No DC fit list in 7 months
The government has failed to prepare a fit list for appointing deputy commissioners though the selection process has begun almost seven months ago for posting to the key position in the field administration.
Bangladesh
Dismembered body found in travel bag at Tongi
The police recovered the dismembered body of a person from an abandoned travel bag at Tongi in Gazipur on Friday morning.
22 Bangladeshis return after serving jail terms in India
Twenty-two Bangladeshi nationals, including men, women and children, returned to the country through the Tamabil Land Port at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Friday afternoon after serving different terms of imprisonment in Indian jail over...
Rise in water levels trigger flood concerns among locals in Sirajganj
The rising water level of the River Jamuna, driven by onrushing waters from upstream and persistent heavy rainfall, has sparked fears of potential flooding among local residents in Sirajganj.
Bangladesh interim govt committed to press freedom, safety: Shafiqul Alam
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday said they 鈥榮trongly and unequivocally鈥� reject the insinuation that the interim government has been responsible for undermining freedom of expression or media independence over the past year.
Bangladesh seeks enhanced collaboration with Australia in skill dev
Bangladesh鈥檚 foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam has emphasised enhanced collaboration between Bangladesh鈥檚 Technical Training Centers and Australia鈥檚 Technical and Further Education in skill development and language training for Bangladeshi youths by sending Australian instructors to Bangladesh.
4 Rohingyas among 26聽more people pushed into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force has pushed at least 26 more people, including four Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through different border points in Naogaon and Moulvibazar on Friday morning.
Swollen Kaptai lake maroons 200 families in Khagrachhari
More than 200 families residing in the low-lying areas along the Chengi River in Mahalchhari upazila of Khagrachhari have been marooned as water levels in the Kaptai Lake rose abruptly despite no recent rainfall in the district.
Five held for journalist Tuhin murder in Gazipur
The police detained five individuals for questioning over the gruesome murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was hacked to death in Gazipur city on Thursday night.
NCC to sit with experts over implementing July Charter
The National Consensus Commission will start its dialogue with experts from the coming week to determine the pathway to implement the July Charter, commission vice-chair Professor Ali Riaz said on Friday.
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榤oderate鈥� Friday morning
Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, has ranked 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 10:20am this morning (August 8, 2025).
Road accidents kill 8 people
At least eight people were killed and 16 others injured in separate road accidents in five districts on Thursday...
32 citizens want Jamaat admit anti-liberation role
Thirty-two citizens in a statement on Thursday said that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami must admit that it played a role against the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971...
Indian national arrested with Aadhaar card in Rangamati
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian national with an Indian Aadhaar card in the bordering Bagakhali Bazar area of Jurachhari upazila in Rangamati district early Thursday.
RU JCD demands action against pro-AL teachers
The Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, staged demonstrations on the campus Thursday, demanding punitive action against pro-Awami League teachers and officials accused of...