‘Lots of positive developments’: US Special Envoy upbeat on Bangladesh ties

Remarks follow talks with Foreign Minister Khalil Rahman
30 July 2026

AB party reports Tk 1.20 lakh loss in 2025

Delegation submits income and expenditure statement to the Election Commission
30 July 2026

Govt promotes two to secretary, retires housing secretary

Senior bureaucracy reshuffled through fresh appointments
30 July 2026

Myanmar to take back 300,000 Rohingya from Bangladesh, Anwar Ibrahim says

Malaysian PM says these matters require 'careful diplomacy'
30 July 2026

US special envoy Sergio Gor arrives in Dhaka on 3-day visit

He will hold high-level talks in Dhaka and visit the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
30 July 2026

Parents to retain rights even after giving property to children

Law minister says govt may amend property transfer laws
30 July 2026

How cluster homesteads help char families survive floods

Community-built raised settlements are offering thousands of families a safer place to live as annual floods and erosion intensify across northern Bangladesh
30 July 2026

US envoy Sergio Gor to visit Dhaka today

Talks are expected to centre on strategic ties, regional developments and Bangladesh's evolving foreign policy priorities
30 July 2026

A 1.5km road becomes a monsoon nightmare for 50,000 people

For residents of 25 villages in Sirajganj and Jamalpur, the muddy stretch has remained an annual obstacle for over half a century
30 July 2026

Habiganj lifts Section 144 as law and order returns to normal

The decision of Section 144 withdrawal takes effect immediately
30 July 2026

How David Emon was caught

Mobarak Hossain alias David Emon, an alleged close associate of Chattogram’s fugitive gangster Sazzad Ali alias Boro Sazzad, had allegedly struck a deal to cross into India in exchange for Rs 20,000 (around Tk 26,000).
30 July 2026

Motorcade of NCP blocked on way to rally in Habiganj

Police stopped leaders and activists of the National Citizen Party in Bahubal upazila yesterday when they were heading to attend a rally in Habiganj town to protest Tuesday’s attack on party leaders.
30 July 2026

Medicines running out, labs falling apart

Many public health facilities are facing severe shortages of essential medicines, while diagnostic laboratory services remain disrupted.
30 July 2026

Every issue can be resolved, PM’s India visit is key

Every problem can be solved, and once Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visits India, things will move forward constructively, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi yesterday.
30 July 2026

Chattogram in the clutch of extortionists

A criminal network allegedly run by a fugitive top criminal has tightened its grip on Chattogram city and several neighbouring upazilas, with businesses facing escalating extortion demands and armed attacks if they refuse to pay, police and locals say.
30 July 2026

Chief prosecutor dismisses HRW report on ICT as ‘biased’

Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday rejected a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report questioning the fairness of proceedings at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), describing it as “biased”, “one-sided” and influenced by the interests of the accused.
30 July 2026

Over half of Noakhali roads lie in ruins

Noakhali Municipality has a 207-kilometre road network across its nine wards, but more than half of its roads remain severely damaged and riddled with potholes, causing regular accidents and widespread suffering among residents.
30 July 2026

GAU finds way to boost jackfruit seed nutrition

Researchers at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) have secured a patent for a technology that converts jackfruit seeds into a concentrated mineral-rich food ingredient, an innovation that could help improve nutrition and reduce food waste.
30 July 2026

Guava growers cash in on supply crunch

Guava farmers in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila and neighbouring Jhalakathi Sadar upazila are enjoying record prices this season after production fell sharply.
30 July 2026

Local polls: Jamaat urges EC to bar administrators from running

Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday asked the Election Commission to bar politically appointed local administrators from contesting the local government elections and withdraw the EC’s proposal to disqualify MPO-listed teachers from running in the polls.
30 July 2026