PM set to reside in Jamuna

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to move into the state guest house Jamuna, which has been selected as his official residence due to security considerations and its proximity to the Secretariat.
27 February 2026

After disputes and delays, book fair begins

After weeks of delays, disputes, and shifting schedules, the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 has finally begun -- though in a shorter format that breaks from long-standing tradition.
27 February 2026

Referendum vote count revised

In a new recount by the Election Commission, 10.74 lakh votes cast in the referendum on February 12 have been revised, leading to a correction in the total number of votes.
27 February 2026

Local seeds for local needs

Karuna Mondal, a 55-year-old homemaker from Shukdara village in Batiaghata upazila of Khulna, has spent over 40 years involved in farming. For nearly all of that time, she has dedicated herself to collecting and preserving indigenous seeds, many of which have disappeared from mainstream agriculture.
27 February 2026

2 die in road crashes in Thakurgaon, Panchagarh

Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Thakurgaon’s Baliadangi upazila and Panchagarh’s Debiganj upazila on Wednesday.
27 February 2026

Election Commission halts Voter Day preparations

Suspension in effect until further notice
26 February 2026

NPA raises concern over BB governor appointment

"Removal of the governor before completion of tenure will discourage qualified individuals in the future, it says
26 February 2026

Teenager found dead in Narsingdi field; family alleges rape and murder

Parents say she was killed by stalkers who had gang-raped her around two weeks ago
26 February 2026
26 February 2026

More reshuffle in Bangladesh Army high command

Lt Gen Shaheenul Haque named Quartermaster General
26 February 2026

Netrokona court awards life term to man for strangling wife to death

Court delivered verdict after recording testimonies from 11 witnesses
26 February 2026

ASK raises alarm over police directive to re-arrest activists of a party after bail in Rajshahi

Calls for an end to unlawful arrests, harassment and the practice of ‘shown arrested’
26 February 2026

Ivy secures HC bail in 5 cases over July Uprising; can’t be released yet

SC stay on previous bail orders prevents release of ex-Narayanganj mayor
26 February 2026

Businessman in Khulna shot dead by gunmen in broad daylight

Police recover bullet casings; investigation underway
26 February 2026

PM inaugurates Ekushey Book Fair

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026
26 February 2026

PM confers Bangla Academy Literary Award 2025

Honourees recognised for contributions in poetry, fiction, research, translation, science and Liberation War literature
26 February 2026

Home ministry reconstitutes district, upazila law and order committees

Monthly review meetings mandated to strengthen crime prevention and coordination
26 February 2026

DU students demand removal of DC over alleged assault

Seek independent investigation committee over February 23 incident
26 February 2026

70-year-old shot dead while confronting armed cow lifters in Ctg

A 70-year-old man was shot dead as he attempted to stop a cattle theft in Chattogram’s Chandanaish upazila early today.
26 February 2026