Update / PM reaches Moulvibazar on daylong visit
BSS, Moulvibazar
4 hour(s) ago Bangladesh
60% of all loans distressed
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Criticise, don’t sensationalise
Staff Correspondent
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
‘Returned home in instant protest’
Staff Correspondent
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Holy Ashura on June 26 Muharram moon sighted
UNB, Dhaka
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Put women at centre of climate adaptation
Staff Correspondent
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
‘OC ordered constables to fire at us’
Staff Correspondent
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
ACC moves to bring back ex-IGP Benazir from Dubai
Staff Correspondent
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh

Supreme Court's virtual judicial proceedings stayed

SC, however, did not specify any reason behind the move
3 May 2026, 21:03 PM

Illegal structures to be demolished even if used as BNP offices: Gazipur-3 MP

SM Rafiqul Islam orders eviction of all illegal structures on RHD land along the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway
3 May 2026, 20:54 PM

BNP leader’s detention disrupts bus services from Cumilla

Supporters blocked buses and three-wheelers for around three and a half hours
3 May 2026, 20:53 PM

DMP to take legal action against drivers ignoring traffic case notices

CCTV and AI-based cameras are being used to detect violations, it says
3 May 2026, 19:27 PM

Water from Ctg’s Muradpur-Lalkhan Bazar flyover adds to commuters’ woes

CCC executive engineer Rifatul says they will install new pipelines to resolve matter rainfall subsides
3 May 2026, 18:49 PM

NCP's Nusrat Tabassum to miss oath for reserved seat in parliament tonight

EC says the gazette may be issued tomorrow, but a pending writ petition by Monira Sharmin could affect the final decision
3 May 2026, 17:24 PM

EC orders quick disposal of 68,000 pending NID correction cases

Field officials instructed to clear backlog within month
3 May 2026, 16:51 PM

A prolonged vacuum at the ACC gives a wrong message

Anti-corruption agencies depend on continuity. Without leadership, investigations slow and enforcement stalls. In this vacuum, even routine processes become uncertain
3 May 2026, 16:04 PM

DAG Rezaul Karim resigns to contest SCBA polls

To run for secretary as Green Panel candidate
3 May 2026, 15:22 PM

No journalist will stay in jail without committing crime: Info minister

Defamation cases and legal complexities involving the media will be brought under the Press Council’s institutional management, he says
3 May 2026, 14:54 PM

Four bridges on old Dhaka-Sylhet highway at risk as erosion weakens structures

Cracks, exposed foundations and landslides raise fears of disruption along key 10km stretch in Habiganj
3 May 2026, 14:42 PM

Move for zero-cost recruitment to Malaysia raises hope

Experts call for end to malpractices, syndicate control in labour migration system to ensure success of the new policy
3 May 2026, 14:20 PM
3 May 2026, 14:19 PM

Two farmers die after witnessing submerged paddy fields in Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj

Families say financial stress and shock triggered fatal collapses amid widespread haor flooding
3 May 2026, 12:46 PM

Without journalists’ well-being, press freedom will remain elusive

The unseen crisis of stress, insecurity, and institutional neglect in Bangladesh’s newsrooms
3 May 2026, 12:08 PM

90-year-old man murdered inside Sreemangal mosque during Fajr prayers

Victim attacked with pen during prostration; suspect held
3 May 2026, 12:02 PM

Tangail farmers protest over kiln emissions damaging Boro paddies

Up to 60 hectares affected in Mirzapur; farmers seek compensation as probe begins
3 May 2026, 00:23 AM

Improved, real-time fact-checking must to curb misinfo

Misinformation and rumours in Bangladesh are no longer merely online falsehoods but are increasingly being used as political and commercial tools from social media to the streets and then into mainstream media and academics, said media experts and policymakers yesterday.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Nusrat’s nomination valid: EC

The Election Commission yesterday declared the nomination paper of Nusrat Tabassum, joint convener of the National Citizen Party, valid for a reserved women’s seat in the 13th National Parliament under the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Free police stations from middlemen

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday directed law enforcement agencies to eliminate middlemen from police stations across the country, including those under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM