'Shooter Bappi' escapes with woman hostage during police raid in Ashulia
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Police say they did not open fire to keep the woman safe
2 Sri Lankan fishermen rescued off Cox's Bazar after ‘drifting at sea for 36 days’
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Authorities verifying identities and details of ordeal; duo reportedly survived by eating raw fish
Ensure food security for all
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Crores of people still cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh.
Before Bangladesh adds a third language, it needs the right language policy
Blowin’ in the Wind
Last month, the prime minister told parliament that his government was planning to introduce courses on a third language from Class 6.

A growing herd in a shrinking forest

25 July 2026, 00:00 AM Weekend Read
As elephant numbers grow in the forests of the Mymensingh region, shrinking habitats, blocked migration routes and escalating human-elephant conflict are threatening the future of one of Bangladesh’s last remaining transboundary elephant populations.

Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome

24 July 2026, 00:00 AM THE THIRD VIEW
After our Liberation War, we started off with the parliamentary system of government. Then Bangabandhu himself betrayed that vision and that of multiparty democracy by instituting BAKSAL, a one-party system, and introducing the presidential model of government.
Nine hurdles keeping FDI away
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Tajuddin Ahmad: A life for Bangladesh

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Flightpaths strewn with tall buildings
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Year after year the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been battling to keep the airspace surrounding Dhaka’s airports clean of buildings that exceed the height limit.
Star Special / Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
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They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work