Shapla Chattar massacre: Dipu Moni, Mozammel Babu, Farzana Rupa shown arrested
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered that former minister Dr Dipu Moni, and journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa be shown arrested in...
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Strong orgs urgent to protect democracy
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday said the current Parliament could become a milestone in Bangladesh’s democratic history if democratic institutions...
Court halts order blocking Trump’s 10pc tariff
A US federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a ruling declaring President Donald Trump’s global 10-percent tariffs illegal, granting a government request to suspend...
School Scare Over 50 students fall sick
More than 50 students of Muladuli High School in Ishwardi, Pabna, fell ill during class on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly being exposed to a suspected...
Tk 34,497cr Padma Barrage gets go-ahead
The government has approved a landmark water infrastructure project – the Padma Barrage (1st Phase) – at an estimated cost of Tk 34,497.25 crore, a...
Police yet to crack high-profile Titon murder
The fatal shooting of alleged underworld figure Khandaker Naeem Ahmed Titon in Dhaka’s busy New Market area has intensified concerns over organised crime and the...
Polio, anti-rabies vaccines back on track
Bangladesh has received 3,83,080 doses of polio vaccine from Chinese company Sinovac Biotech, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain confirmed on Wednesday....
Former minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain passes away
Former minister and veteran freedom fighter Engr Mosharraf Hossain died on Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Dhaka. He was 83. He was declared...
DU’s rankings woe rooted in political bias: PM Tarique
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday blamed politically motivated teacher recruitment and a weak research culture for the University of Dhaka’s poor showing in international...
Mother detained, infant behind bars
Two children in school uniforms stand outside the iron gates of Lakshmipur District Prison, their faces etched with fear and confusion. One is in the...
Friendship cannot be built with barbed wire
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Member of Parliament Nahid Islam has said, “Killings are taking place at our border again. Barbed-wire fencing is being...
Fund formed to boost disaster reply capacity
An NGO-Microfinance Institution (MFI) Resourced Pooled Fund has been launched to make locally-run humanitarian financing and disaster response activities more effective and sustainable in the...