Khalilur Rahman to take charge as UNGA president today
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Diplomacy
Cabinet approves tax waiver for solar equipment
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Govt websites built for officials, not citizens
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
PSC staff recruitment viva marks to rise by up to 400%
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Spotlight / Depositors of five troubled banks getting money back
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Get serious about dengue
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
ICT seeks to amend rules to confiscate assets of convicts
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Data gaps weaken policy planning
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Int'l Literacy Day / Half the children can’t read, comprehend
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Govt websites keep people in the dark
8 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Couple found dead in their home
Police yesterday recovered the bloodied bodies of a freedom fighter and his wife in Rangpur’s Taraganj upazila.
7 December 2025
Three killed in Faridpur road accident
Three people were killed after an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila early yesterday.
7 December 2025
Two more die of dengue, 516 get hospitalised
At least two dengue patients died while 516 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
7 December 2025
Thalassaemia takes heavy mental toll on mothers: study
Mothers of children with thalassaemia experience depression at twice the rate of the urban Bangladeshi adult population, along with significantly higher levels of anxiety and stress, according to a cross-sectional study.
7 December 2025
Coalition formed to push women, children’s rights in poll manifestos
Seven national and international organisations have formed a coalition to advance equality and justice, creating a countrywide platform aimed at ensuring that the rights, protection and well-being of women and children feature prominently in election manifestos of political parties.
7 December 2025
Frame charges against Hasina and 12 others
The prosecution yesterday urged the International Crimes Tribunal-1 to frame charges against 13 accused, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over their alleged involvement in a series of enforced disappearances carried out between 2015 and last year.
7 December 2025
489 new posts approved for SC Secretariat
The Supreme Court’s Post Creation Committee, at its first meeting yesterday afternoon, decided to create 489 new posts to run the SC Secretariat.
7 December 2025
Mobile traders call off blockade as regulator agrees to NEIR reforms
However, traders said all mobile phone shops across the country will remain closed until a final decision on the reforms is made
7 December 2025
Energy crisis a ‘failure of governance’
Despite legal indemnities, digital censorship and corporate pressure, the media in Bangladesh have gradually built a counter-narrative that exposed the fragility of the energy sector’s development model, according to a study by the Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network.
7 December 2025
Democracy, growth and justice must advance together
Following the July political transition, Planning Adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud has outlined three priorities for Bangladesh -- establishing representative democracy, ensuring economic growth, and promoting development that reduces inequality and supports social justice.
7 December 2025
Air ambulance for Khaleda to land in Dhaka on 8am Tuesday: Caab officials
Departure of flight depends on assessment by Khaleda's medical team, say Caab sources
7 December 2025
BNP factional clash leaves several injured, motorcycles burned in Gazipur
Supporters of nominated candidate and denied leader clash during campaign meeting
7 December 2025
Four women to receive Rokeya Padak
Award ceremony set for Dec 9
7 December 2025
Fence of freedom fighters’ gravesite set on fire in Rajbari
Local leaders call it a deliberate act
7 December 2025
Auto-rickshaw driver murder in Brahmanbaria: Prime suspect arrested after 7 years
‘This was a planned murder,’ says Brahmanbaria PBI SP
7 December 2025
AB Party’s Fuaad confronted by protesters in Barishal
Locals say they were falsely accused; AB Party alleges coordinated move by BNP-JCD activists
7 December 2025
489 new posts approved for SC Secretariat
105 of 107 officer posts to come from judicial service
7 December 2025
Navy to deploy 5,000 personnel, ships during polls: Admiral Nazmul
Highlights procurement of helicopters, UAS and a UK hydrographic vessel
7 December 2025
'Difficult times ahead for BNP'
Tarique says people remember what a certain group did in 1971; alleges propaganda
7 December 2025
'We'll deliver the best election in the country's history'
Yunus says after being briefed by CEC on election preparations
7 December 2025