BNP leader held for ‘forcing RMU VC to resign’
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Trivedi meets Modi, ‘talks about Tarique’s possible visit’
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Diplomacy
School textbooks to get new content on history
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Bangladesh
Cancer queues long, families stretched
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Bangladesh
15yr NCT deal with DP World to be signed today
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Bangladesh
Biman places order for 10 Airbus planes
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Bangladesh
Talks with IMF for new loan to continue in Bangkok
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh satellite saved from space debris by local engineers
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News
Dhaka, a city growing without a plan
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Bangladesh
JS body puts women athletes’ safety first
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Bangladesh
Betel leaves, zarda found in suspicious bag at Mirpur-10 metro station: DMP
Metro station reopens after bomb disposal unit confirms no explosives; another suspicious sack near Farmgate also found harmless
1 August 2026
Bangladesh to join global AI body as observer
Government says move will strengthen international cooperation on AI innovation, regulation and inclusive digital development
1 August 2026
Nearly 60-year-old litchi orchard in Jamalpur almost wiped out by waterlogging
Knee-deep water through last year's monsoon and this year's has also damaged saplings, quarters and mango orchards
1 August 2026
US has strong confidence in Tarique's leadership: Special envoy Sergio Gor
Says revised US travel advisory signals Bangladesh is ready for investment
1 August 2026
Mirpur-10 metro station shut after suspicious bag found; another reported near Farmgate
Bomb disposal unit examines items after security alerts at two Dhaka metro stations
1 August 2026
Raid uncovers suspected poison-linked shrimp processing network inside Sundarbans
Three illegal camps dismantled as officials seize suspected poison, shrimp and fishing equipment during day-long drive
1 August 2026
1974 famine gave birth to this salt-making craft. Now it's fading away
For more than 50 years, workers in Pirojpur have turned discarded industrial brine into edible salt. Rising costs and factory closures now threaten to end the tradition
1 August 2026
US Special Envoy Sergio Gor calls on PM
The meeting began at 9:30am at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon
1 August 2026
Rohingyas: US urges global partners to increase contributions
The United States has supported this camp and urges its partners around the world to increase their contributions," said Sergio Gor
1 August 2026
Govt plans martial arts classes for primary students: Bobby Hajjaj
Classes four and five could receive training aimed at building discipline, confidence and self-defence skills
1 August 2026
They’re alive, please bring them home
For nearly 11 months, every unanswered question weighed on Md Syed Ali and his wife, Rekha Begum. Their son, Rimel Mia, 27, had travelled to Russia for work but later found himself caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war.
1 August 2026
Logistics woes stand in way of Ctg export hub
Economic, free trade zones, terminals, deep-sea port are reshaping region
1 August 2026
Rohingyas seek safe return as Gor visits Ukhiya camps
Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar have demanded safe repatriation to Myanmar as US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor visited them in the refugee camps in Ukhiya yesterday.
1 August 2026
Pranto framed in narcotics case: probe
A police investigation has revealed that the narcotics charges brought against Mirza Ishtiaq Ahmed Pranto, a law student who died last month in custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Faridpur, were fabricated.
1 August 2026
‘Break the chains of time, abolish the curfew’
A platform of female students at Dhaka University yesterday painted protest graffiti on the main gates of five women’s dormitories, demanding an end to night-time entry restrictions.
1 August 2026
Lost waters, lost livelihoods
The disappearance of rivers, canals and wetlands has left the Bagdi community in Jhenaidah -- a gazetted, protected ethnic minority community -- struggling with severe financial hardship.
1 August 2026
Withdraw action against 10 DU teachers
The Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has demanded the withdrawal of disciplinary measures against 10 teachers, alleging the university syndicate violated the Dhaka University Order, 1973, and due process.
1 August 2026
Recognising those behind the lens
Some photographs document history. Others preserve grief, resilience, and everyday realities that might otherwise fade with time.
1 August 2026
Poll campaigns cost nothing for most parties
Twenty-seven of the 50 parties that contested February’s general election reported zero campaign expenditure, according to filings submitted to the Election Commission (EC).
1 August 2026
Protecting Red Sea: Bangladesh joins KSA-led coalition
Bangladesh and 13 other countries have endorsed a Saudi plan for a multinational maritime defence coalition to protect international shipping and energy supply routes in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis disrupted one of the world’s busiest trade corridors.
1 August 2026