ACC reform gets stuck
The interim government is yet to implement the recommendations made by the Anti-Corruption Reform Commission seven months ago to strengthen the ant-graft watchdog, rendering uncertain the fate of the recommendations...
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Dev disparity leaves Rajshahi city outskirts suffer during rainy season
While the centre of Rajshahi city gleams with new roads, street lights and public works, residents of its slums and suburban neighbourhoods face immense sufferings during the rainy season due to flooding and water stagnation, exposing a stark disparity in development...
Child found dead in Kushtia
THE police recovered the floating body of a seven-year-old child from Bahadurpur Arokandi village of Bheramara upazila in Kushtia on Friday...
1,991 more crime suspects held in countrywide crackdown
In the ongoing countrywide anti-criminal crackdown, the police arrested 1,991 more crime suspects from different parts of the country in the past 24 hours...
Fascist behaviour still seen among many: Nur
Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur on Friday alleged that fascist attitudes were still visible among many even after the fall of fascism...
UGC congratulates 159 Erasmus Mundus scholarship recipients
Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Professor SMA Faiz at a programme in Dhaka on Thursday congratulated 159 Bangladeshi students who received the Erasmus Mundus scholarships in the 2025-26 academic year...
Mob beats rickshaw puller at Dhanmondi 32 over tribute to Mujib
A rickshaw puller was beaten by a mob at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka on Friday afternoon while attempting to pay tribute to the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his death anniversary.
Three policemen injured during drive in Bogura
Three policemen were severely injured in an attack on a Detective Branch team during an operation to arrest an accused in the Choksutrapur Haddipotti area of Bogura Sadar on Thursday night.
Yunus greets Khaleda on her birthday
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday sent a bouquet of flowers to BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia on her birthday.
Parties express mixed reaction to Yunus鈥檚 comment
Leaders of major political parties on Friday gave mixed reactions to interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 recent interview...
Complaint lodged against 42 people in Barishal over hospital clash
A complaint has been filed against 42 people, including Mohiuddin Roni, a key organiser of the health sector reform movement, for allegedly attacking a human chain programme organised by doctors, nurses and staffs of Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.
Bangladesh Army investigates ex-wife鈥檚 complaint against dismissed officer
The Bangladesh Army has formed a high-level investigation board to probe an allegation of abuse of a woman by a senior army officer, which recently surfaced on social media...
Four of a family found dead in Rajshahi
A man, his wife, and their two children were found dead at their house in Rajshahi鈥檚 Paba upazila early Friday...
AL did not pay tribute to Mujib in Dhanmondi-32
Awami League and its front bodies鈥� leaders and activists did not pay any tribute to the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his 50th death anniversary.