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Rear Admiral Khondkar Misbah ul Azim new navy chief
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Bangladeshis view China more positively than the US
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Diplomacy
New loan programme: IMF to push for banking reforms, tax boost
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Cyber slavery: Bangladeshis forced into online scams in Cambodia
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Small traders’ big extortion woes
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Chattogram board suspends remaining HSC exams indefinitely
17 July 2026, 01:42 AM
Education
Man dies from electrocution
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Severed pontoon disrupts travel, trade in Rangabali
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Man dies from electrocution
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
US-Bangla Airlines to resume Dhaka-Kathmandu flights in September
Carrier to operate four weekly flights on the route after an eight-year suspension
14 July 2026, 13:09 PM
HSC examinees take to streets nationwide, demand education minister’s resignation
Students also seek postponement of remaining HSC examinations, a revised schedule and re-tests for flood-hit absentees
14 July 2026, 12:32 PM
BGB turns to drones for flood relief in Habiganj
The technology helps deliver food and cash to inaccessible villages as medical camps treat hundreds of flood-affected residents
14 July 2026, 12:22 PM
Speaker leaves for Qatar to convey PM's condolences
Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will meet the Emir of Qatar and return home on July 16
14 July 2026, 12:12 PM
Union election dispute: Workers’ strike halts Rajshahi bus services
A faction rejects district administration's proposed election committee, demanding it be formed through a general meeting
14 July 2026, 12:05 PM
Govt plans pilot play labs in primary schools
The government is considering a pilot project to launch play labs in primary schools to build children’s interest in science and mathematics, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said yesterday.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
UGC to track 15 years of university research funding
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is preparing a research repository to track how university research funds were spent and what they produced over the past 15 years.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Gaibandha temple president remanded
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday arrested the president of the Sri Sri Radha Gobinda and Kali Temple in Gaibandha’s Palashbari upazila in a money laundering case involving Tk 9.35 crore.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Hasina will land in jail if she returns
Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will be sent to jail if she surrenders, the government reiterated yesterday.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
PM to head national strategy committee
The government has formed an 11-member committee to prepare a national strategy for the swift and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
EC eyes inclusion of armed forces
Ahead of local government elections, the Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it plans to amend the definition of law enforcement agencies to include the Armed Forces Division to address any untoward situations during the polls.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Unity key ahead of local polls
Calling on party leaders and activists to remain vigilant, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said no “hybrids” or infiltrators should be allowed into the party under any circumstances.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Ctg floods: Food, safe water hard to come by
After more than a week of relentless downpours, rains somewhat eased in Chattogram region yesterday, slowly revealing the scale of the devastation as flood‑hit families start returning to damaged homes, ruined farmland, and battered businesses.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Constitutional reforms: Special JS committee formed, opposition walks out
Uncertainty over constitutional reforms deepened yesterday as opposition MPs walked out in protest at the formation of a special parliamentary committee, insisting that the reforms be carried out through a council outlined in the July charter.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Band-aid fixes won’t solve Dhaka’s waterlogging
Dhaka’s persistent waterlogging is driven by fragmented management, the lack of an integrated master plan, unchecked urbanisation, and the steady disappearance of wetlands and canals, according to experts.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
15-month-olds to get vaccines for typhoid
The government has decided to add the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) to the country’s routine immunisation programme from August 1 with the aim of protecting children from the life-threatening bacterial infection
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
18,947 health worker posts remain vacant
Nearly 29 percent of approved health worker posts in government hospitals across the country remain vacant, said Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain yesterday.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
All should work to protect the environment
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged people to take responsibility for keeping their neighbourhoods, canals, and public spaces clean, saying that environmental protection cannot be left to the government alone.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Man arrested over rape of 5-yr-old girl
A man was arrested on Sunday night for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in Mymensingh’s Nandail municipality area.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Dhaka pushes for 3yr delay in LDC graduation
Bangladesh has urged the international community to preserve and expand market access for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by reversing protectionist trends and ensuring transparent, simplified, and development-friendly rules of origin.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM