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What went down in Turag on June 22?
Md Suman, 17, from Ranabhola under Turag Police Station, had been missing since he left home on June 22. Around 11:00pm on June 26, police recovered his body from the Turag River, about half a kilometre from the boat terminal near Ashulia Gorur Haat.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
1,320 cadre recommended in 47th BCS
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday published the final results of the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination, recommending 1,521 candidates for appointment.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Fact-Check: Old videos shared as ‘Turag killings’
Over the past few days, multiple accounts affiliated with the Awami League have circulated two videos on social media, presenting the footage as showing recovered bodies of Chhatra League leaders after they were murdered and dumped in the Turag river.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Chair dispute leaves 20 injured in Habiganj
At least 20 people were injured yesterday after a dispute over seating at a World Cup screening escalated into a clash in Habiganj Sadar upazila.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
9th pay scale: Full raise in basic pay likely from next month
The government may implement the Ninth Pay Scale in two phases, with the full increase in basic salaries likely to take effect from July and increased allowances to follow the next fiscal year, finance ministry officials have said.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Adopt zakat-based model for economy
Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mujibur Rahman yesterday called for replacing Bangladesh’s interest-based economic system with a zakat-based alternative, saying the country must “bury” the existing model and adopt the economic principles of Madinah.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Opposition stages walk out over 2 bills
Following the discussion on the proposed 2026-27 budget, parliament yesterday introduced two bills under the supplementary agenda -- the Bangladesh Medical University (Amendment) Bill and the Public Examinations (Offences) (Amendment) Bill.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Illegal tree felling goes on in Kalachhara
An organised syndicate has been systematically felling and smuggling valuable trees from the Kalachhara forest area in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar, locals and environmental activists alleged.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Dhaka division gets new commissioner
The government has appointed new divisional commissioner for Dhaka while also making fresh appointments to the posts of deputy commissioner (DC) in Sylhet and Cumilla.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Betel nuts a lifeline for northern farmers
Mobarak Hossain, 60, a farmer from Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, was seen standing in Balarhat market with a sack of freshly harvested betel nuts.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Major changes in police admin
The government yesterday carried out a major reshuffle in the police administration, transferring or assigning new responsibilities to 21 senior officers of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Police) cadre.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Suspect put on two-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed Anowar Hossain of Lakshmipur’s Raipur on a two-day remand in a case filed over the arson attack and vandalism on The Daily Star’s office in Dhaka.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Police take steps to improve law and order
Amid growing public concern over a persistent rise in violent crime, police have moved to strengthen their organisational capacity and internal coordination to improve law enforcement nationwide.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Forests vanish, hunger grows for 200 langurs
For nearly 25 years, more than 200 black-faced langurs have lived along the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah. Divided into at least six groups, they roam villages including Bhabanagar, Swaruppur, Chapatala, Talsar, Shyamkur, and Kusumpur.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Why fuse every issue with your ideology?’
Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Husain yesterday questioned the logic behind opposition Jamaat-e-Islami lawmakers’ protest against the government’s decision to cancel Ad-din Medical College Hospital’s licence.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Demonetise Tk 500, 1,000 notes to boost bank deposits
BNP lawmaker AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon yesterday proposed temporarily demonetising the Tk 500 and Tk 1,000 banknotes to bring people’s cash savings back into the banking system.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Over 80,000 retired non-govt teachers await benefits
More than 80,000 applications from retired teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions seeking retirement benefits are pending, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon told parliament yesterday.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
18 crore people mastermind of July uprising
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has rejected the idea that any single individual was the “mastermind” behind the July uprising.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Four more die with measles-like symptoms
Four more patients died of suspected measles across the country in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 712.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Relocate illegal chemical depots from Old Dhaka
The Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) yesterday called upon the government to take appropriate measures to relocate all illegal chemical warehouses and hazardous industrial establishments from Old Dhaka and other residential areas to safe locations within a fixed timeframe.
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM