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

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

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

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

11 Tangail BNP leaders submit their resignations

Eleven BNP leaders have tendered their resignations in protest, accusing the party’s Tangail-8 (Sakhipur–Basail) nominee, Ahmed Azam Khan, of making arbitrary organisational decisions and attempting to rehabilitate Awami League activists.
25 November 2025

Woman, two children found dead in home

Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her two children in Bogura’s Shajahanpur upazila yesterday.
25 November 2025

HC verdict on govt move over NCT deal on Dec 4

The High Court has set December 4 for delivering its verdict on a rule that questioned the legality of the government’s move to initiate the process of awarding container-handling operations at Chattogram’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based DP World.
25 November 2025

Referendum to feature coloured ballot papers

The Advisory Council yesterday approved the draft of the Referendum Ordinance, 2025, which includes a provision allowing expatriates to cast their votes in the referendum.
25 November 2025

5 hurt as cops disperse BCS protesters at Shahbagh

At least five people were injured yesterday as police baton-charged and used water cannons to disperse candidates of 47th BCS examination, demanding postponement of their written test, in the capital’s Shahbagh area.
25 November 2025

CAAB ignored the fire risks for years

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) failed to build the capacity needed to prevent or fight fires at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, despite seven major incidents since 2013, a probe committee has found.
25 November 2025

Govt spending set to balloon with first pay hike in a decade

The interim government wants to implement a portion of the recommendations made by the commission during its tenure.
25 November 2025

17 highly harmful pesticides widely used across country

Experts said several of these pesticides are linked to cancer and long-term health effects
25 November 2025

Fire breaks out at warehouse in Ctg

A fire broke out at a garment warehouse in the Kalurghat area of Chattogram on Tuesday night
25 November 2025

Poverty swells as economic downturn bites

Nearly two million people are estimated to have fallen into poverty in 2025 as Bangladesh grapples with an economic downturn almost comparable to the Covid-19 pandemic period, according to a new World Bank report published yesterday.
25 November 2025

Fire ravages Korail slum, hundreds of homes burnt

A massive fire tore through the Bou Bazar area of the capital’s Korail slum yesterday evening, reducing hundreds of homes to ashes.
25 November 2025

Ctg faces rabies vaccine shortage

Stock of government-allocated rabies vaccine is running out across Chattogram.
25 November 2025

BNP factions clash in Tanore over Rajshahi-1 nomination

Torch procession by rival group sparks confrontation; several injured
25 November 2025

Wheelchair-bound and alone, Bokul cried for help. A teen saved her as Korail burned

Fire gutted over a hundred homes, plunging already vulnerable families into devastation
25 November 2025

Korail slum fire ‘slowly being contained’ as 20 units battle flames

Official cites jammed approaches and hose disruptions as major hurdles
25 November 2025