Bangladesh

‘Bangladesh PM intelligent and pro-people’

Unb, Dhaka

7 HOUR(s) • Diplomacy

ACC launches probe against Asif Mahmud

Staff Reporter

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

Govt struggles to break with old bureaucratic vices

Baharam Khan

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

Bad loans now over Tk 6 lakh crore

Md Mehedi Hasan

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

Tehran not concerned over Dhaka’s decision

UNB, Dhaka

7 HOUR(s) • Diplomacy

Remove plastic, waste from Buriganga banks in 15 days

Staff Correspondent

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

Bangladesh paying near-peak prices for LNG

Rejaul Karim Byron

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

Phulbaria coalmine / No open-pit mining before resettlement of locals: PM

Staff Correspondent

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

parliamentary committee chairmanship dispute Bangladesh

Human Rights Commission: JS body seeks indigenous representation

Staff Correspondent

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

analysis / New pay scale an unequal answer to inflation

Mohiuddin Alamgir

7 HOUR(s) • Bangladesh

Rapid Action Battalion has arrested three people in connection with the murder of Khokon Chandra Das, 50, a businessman and a mobile banking agent, who was stabbed and set on fire in Shariatpur’s Damudya upazila.

4 January 2026

Bengal tiger rescued from poachers’ trap

The Forest Department has successfully rescued a Bengal tiger from a trap allegedly set by deer poachers deep inside the Sundarbans.

4 January 2026

Inqilab Moncho launches ‘March for Insaaf’

Inqilab Moncho has launched a new campaign to mobilise public opinion demanding justice for its slain leader and July frontliner Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.

4 January 2026

Yunus receives enforced disappearance report

Political victims of enforced disappearance: 75% from Jamaat, 68% of still missing are from BNP

Submitted to the CA, the report lays bare the political character of enforced disappearances during the Awami League's 15-year rule

4 January 2026

Business leaders call on Tarique

Top industrialists and business leaders expressed concerns over Bangladesh’s deteriorating law and order situation during a meeting with BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman at the party’s Gulshan office yesterday.

4 January 2026

ROs cancel 723 nominations after scrutiny

Returning officers have cancelled 723 nominations out of 2,568 submitted across the country, the Election Commission (EC) said yesterday.

4 January 2026

NEIR system to stay: govt

The government yesterday reiterated its stance on continuing the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system despite protests by mobile phone traders.

4 January 2026

Three abducted in Sundarbans rescued

Three people, including a resort owner, who were abducted by armed robbers while visiting the Sundarbans in Bagerhat, were rescued last night following a joint operation by law enforcement agencies, police said.

4 January 2026

Multiple protests halt traffic in capital

Traffic in several key areas of the capital came to a near halt yesterday as separate protest programmes blocked major intersections, causing severe congestion and suffering for commuters.

4 January 2026

273 including 10 ‘traffickers’ detained in Bay

The Bangladesh Navy detained 273 people, including 10 members of a human trafficking syndicate, while they were attempting to travel illegally to Malaysia by sea.

4 January 2026

LPG import hurdles may cause supply crunch

The current supply of liquefied petroleum gas is sufficient to meet local demand despite difficulty in importing the fuel, importers said.

4 January 2026

8,000 fishers’ registration cards to be cancelled

The authorities are set to cancel the registration cards of at least 8,000 listed fishermen in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila after identifying them as ineligible during a verification process.

4 January 2026

NCP aims for 40 seats from Jamaat

The Jamaat-led alliance has so far left 29 parliamentary seats for the National Citizen Party, but aspirants from other allies remain in the race in at least 21 of those constituencies, NCP sources said.

4 January 2026

‘Overhaul national security framework’

A fundamental overhaul is required for the country’s national security framework, said security analysts, retired military officials, and academics at a seminar yesterday.

4 January 2026