February 25, 2026

Deadly gas blasts shake Bangladesh

Muhid Hasan : A residential gas cylinder explosion in Cumilla on Tuesday left four family members critically injured, including a toddler, just days after a...

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February 25, 2026

Jamaat reacts to president’s remarks

Staff Reporter : Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has publicly questioned recent remarks made by President Mohammed Shahabuddin regarding the political developments of...

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February 25, 2026

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan on Tuesday unveils the cover of a book titled “Abisongbadito Tarique Rahman” in the seminar room of the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

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February 24, 2026

Commission to be formed to probe 2009 BDR mutiny

Staff Reporter : The government has decided to form a new commission to reinvestigate the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny at Pilkhana, Home Minister...

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February 24, 2026

Economic recovery remains fragile

Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s economy is still facing strain, with signs of improving stability but a recovery that remains fragile, the Metropolitan Chamber of...

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February 24, 2026

Long lines form behind TCB trucks as low-income people seek cheaper food amid rising prices of daily necessities. The picture was taken outside PG Hospital in the capital on Monday.

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February 24, 2026

Tajul out, Aminul in as ICT Chief Prosecutor

Staff Reporter : The government has removed Mohammad Tajul Islam from his position as chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and appointed Advocate...

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February 24, 2026

Greenland rejects Trump’s offer

Agencies : Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has firmly rejected an offer by Donald Trump to send a US hospital ship to the Arctic...

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February 24, 2026

Political appointments undermine democracy

Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : The appointment of senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders to administrative roles in six major city corporations has...

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February 24, 2026

Lawless crowds, deadly consequences

Staff Reporter : On the night of 23 February, another life was extinguished in a brutal mob attack, the latest in a disturbing pattern...

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February 24, 2026

Slow pace of traffic on 5th day of Ramadan

Staff Reporter : Severe traffic congestion gripped major roads across Dhaka on the fifth day of Ramadan, leaving commuters stranded for hours and intensifying frustration...

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February 24, 2026

‘Human rights under assault’

Reuters : Human rights are under assault worldwide, the United Nations chief warned on Monday, citing widespread abuses of international law and devastating civilian suffering...