Govt relaxes fuel import condition amid price pressure
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Teacher’s death: DB clears Rab’s arrestees, detains two ‘real culprits’
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Three metro projects get go-ahead, costing Tk 2.5 lakh crore
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A road to ruin Maheshkhali forest
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Shore up fertiliser supplies to avert crisis before Boro
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Govt drilling 150 more gas wells, to get 3 new LNG terminals
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Malaysia job market reopening: Recruitment clouded by cartel worries
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Bangladesh faces dual threat from cyber scams
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‘India speaks sweetly, conspires behind scenes’
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In Brief / Govt to continue efforts to bring back convicts
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Govt drafts 2 laws to protect patients, healthcare workers
If any person leads, participates in, or incites any organised group or riot that results in an attack or assault on a healthcare worker or healthcare institution, they may face up to 10 years in jail, or a fine of up to Tk 15 lakh, or both.
18 October 2025
Consensus to reform: Will this one stick?
Most of the political parties have signed the much-discussed and long-awaited July National Charter -- a landmark document towards reshaping Bangladesh’s democracy and its institutions.
18 October 2025
Friday’s violence: 5 cases filed, 2,900 sued
Police have filed five cases against around 2,900 unidentified individuals, describing them as “miscreants” and people with “fascist ideologies”, in connection with Friday’s violence outside the parliament complex ahead of the July charter signing ceremony.
18 October 2025
Tk 1,200cr lost in missed savings as pipeline sits idle
Government has yet to find operator over a year and half after completion of Single Point Mooring project in Cox’s Bazar
18 October 2025
Passengers suffer as fire sparks chaos
A fire at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) yesterday caused significant disruption and anxiety for thousands of passengers, who were left frustrated by a lack of clear information about their flights.
18 October 2025
NCP to be in talks, on streets too
The government and the consensus commission have continued active engagement with the National Citizen Party in an effort to persuade it to sign the July Charter.
18 October 2025
Blaze guts cargo village at Dhaka airport
Cargo parking in-charge and witness Momin said he first saw the fire near the Skyview Airline office at Gate No-8
18 October 2025
RMG workers block road over arrears
RMG workers blocked a road in the Konabari area of Gazipur yesterday morning after the factory authorities closed the facility without prior notice amid the workers’ demand for unpaid salaries.
18 October 2025
A festival of light, livelihood
With Diwali approaching, potters in the northern parts of the country are abuzz with activity as they race to meet soaring demand for earthen lamps, locally known as diya.
18 October 2025
Anti-Terrorism Case: Ex-DIG prisons sent to jail
A Dhaka court yesterday sent Sheikh Abdul Amik, former deputy inspector general (prisons), to jail in an anti-terrorism case.
18 October 2025
Ban leaded products
A group of young activists staged a protest in Dhaka yesterday, urging the government to impose an immediate ban on leaded products to safeguard public health, particularly that of children.
18 October 2025
Shafiuddin Ahmed’s death anniv today
Today marks the 13th death anniversary of Shafiuddin Ahmed, a local organiser of the Liberation War, politician, and social worker, said a press release.
18 October 2025
30 hurt as BNP, Jubo Dal clash in N’ganj
At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of BNP and Jubo Dal over establishing supremacy in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila yesterday morning.
18 October 2025
Playground in Kulaura shrinks as locals grab land
Influential locals have allegedly been encroaching on a school playground in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, gradually shrinking the field and depriving students of their only space for recreation.
18 October 2025
Several injured in firefighting efforts at Dhaka airport
Fire DG says fire 'will not spread further'
18 October 2025
12 Bangladeshi vessel crew members repatriated from India after 8 months
The vessel sank at sea near Ghoramari Dwip in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal
18 October 2025
Bodies of 8 Bangladeshis killed in Oman road accident arrive in Ctg
The eight Bangladeshis lost their lives in Oman on October 8
18 October 2025
30 hurt as BNP, Jubo Dal clash in N'ganj
Six suffer gunshot wounds in Araihazar turf war
18 October 2025
Jamaat ameer voices deep concern over Dhaka airport fire
'This incident at the airport raises serious concerns about whether it was a mere accident or an act of sabotage,' says Dr Shafiqur Rahman
18 October 2025
DNC foils cheating attempt in recruitment exam
The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) today foiled a coordinated cheating attempt during its recruitment exam, arresting candidates using devices and proxy examinees..During a raid at the exam centre, five candidates were caught with advanced cheating devices and 13 proxy examinees wer
18 October 2025