesterday directed the Department of Immigration and Passports to dispose of all pending applications filed by Bangladeshis living abroad for new passports and passport renewals within 60 days.
3 August 2026
Don’t become fascist, fulfil your promises
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman yesterday accused the government of abandoning its promises to the people and following the path of fascism.
3 August 2026
Tk 2.82cr bridge unusable for six years
Lack of approach roads forces thousands to risk their lives daily in Patuakhali
3 August 2026
Ensure due process, avoid ‘witch-hunts’
The University Teachers’ Network yesterday urged the Dhaka University authorities to ensure due process when taking action against teachers over their alleged roles in the July uprising, warning against blanket measures and a culture of “witch-hunting”.
3 August 2026
Dhaka-18 MP, administrator of DNCC attacked in Uttarkhan
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has alleged that its sanitation workers were assaulted in Uttarkhan yesterday.
3 August 2026
August 3, 2024: One demand now, ‘Hasina’s resignation’
Exactly two years ago, on this day in 2024, tens of thousands of people gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
3 August 2026
Govt moves to revive Dhaka waterways
The government has announced a series of measures to restore Dhaka’s rivers and waterways, including preventing pollution, improving drainage, maintaining navigability and exploring private-sector operation of water bus services.
3 August 2026
Measles shots: Mop-up drive does a lot better
4.7 lakh vaccinated in 7 days
3 August 2026
After measles, debt crushes the poor
Study finds most households borrowing, many exhausting savings and selling assets
3 August 2026
Gas shortage sparks extensive power cuts
The situation has deteriorated since the country’s pipeline gas supply dropped by more than 17 percent following the July 22 accident at an Excelerate Energy-operated liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal
3 August 2026
Bangladesh walks AI tightrope as US, China build rival tech blocs
The technology rivalry between the US and China has arrived in Bangladesh, placing Dhaka at a crossroads as two competing visions for the future of artificial intelligence take shape.
3 August 2026
Joining Saudi-led alliance to tackle Houthi challenges -Says PM’s Adviser Humaiun Kobir
Bangladesh yesterday described its relationship with Saudi Arabia as “strategic” and said its decision to join a Saudi-led maritime defence alliance is aimed at tackling challenges created by the Houthis of Yemen.
3 August 2026
Nearly 1 million seek NID corrections a year
EC clears 9,58,000 applications annually on average
3 August 2026
Cabinet shakeup likely after 6-month evaluation
The size of the BNP-led government cabinet is likely to be expanded, and several ministries may be reshuffled as part of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s six-month performance evaluation, according to sources familiar with the matter.
3 August 2026
ASK mourns death of founding member Khursheed Erfan Ahmed
Organisation says Khursheed played a key role in strengthening ASK’s founding principles, institutional development and expansion of its human rights work since its inception
2 August 2026
Chattogram gas crisis leaves households without cooking fuel
Thousands struggle to cook as supply shortfall following Maheshkhali LNG terminal fire hits households, factories and transport
2 August 2026