Govt okays 28 public holidays for next year

The government has announced the official list of public holidays for 2026, totalling 28 days off.
10 November 2025

‘You cannot uphold, defy constitution at once’

Poet and thinker Farhad Mazhar has questioned the authority of the interim government to hold a referendum on constitutional reforms, saying it has taken an oath to uphold the constitution.
10 November 2025

SC upholds bail for Latif Siddique

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to former jute and textile minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Md Monjurul Alam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
10 November 2025

4 Bagerhat, 5 Gazipur seats restored

The High Court yesterday declared illegal the Election Commission’s gazette notification that reduced the number of parliamentary seats in Bagerhat from four to three and increased the number of seats of Gazipur from five to six.
10 November 2025

HC questions the legality of scrapping recruitment

The High Court yesterday issued a rule questioning the legality of the government decision to cancel the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools.
10 November 2025

Deported workers call for justice

Bangladeshi migrant workers deported from Malaysia formed a human chain yesterday, demanding urgent support for 431 workers who were allegedly exploited by two Malaysian companies -- Mediceram and Kawaguchi Manufacturing.
10 November 2025

‘Women to get full day’s pay for 5-hr workday’

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday reiterated that, if elected to power, his party would ensure the safety of women in workplaces.
10 November 2025

Plot afoot to erase 1971 spirit: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that a vested group was conspiring to erase the spirit of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
10 November 2025

Work with honesty, dedication

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday expressed hope that the Corps of Signals would continue contributing to nation-building through development activities carried out with honesty, sincerity, and a strong sense of duty.
10 November 2025

Abu Sayed murder trial may end by January

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday recorded the testimony of the 12th prosecution witness in the case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July uprising, with prosecutors expecting the trial proceedings to conclude by January next year.
10 November 2025
10 November 2025

Crude bombs go off in four more Dhaka locations

No casualties reported in these incidents
10 November 2025

Primary teachers end strike after assurance from finance ministry

Demands for pay scale upgrade and promotion parity would be reviewed
10 November 2025

Elections won't be acceptable without Awami League: Kader Siddique

Says he will boycott elections if Jatiya Party is excluded as well
10 November 2025
10 November 2025

‘Those saying provision for referendum not in constitution support fascism’

Jamaat leader Hamidur Rahman says constitution was amended during a fascist regime
10 November 2025

Two forest officers injured in attack by robbers in Ctg

They were responding to illegal logging in a protected forest
10 November 2025
10 November 2025