Scrapping AL event in India ‘positive step’
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2 September 2026 Bangladesh
Remittance inflow rises 22% in August
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2 September 2026 Bangladesh
In remembrance / Mustafa Monwar’s spirit lives on in songs, puppetry
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2 September 2026 Bangladesh
Pay Hike / MPO teachers, employees to get new pay scale
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2 September 2026 Education
Pay Hike / 9th pay scale may cause slight rise in inflation
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2 September 2026 Bangladesh
Analysis / Another lifeline for bad debt
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2 September 2026 Business
Father, two young sons found dead in Jashore; police suspect murder-suicide
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1 September 2026 Bangladesh

Cucsu leaders protest reappointment of teacher amid alleged links to Chhatra League

Demand action against Roman, citing harassment, cyberbullying, and recruitment transparency concerns
12 January 2026

Over 5.5 lakh Ansar-VDP members to be deployed for Feb 12 election: Home adviser

Asks them to perform duties honestly and professionally to ensure free and fair election
12 January 2026
12 January 2026

Law and order yet to reach satisfactory level: Fakhrul

'We know how to drive fascism away. We know how to fight,' he says
12 January 2026

Australia tightens visa scrutiny for Bangladeshi students citing 'integrity' issues

Bangladesh placed on the highest-risk list after being shifted from Evidence Level 2 to level 3
12 January 2026

Interim govt surrendered to bureaucracy, reforms largely missed: TIB chief

Says reform efforts faltered as real power remained outside formal decision-making structures
12 January 2026

Noakhali farmers optimistic of exceeding Boro production target

Struggle with soaring fertiliser, fuel, and labour costs
12 January 2026

EC hears 24 appeals in first session on 3rd day of nomination hearings

Sixteen nominations validated as commission continues hearings ahead of February 12 polls
12 January 2026

Mild cold wave sweeps eight districts, may persist: Met office

Lowest temperature drops to 8.4°C in Tentulia as fog and dry weather continue nationwide
12 January 2026

AL leader Proloy Chaki dies in jail custody in Rajshahi

The prominent musician of 1990s fell ill at Pabna jail and died after being shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital
12 January 2026

Chinese envoy condemns attacks on Star

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has strongly condemned the recent attacks, vandalism and arson at the office of The Daily Star in Dhaka, expressing solidarity with the newspaper and support for independent media.
12 January 2026

Tarique to kick off campaign from Sylhet on Jan 22

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally launch his party’s election campaign for the 13th national parliamentary election from Sylhet on January 22.
12 January 2026

BNP struggles to rein in rebels

Despite repeated warnings from the BNP, most rebel candidates have remained in the electoral race, causing discomfort among party high-ups.
12 January 2026

Seat-sharing talks between Jamaat, NCP nearing end

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday held a special meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, a day after announcing that seat-sharing within their alliance would be finalised soon.
12 January 2026

Ctg microbus driver, Pathao rider killed

A microbus driver and a Pathao motorcycle rider were stabbed to death in separate incidents in Chattogram early yesterday, sparking protests and raising concerns over public safety in the district.
12 January 2026

Rohingya Genocide: ICJ begins hearings on case today

The International Court of Justice will today begin public hearings in the case concerning Rohingya genocide, bringing renewed hope of ending decades-long suffering of the ethnic people denied of citizenship.
12 January 2026

Verifying wealth of candidates difficult in short timeframe: Says ACC chief

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen admitted yesterday that verifying the wealth information submitted by candidates in their election affidavits is difficult within a short timeframe.
12 January 2026

Aftermath of Jamaat ties: NCP failing to bring back leaders who left

Leaders, who recently resigned from NCP in protest against the party’s alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, are standing firm on their decision, rejecting recent overtures from the party leadership to bring them back into the fold.
12 January 2026

KPM delivers 914 tonnes of paper to EC

Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited (KPM) in Kaptai, Rangamati, has delivered 914 tonnes of paper ordered by the Election Commission for the 13th National Parliament election ahead of the scheduled deadline.
12 January 2026

Referendum: BB orders banks to campaign for ‘yes’ vote

Bangladesh Bank has directed all banks to run campaigns supporting a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum on the July Charter’s constitutional provisions.
12 January 2026