ICT prosecution files contempt petition against BNP leader Fazlur Rahman

ICT-1 terms allegations serious after examining TV show footage
26 November 2025

Study finds major immunisation gaps among Rohingya and host community children

Research shows higher zero-dose and under-immunisation rates in 32 camps
26 November 2025
26 November 2025

Law and order improving, any attempt to resist polls will face actions: CEC

AMM Nasir Uddin says security forces are coordinating preparations for a peaceful election
26 November 2025
26 November 2025

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

Korail slum fire extinguished after 16 hours

Around 1,500 shanties were reportedly damaged; no casualties were recorded
26 November 2025

Jurain gunfight victim dies at DMCH

Police now say the deceased was involved in the alleged drug dealers’ shootout
26 November 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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