No more ‘Aynaghar’ in Bangladesh
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Malaysia to hire 200,000 Bangladeshi workers in six months
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Opposition MPs boycott JS panel meeting over rights bills
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No silence in Dhaka’s silent zones
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Enforced disappearance: SMS records suggest victim was being tracked
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Fertiliser shock raises poverty risk
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Pay scale to balance budget and inflation
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Gas crisis turns Aug grim
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MPs lock horns over JS panel chairs
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Dhaka sees no risk in joining Mecca pact
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Ansar member dies while on election duty in Rangamati
Suspected stroke after deployment as striking force member in Juraichhari
8 February 2026
Court orders freeze on ex-secretary Shahid Khan’s four bank accounts
ACC says the accounts contain Tk 5.46 lakh
8 February 2026
HC issues contempt rule against five CPA officials over Karnaphuli lease move
Court orders status quo on river land, seeks explanation for alleged directive breach
8 February 2026
Former army chief Iqbal Karim testifies in enforced disappearance case
Appears as first prosecution witness against former NTMC DG Ziaul Ahsan
8 February 2026
US ambassador calls on foreign adviser, discusses bilateral ties
Brent Christensen terms meeting with Touhid Hossain productive
8 February 2026
Ex-JU VC Farzana Islam, family members slapped with travel ban
Inquiry on corruption allegations ongoing
8 February 2026
TIB slams ‘authoritarian’ pick-up of 21 journalists as attack on press freedom
Iftekharuzzaman raises question over army's ‘command and control’
8 February 2026
Govt publishes book on key reform initiatives
Publication outlines reforms undertaken by interim government since August 2024
8 February 2026
Indefinite strike disrupts operations at Chattogram port
Bandar rokkha parishad alleges harassment, arrests and forced meeting amid ongoing port strike
8 February 2026
‘Army to stay free from influence if BNP forms govt’
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said if his party comes to power, the army will remain free from political influence and its dignity will be upheld.
8 February 2026
2 schoolboys die in bike accident
Two schoolboys were killed and another was injured in a motorcycle accident in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia yesterday morning.
8 February 2026
Colonialism shaped linguistic struggles of Bangalee Muslims
The relationship between Bangalee Muslims and the Bangla language during the British colonial period was not just a simple connection to a mother tongue. Instead, it was a complex and often “fractured” bond involving identity, religion and colonial power, speakers said yesterday.
8 February 2026
Girl hit by stray bullet from Myanmar dies at NINS
Nine-year-old Huzaifa Afnan, who was struck by a stray bullet fired from Myanmar on January 11, died yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINS) in Dhaka.
8 February 2026
Ex-minister Ramesh dies in jail custody
Ramesh Chandra Sen, former Awami League MP from Thakurgaon-1 and water resources minister, died yesterday morning after falling ill at Dinajpur District Jail.
8 February 2026
Deaths in prison custody: Lives hang in balance when inmates fall ill
Riazul Islam Rizul, president of the Purbabirgaon Union Awami League in Sunamganj, was arrested at his home on March 30 last year during Operation Devil Hunt, a joint forces drive launched to maintain law and order across the country.
8 February 2026
LPG supply crunch lingers ahead of Ramadan
Despite repeated assurances and initiatives by the government and operators ahead of Ramadan, the shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), widely used as cooking fuel, is unlikely to ease anytime soon.
8 February 2026
Subrata Bain’s aide held with cache of arms, ammunition
A Dhaka court yesterday placed Mehedi Hasan alias Dipu, a close associate of top criminal Subrata Bain, on a five-day remand after a team of joint forces arrested him and recovered a large cache of firearms and ammunition in the capital’s Middle Badda area on Friday.
8 February 2026
Nipah virus claims first life this year
Bangladesh recorded its first Nipah virus (NiV) death this year when a woman from Naogaon died on January 28 with symptoms of the virus, according to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research.
8 February 2026
Ctg port workers resume indefinite strike today
Chattogram port workers and employees have called another round of indefinite strike from today, adopting a more hardline approach this time as they threatened to halt cargo handling at the outer anchorage, which remained out of the purview of last week’s six-day work abstention.
8 February 2026
Govt steadies ship, fails to steer change
The interim government succeeded in preventing a deeper economic and geopolitical slide during a highly volatile period, but failed to translate that stability into meaningful institutional reform, transparency and inclusive governance, said speakers at a policy dialogue yesterday.
8 February 2026