26 November 2025, 05:47 AM

SKOP enforces 3-hour blockade at approach roads to Chattogram port

Workers’ alliance protests government move to lease key port terminals to foreign operators
26 November 2025, 05:19 AM

Korail slum fire extinguished after 16 hours

Around 1,500 shanties were reportedly damaged; no casualties were recorded
26 November 2025, 05:17 AM

Jurain gunfight victim dies at DMCH

Police now say the deceased was involved in the alleged drug dealers’ shootout
26 November 2025, 04:30 AM

First Bangladeshi army officer awarded by France for contribution to UN peace operations

France awarded the honour for what it described as his professionalism, dedication and the precision with which he handled these complex operations
26 November 2025, 04:23 AM

No more long waits: e-family court brings justice home

The paperless court allows online filing and hearings, making the process faster and more convenient for families
26 November 2025, 04:10 AM

Don’t put Hanif, others on trial for belonging to AL

A state-appointed defence lawyer yesterday urged the International Crimes Tribunal-2 not to put former Kushtia-3 lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three other Awami League leaders on trial “simply because they belong to the Awami League”.
25 November 2025, 22:08 PM

Noakhali Govt College: Unsafe buildings leave students, teachers at risk

The teachers and students of Noakhali Government College are in distress as six of the institution’s eight buildings have become dilapidated and hazardous.
25 November 2025, 22:07 PM

Nashrat Shah Dighi: Once a vast reservoir, now trapped in concrete

The Nashrat Shah Dighi in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila, a Sultanate-era reservoir dug in 1519, is on the verge of disappearing due to rampant grabbing.
25 November 2025, 22:07 PM

Noise Pollution: Now traffic police can fine offenders

To curb noise pollution, traffic police will now be authorised to fine offenders -- a power previously held only by magistrates.
25 November 2025, 22:03 PM

Will disclose names if anyone pressurises us

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen yesterday warned that the names of anyone attempting to influence or obstruct corruption investigations will be made public.
25 November 2025, 21:56 PM

Living on the edge

For years, experts have warned about the vulnerable condition of Dhaka University’s residential halls, but those warnings have gone unaddressed.
25 November 2025, 21:56 PM

Polls monitoring: Don’t appoint politically-linked people

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday directed local election observer organisations not to appoint anyone with political links to monitor the upcoming national election.
25 November 2025, 21:52 PM

832 bhori gold recovered from Hasina’s lockers

The Central Intelligence Cell of the National Board of Revenue has recovered 832.51 bhori gold ornaments from two lockers registered under the name of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Agrani Bank’s principal branch in Motijheel.
25 November 2025, 20:31 PM

Tulip’s trial ‘unfair and contrived’

Leading British lawyers, including a former Conservative justice secretary, have described the trial in Bangladesh of former UK city minister Tulip Siddiq as “contrived and unfair.”
25 November 2025, 20:30 PM

Amid fire, comes an unnamed hero

As a devastating fire swept through the capital’s Korail slum last night, 45-year-old Bokul Begum was trapped alone in her small room.
25 November 2025, 20:26 PM

BNP eyes youth votes with pledge of one crore jobs

The BNP, in its election campaign, will pledge to create one crore jobs within 18 months if voted to power
25 November 2025, 20:26 PM

Purbachal plot scam: Verdict in Hasina, Rehana, Tulip case on December 1

The verdict of the graft case filed against 17 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq, will be delivered on December 1.
25 November 2025, 20:25 PM

Dhaka Court issues arrest warrant for Nestlé Bangladesh officials, MGI unit owner

Nestlé disputes allegations, says test was done in non-accredited lab
25 November 2025, 19:57 PM

CA expresses concern, sympathy over Korail slum fire

He wished quick recovery for the injured and conveyed heartfelt sympathies to the affected families
25 November 2025, 19:29 PM