‘Bangladesh PM intelligent and pro-people’
3 September 2026
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Diplomacy
ACC launches probe against Asif Mahmud
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Govt struggles to break with old bureaucratic vices
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Bad loans now over Tk 6 lakh crore
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Tehran not concerned over Dhaka’s decision
3 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Remove plastic, waste from Buriganga banks in 15 days
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh paying near-peak prices for LNG
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Phulbaria coalmine / No open-pit mining before resettlement of locals: PM
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Human Rights Commission: JS body seeks indigenous representation
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Prof Sayedur Rahman reappointed as special assistant to CA
The cabinet on Tuesday issued a gazette confirming his resignation
1 January 2026
In grief, Tarique Rahman finds family in the nation
He would seek to carry forward her legacy of service to the people, the BNP acting chairman says
1 January 2026
Praise and smear around February elections spread online
Misinformation has also followed the mechanics of the campaign itself
1 January 2026
All primary students receive textbooks on first day of new year: adviser
30% of secondary level textbooks have yet to reach schools, sources at NCTB say
1 January 2026
Jamaat ameer clarifies Reuters interview on meeting Indian diplomats
Says Indian diplomats paid a courtesy visit, condemns media reports claiming a 'secret' meeting
1 January 2026
Four traders killed as truck overturns at Rajshahi banana market
Truck skids in dense fog beside Rajshahi–Natore highway
1 January 2026
Man stabbed to death in Dhaka's Hazaribagh
Police rush to the scene following a call received on national emergency helpline
1 January 2026
Cop among three killed in crashes on Malibagh–Mouchak, Khilgaon flyovers
Police say investigations are under way into both crashes
1 January 2026
Tarique Rahman thanks all concerned for dignified farewell of Khaleda Zia
Expresses gratitude to CA, state agencies, foreign missions, security forces, journalists
1 January 2026
‘Fascist Hasina can never be absolved’
BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina would never be absolved of the responsibility for causing the death of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
31 December 2025
Bleak rights record in 2025
Mob violence, political clashes, deaths in custody and sustained attacks on press freedom defined Bangladesh’s human rights situation in 2025, according to two leading rights organisations.
31 December 2025
Gayebana janaza held across country
The gayebana namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayers in absentia) of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia was held in several districts across the country yesterday.
31 December 2025
‘A guardian lost at the wrong time’
“I’ve never voted for her party, but I’m here today,” said Minhaz Uddin, a retired government employee who came with his grandson from Savar to pay his last respects to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
31 December 2025
She rests next to her husband at Zia Udyan
BNP chairperson and three-time former prime minister Khaleda Zia was yesterday laid to rest with state honours beside the grave of her husband, former President Ziaur Rahman, in Dhaka.
31 December 2025
The addresses that witnessed Khaleda’s life
As Khaleda Zia embarked on her eternal journey amid an outpouring of public love, one cannot but reflect on the addresses that witnessed her life -- homes, hospitals, prison, and parliament. Each place stood witness to her transformation from an aristocratic young woman into one of Bangladesh’s most consequential political figures.
31 December 2025
Millions mourn
The entire city stood in solemn tribute to Bangladesh’s first female prime minister yesterday.
31 December 2025
From rooftops to streets, the city unites in tribute
People from all walks of life converged in overwhelming numbers at the Jatiya Sangsad complex and its surrounding areas yesterday to attend the namaz-e-janaza of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, turning the zone into a vast landscape of mourning, prayer, and remembrance.
31 December 2025
Foreign dignitaries pay last respects
Foreign dignitaries, including top officials from India and Pakistan, paid their last respects to former three-time Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia at her funeral in Dhaka yesterday.
31 December 2025
Towards hope, with the vote in sight
We step into the new year with hope and optimism as new beginnings are wont to be, the national election on the horizon is all the more reason to look ahead to 2026.
31 December 2025
51 of 59 parties turn in nominations
Aspirants from 51 of the country’s 59 registered political parties have filed nomination papers for the national election scheduled for February 12, according to Election Commission data.
31 December 2025