Stand strongly against anti-graft drive: Shafiqur
Opposition Leader and Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday called for making the Jatiya Sangsad a “meeting place of the oppressed and ordinary people”, urging...
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Govt seeks public support to make Dhaka livable
The government has taken a set of coordinated initiatives to improve Dhaka’s waste management, drainage and civic services as part of efforts to turn the...
Flood, landslide death toll rises to 57: Ministry
The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in seven districts has risen to 57, with three more deaths reported in the...
Malaysia jobs need fairness, not exploitation
Rights activists have urged the government to ensure transparency, accountability and worker protection in its efforts to reopen the Malaysian labour market for Bangladeshi workers....
EC to publish draft centre list on Aug 10
The Election Commission will publish the draft list of polling centres for the upcoming local government elections on August 10. The final list will be...
Anti-trafficking law gets tougher
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the newly enacted Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act, 2026, would play an important...
Video leak fear drives Jobayed killing: Police
Jagannath University student and Chhatra Dal leader Jobayed Hossain was killed after nearly a month of planning over fear that private photos and videos involving...
56 killed in political violence in six months
At least 56 people were killed and more than 5,246 others injured in political and election-related violence across the country in the first six months...
Student protest halts traffic for hrs
HSC and equivalent examinees blocked major roads in Uttara on Tuesday, paralysing traffic on Airport Road, the Dhaka Elevated Expressway and nearby routes for several...
7 more children die from measles
Seven more children died from measles and suspected measles infections across Bangladesh in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the Directorate General of Health...
Buses rule Dhaka roads beyond AI watch
Inter-city buses stop in the middle of busy roads to pick up and drop off passengers as the area remains outside DMP’s publicly identified AI...
Stephen new UNDP BD resident representative
Stephen Rodriques has joined the United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh as its new resident representative, replacing Stefan Liller. Rodriques will lead UNDP’s operations in...