'People will pull you down if reforms abandoned'

"Unless you do this for the country, for the good of the country, people will come back to the streets and pull you down again," said the adviser
9 February 2026

Two killed as campaign easy bike collides with bus in Gopalganj

Four seriously injured being treated at Gopalganj Medical College Hospital
9 February 2026
9 February 2026

Advisers' asset statements will be released during interim govt’s tenure: Press secretary

Tomorrow marks last working day of Prof Yunus-led interim government
9 February 2026

Surayya Akhtar Jahan appointed DNCC administrator as Azaz’s tenure ends

Government not renewing Mohammad Azaz’s contract amid ACC probe and corruption allegations
9 February 2026

Yunus thanks top bureaucrats for cooperating with interim govt

Says key goals achieved; hopes next administration will continue unfinished tasks
9 February 2026

Fisheries ministry halts tobacco cultivation in Halda River basin

Authorities believe the halt would have a positive impact on conserving the Halda River’s fish resources
9 February 2026

NCT deal with UAE firm: SC defers hearing on petition tomorrow

Deferment order came after the attorney general’s office requested an adjournment
9 February 2026

Deadline for Sagar-Runi murder probe report extended to April 1

Investigators fail to submit report despite 125 previous deadlines
9 February 2026

Traffic jam delayed police response to attack at Daily Star, Prothom Alo: DMP commissioner

Police reviewing the entire operation, says Commissioner Sazzat Ali
9 February 2026

Justice Naima Haider resigns

Supreme Judicial Council initiated investigation concerning her
9 February 2026

Woman, infant killed in Natore house fire

Two others critically injured in early-morning blaze
9 February 2026

Cattle trader shot dead in Narsingdi’s Raipura

Victim’s wife is a reserved-seat UP member; police cite prior local dispute
9 February 2026

Ctg port activities resume as employees postpone strike till Feb 15

Loading and unloading of cargo and containers at all jetties of the port’s three terminals resumed this morning
9 February 2026

39 hurt in pre-polls violence in 2 dists

At least 39 people were injured in polls-related violence in Noakhali and Patuakhali yesterday.
9 February 2026

Army picking up Bangladesh Times staffers ‘unacceptable’

Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed concern after 21 employees were picked up from a media outlet’s office on Saturday night, describing the incident as a move to create an atmosphere of fear for the press.
9 February 2026

Dhaka seeks UN help for probe into Hadi killing

The interim government has formally asked the United Nations to support a fair, transparent, and swift investigation into the assassination of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a frontliner of the July uprising.
9 February 2026

Women’s rights activists slam Jamaat over misogyny

Women’s and human rights groups at a protest yesterday condemned what they described as misogynistic politics and hate speech by Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, accusing the party of openly degrading working women and promoting discrimination under the cover of religion.
9 February 2026

Army officers returned from Rab as ‘killers’

Testifying before the International Crimes Tribunal‑1 yesterday, former army chief General (retd) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan said his greatest distress was seeing professional army officers return from the Rapid Action Battalion postings transformed into what he described as professional killers.
9 February 2026

Govt to buy 14 Boeings for up to Tk 35,000cr

US may cut tariff for Bangladesh to 18% under a trade agreement to be signed today, a high official says
9 February 2026