Tuesday | January 20, 2026 | Dhaka
UNB: There are multiple reasons that has made Dhaka unlivable and one of those that keeps its residents in constant and invisible agony is sound pollution. Loudspeakers, hydraulic horns, or sound of construction works,...
UNB: Although water levels in the Teesta River have started to recede the suffering of thousands of flood-hit people continues as waterborne diseases spread in Lalmonirhat district . The water level of the Teesta...
News Desk : Police in several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states have reportedly used language – specifically Bengali – as a marker to identify undocumented Bangladeshi migrants. The approach has led to some notable...
Staff Reporter : For ten years, the Sheikh Hasina government funnelled $190 million into a shadow surveillance empire – importing Israeli and U.S. spyware to track political opponents, silence journalists, and monitor citizens in...
Staff Reporter : Heavy rainfall and upstream water flows from India have caused rivers across northern and western Bangladesh to swell, flooding low-lying areas and displacing thousands of residents. In Lalmonirhat, the Teesta River,...
Farrukh Khosru : The Bangladeshi jute sector is under renewed strain following India’s latest restrictions on the import of jute products-a move many experts and industry representatives have described as protectionist and detrimental to...
Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others in a case filed over alleged sedition, including plotting to overthrow the interim government and...
Reza Mahmud : Today is the 81st birthday of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the country’s highly revered and uncompromising politician and also three times former prime minister of Bangladesh. To celebrate the occasion,...
Reza Mahmud, Dhaka, with : Shofique Ahmed Shofiee, Sylhet : At the source of the Dhalai River, along the Companyganj border, lies the ‘Sada Pathor’ tourist spot-an enchanting natural wonder formed over time by...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has unveiled a 30-point education reform proposal, calling for the transformation of the country’s education system into one that is inclusive, modern, value-based and reflective of national aspirations...
NN Online: The Election Commission (EC) will announce the roadmap for the upcoming national polls next week, Senior Secretary Md Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban, Ahmed said the...
NN Online: Bangladesh has rejected the latest draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, urging negotiators to adopt far stronger measures to combat plastic pollution. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said...