Janaza of 6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Sudan held

Later, the bodies were flown by helicopter to their respective home districts
21 December 2025

EC to meet law enforcement agencies this afternoon

Meeting on polls security to begin at 2:30pm at EC Secretariat
21 December 2025

JU admission tests for 2025–26 academic year begin with ‘C’ unit exam

Jahangirnagar University, admission test, JU, undergraduate admission, C unit, higher education, Bangladesh
21 December 2025

Man stabbed to death ‘by muggers’ in Jatrabari

Assailants snatch his iPhone, cash and gold ring; one suspect injured while fleeing
21 December 2025

Two detained over stabbing of July uprising martyr’s brother in Chattogram

Police say investigation is ongoing as victim remains hospitalised following knife attack in Lohagara
21 December 2025

Jamaat ameer pays homage at Osman Hadi’s grave

Prays for the departed soul’s forgiveness and the acceptance of his martyrdom
21 December 2025

Case filed over attack on Chhayanaut

The case was lodged over vandalism, looting and an attempted arson attack at the cultural institution
21 December 2025

Three die as five vehicles plunge into Dhaleshwari from ferry

Divers of the river police recovered two bodies around 1:30am today, while another victim died at a hospital shortly after the incident
21 December 2025

Farmers of early varieties of potato hit by old stock glut

This year, the price gap between new and old potatoes has narrowed significantly
20 December 2025

No evidence found of derogatory remarks by lynched garment worker: Rab

Officials say claims of hurting religious sentiment not substantiated
20 December 2025

Zubaida leaves for London ahead of Tarique’s return

Zubaida Rahman, the wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, left for London yesterday, planning to return to Bangladesh with her husband and daughter Zaima Rahman.
20 December 2025

UN secy gen condemns killing of Hadi

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for calm and urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint to ensure a peaceful environment ahead of Bangladesh’s February elections, following a surge in violence triggered by the killing of a prominent youth leader.
20 December 2025

‘Interim govt failed to prevent attack’

Leaders of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Gosthi, a social and cultural organisation, yesterday accused the interim government of failing to prevent attack and arson at its central office despite clear threats made a day before.
20 December 2025

Attacks on Star, Prothom Alo: Condemnations pouring in from home, abroad

National and international rights groups have urged the interim government to take immediate action to halt the wave of violence that followed the murder of July uprising frontliner Sharif Osman Hadi.
20 December 2025

NDF President Anisul’s home attacked, set ablaze

The ancestral home of Anisul Islam Mahmud, president of the National Democratic Front and chairman of a faction of the Jatiya Party, was vandalised and set on fire by a group of miscreants in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila early yesterday.
20 December 2025

7-year-old killed as BNP leader’s house locked, set ablaze

A seven‑year‑old girl was killed, and her father, a local BNP leader, along with two sisters, sustained severe burn injuries after their home was set ablaze in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila early yesterday.
20 December 2025

Death anniversary of Fazle Hasan Abed observed

The sixth death anniversary of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the visionary founder of BRAC, the world’s largest non-governmental development organisation, was observed yesterday.
20 December 2025

Arrest the killers or face indefinite blockade

Moncho has warned of an indefinite blockade at Shahbagh intersection if the government fails to arrest those behind the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi by this evening.
20 December 2025

Sudan Drone Attack: Bodies of 6 peacekeepers return home

The bodies of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who were killed in a drone attack on a United Nations peacekeeping base in Sudan’s Abyei region, were returned to Bangladesh yesterday.
20 December 2025

AK Khandker, deputy commander of Liberation War, no more

Abdul Karim Khandker, former deputy commander of the Liberation War and the first chief of the Bangladesh Air Force, died yesterday from old-age complications at the age of 95.
20 December 2025