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Remittance inflow rises 22% in August
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Pay Hike / 9th pay scale may cause slight rise in inflation
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Another lifeline for bad debt
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EU deploys 56 long-term observers nationwide

The observers have been drawn from EU Member States, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland
17 January 2026

Two killed as three buses collide on Dhaka–Sylhet highway

Long traffic jam formed on the highway following the accident
17 January 2026

Silencing media endangers society’s rights, says Nurul Kabir

Warns attacks on news organisations threaten democracy during address at Media Convention
17 January 2026

Father jailed for trying to marry off 15-year-old daughter in Gazipur

Fake birth certificate was prepared to make the girl appear to be an adult
17 January 2026

Media Convention 2026 begins in Dhaka, calls for unity to defend press freedom

Editors, owners and journalists gather amid concerns over attacks on expression and democratic values
17 January 2026

Ensure justice for Hadi

Inqilab Moncho yesterday staged a demonstration demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Sharif Osman bin Hadi, with a large number of protesters in attendance.
17 January 2026

Prolonged cold wave batters the north

The ongoing cold wave sweeping across the northern region continued to intensify the suffering of poor and margnalised communities yesterday.
17 January 2026

Two killed, three hurt in Cumilla clash

Two people were killed and three others injured in a clash between two groups over establishing dominance in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila yesterday.
17 January 2026

Govt failed to ensure liveable, equitable cities: Say speakers

The government has failed to take effective measures to make Bangladesh’s cities liveable, equitable, and sustainable after the mass uprising, despite high public expectations, said urban planning experts yesterday.
17 January 2026

Fuel station worker fatally run over for demanding payment

A fuel station worker was killed after allegedly being run over by an SUV in Rajbari’s Sadar upazila early yesterday.
17 January 2026

Bodies of missing teen, mother found in tutor’s flat

Police recovered the bodies of a teenage girl and her mother from a private tutor’s flat in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district on Thursday night, 21 days after they went missing.
17 January 2026

Ishwardi silk seed farm: Once-profitable, now left to crumble

The state-owned Ishwardi Silk Seed Farm, located along the Pabna–Ishwardi road, has largely fallen into abandonment due to years of neglect and lack of initiative.
17 January 2026

Parts of Lalar Dighi being filled up

The National Housing Authority’s Rupatali unit in Barishal has been filling up a portion of Lalar Dighi, the largest natural waterbody in the city, raising serious environmental and legal concerns.
17 January 2026

‘Interim govt not favouring anyone’: Says press secy, terms Rumeen Farhana’s allegations baseless

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday said the interim government is not favouring any candidate contesting for the upcoming national elections.
17 January 2026

Main accused in Gazipur police attack case arrested

Rab has arrested Jahangir, the main accused in a case over attacking police, vandalising government vehicles, and snatching an accused during a drug recovery operation in Gazipur’s Sreepur.
17 January 2026

EC reinstates 18 more aspirants

The Election Commission yesterday reinstated the candidacy of 18 aspirants, approving their appeals against returning officers’ decisions that had earlier cancelled their nominations.
17 January 2026

NPA debuts with call for justice, social democracy

The left-leaning political platform Network for People’s Action (NPA), led by a group of July uprising activists and four former members of the National Citizen Party, was officially launched yesterday at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar.
17 January 2026

She saved others but could not save herself

It was a quiet winter morning in Uttara around 7:45am yesterday, with the household sleeping in on the weekend. When flames from a flat three storeys below began to spread, 14-year-old Rodela was the first to sense the danger.
17 January 2026

Uttara building fire claims six lives

Six people died in a fire that broke out at a six-storey residential building in the capital’s Uttara yesterday, while 13 others fell ill from smoke inhalation.
17 January 2026

Partial rollout of new pay scale likely from Jan

Tk 20,000cr kept as additional allocation in revised budget to cover salaries, allowances of govt employees
17 January 2026