Fire disrupts internet at Rooppur Power Plant
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
27 out of 730 faulty metro rail bearing pads ‘critical’: Rabiul
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
Saima Wazed quits WHO job after fraud allegations
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
Energy: Govt okays 18 LNG cargoes from Total Energies
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
In Sangsad: Govt, opposition lock horns over fertiliser
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh
Govt plans to drill 150 gas wells by 2031
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10 September 2026 Bangladesh

13 years on, Tazreen fire victims still await justice

Injured victims and families mark the anniversary, calling for full compensation and rehabilitation support
24 November 2025

CA seeks full Commonwealth backing for February election

Reaffirms the interim government's commitment to holding a free, fair, credible, and festive election
24 November 2025

Poor infrastructure, an adaptation bottleneck in coastal households: WB

New survey says inadequate embankments, limited fund leave millions exposed to climate risks
24 November 2025

Artistes protest in Dhaka demanding release of baul singer Abul Sarkar

The organisers said they would submit a charter of demands to the home ministry after the programme
24 November 2025

DU professor gets six-month HC bail in anti-terrorism case

The court also issued a rule asking the state to explain why Hafizur should not be granted permanent bail
24 November 2025
24 November 2025

Bhutan PM leaves Dhaka for Thimphu

Before his departure, the Bhutanese prime minister was accorded a static guard of honour in line with state protocol
24 November 2025

Killing of 28 people in Rampura: Two army officers brought to ICT

A total of four individuals have been made accused in the case
24 November 2025

Suspected robber killed in mob beating

A suspected robber was killed in a mob beating during a robbery attempt in Pirojpur Sadar upazila early yesterday.
23 November 2025

Rangamati hospital struggling without ICU, dialysis

Rashel Chakma of Kalindipur in Rangamati has been suffering from kidney disease for nearly two years and requires dialysis twice a week. His mother, Usha Chakma, said since Rangamati General Hospital has no dialysis facility, Rashel must travel to a private hospital in Chattogram for treatment.
23 November 2025

Cancel travel agency ordinance

The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) and Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) yesterday demanded immediate cancellation of the Travel Agency (Registration and Control) Ordinance 2025.
23 November 2025

CWASA water connections: Rusty pipelines, disrupted supply

Md Alamgir Hossain, manager of Morium Bhaban in Chattogram’s densely populated Akbar Shah area, spends three consecutive nights every week waiting by the motor switch for water from Chattogram Wasa.
23 November 2025

Shut down illegal brick kilns in Ctg in 15 days: HC

The High Court yesterday directed the local administration of Chattogram to shut down all illegal brick kilns in the district in 15 days and to submit a compliance report before it.
23 November 2025

No signs of security risks ahead of polls

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdh-ury yesterday said the government has detected no signs of security risks ahead of the upcoming national election.
23 November 2025

Morrelganj, Sharankhola: Delayed bridge work worsens sufferings

Prolonged delay in construction of the Panguchi Bridge has been causing immense sufferings to around four lakh residents of Morrelganj and Sharankhola areas of Bagerhat.
23 November 2025

A village entirely devoured by the Brahmaputra

Once a vibrant and self-reliant agrarian village with around 350 families, Char Montola, a shoal in Kurigram's Chilmari upazila, has disappeared from the map as the Brahmanputra devoured it entirely following two years of intensified river erosion.
23 November 2025

Dhaka, Thimphu reaffirm pledge to strengthen ties

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation at bilateral, regional, subregional and international levels with a shared goal of promoting peace and prosperity.
23 November 2025

Officials debate abolishing NTMC

Top government officials yesterday weighed whether the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre, long criticised for allegedly enabling the former Awami League government’s crackdown on dissent, should be abolished.
23 November 2025

‘We want to show law is equal for all’

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday reacted sharply to a defence plea that several army officers accused in two enforced disappearance cases be permitted to appear virtually.
23 November 2025