52 eminent citizens raise concern over new CHT committees
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Rights
‘India is just another country’
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
3 madrasa teachers held for ‘torturing students’
14 September 2026
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Crime & Justice
Fertiliser supply / Dealer-retailer clique hurting farmers: SB
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
N’ganj-Dhaka-Joydebpur route: Electric trains on the cards
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
DUCSU polls preparations: Shibir gears up, Chhatra Dal lags behind
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Hilsa haul takes a nosedive
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Cyber security act: Draft changes echo DSA-era restrictions
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Suspicious payments shadow Bangla QR transaction boom
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Surge in dengue deaths breaks monthly records
14 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Patuakhali fishermen ready to venture into sea as 22-day fishing ban ends tonight
Ban was successful, district fisheries officer says
25 October 2025
Teacher arrested over rape of 12-year-old boy in Gazipur
The victim’s father filed a case
25 October 2025
Retired officials from 25 BCS cadres allege discrimination in retrospective promotions
They claim administration cadre received disproportionate benefits
25 October 2025
Farmers struggle with non-urea fertiliser shortage in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat
Dealers blamed for ‘artificial crisis’
25 October 2025
Man held for brandishing ‘dummy rifle’ in procession
Case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act
25 October 2025
July charter will be ‘mere formality’ without public legal framework: NCP
Party urges consensus commission to publish draft order and legal basis before signing or holding any referendum
25 October 2025
Experts from four countries invited to probe into Dhaka airport fire: home adviser
Says fire that spread fast due to chemicals, garment materials was contained in time
25 October 2025
NCP delegation sits with consensus commission members to seek clarity on July charter
Party seeks legal basis, detailed execution guidelines after previously refusing to sign the charter
25 October 2025
Cox’s Bazar fishermen set to return to sea tonight as 22-day ban ends tonight
Uncertainty looms over fishermen’s fate as depression forms Bay of Bengal
25 October 2025
Teacher turned farmer: From single mango tree to thriving orchard of exotic fruits
‘I felt like I had stepped into a green paradise,’ says a visitor at Moulvibazar orchard
25 October 2025
One dead, 30 injured in clash following dispute over Ludo in Brahmanbaria
Violence reignited after a failed compensation settlement from an earlier arbitration over a Ramadan Ludo quarrel
25 October 2025
4 killed in road crashes in Faridpur, Lalmonirhat
2 die in Lalmonirhat as auto-rickshaw plunges into ditch; 2 in Faridpur in bus-auto-rickshaw collision
25 October 2025
Local BNP leader shot in Brahmanbaria
Protest erupts in Nabinagar following the incident
25 October 2025
Rezwan’s floating school wins Unesco Confucius prize
Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan’s solar-powered floating schools have received the Unesco Confucius Prize for Literacy 2025, one of the world’s highest honours for advancing education and lifelong learning.
24 October 2025
NCP won’t be a ‘pet’ opposition
The National Citizens Party aims to either form the government or play the role of a strong opposition, said Sarjis Alam, the party’s chief organiser for the northern region, yesterday.
24 October 2025
‘Will build a united country with the inclusion of all’
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said if his party comes to power, it will make sincere efforts to address the problems of all indigenous groups.
24 October 2025
Dengue Surge: Mitford hospital stretched to the limit
It was around 1:00pm on Thursday when this correspondent entered one of the medicine wards at Mitford hospital in Old Dhaka. Just at the entrance, two women were found wailing -- they had just lost a loved one to dengue.
24 October 2025
‘Ahmad Rafique was a social revolutionary’
Although Language Movement veteran Ahmad Rafique could not practise as a doctor after completing his medical degree, he chose instead to become a “doctor of society,” dedicating his life to bringing social change, said speakers at a memorial meeting yesterday.
24 October 2025
UN must evolve to realise global aspirations for peace: Yunus
Bangladesh will continue to do its part to ensure a stable and peaceful world, says the chief adviser
24 October 2025
Two groups clash at NCP meeting
Two groups claiming to be members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) clashed at a coordination meeting in the capital yesterday, reportedly over a financial dispute.
24 October 2025