150-year-old Dhemdhemia Kali Mela opens in Birganj with horse and buffalo trade
BIRGANJ — The traditional 150-year-old Dhemdhemia Kali fair has opened in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila, drawing horse and buffalo traders from across northern Bangladesh.
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6 teachers fall ill during hunger strike over pay demands
DHAKA — Six teachers have fallen ill while continuing a hunger strike for higher housing and medical allowances, organizers said.
Takaichi elected Japan's first female prime minister
TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister Tuesday, ending decades of male leadership.
Government forces 9 senior secretaries into early retirement
DHAKA — The government has sent nine secretaries into compulsory retirement in the public interest, the Public Administration Ministry said.
Morocco beats Argentina 2-0 to win Under-20 World Cup
SANTIAGO — Morocco beat Argentina 2-0 in Santiago, Chile, to win the Under-20 football World Cup, with a brace from Yassir Zabiri sealing the title.
Teachers announce new protests in Shahbagh and nationwide
DHAKA — MPO-listed teachers and employees announced new protest programs in Shahbagh and across the country to press demands for higher housing and other allowances, leaders said.
Union council chairman runs office in hiding, residents suffer
NILPHAMARI — The chairman of Chandkhana Union Parishad in Kishoreganj upazila has been running the council from hiding for nearly a year, leaving residents struggling to obtain trade licenses, birth certificates and other civic…
Cocktail explodes near NCP leader Sarjis Alam's venue in Bogura
BOGURA — A crude bomb exploded Monday afternoon near a venue where Sarjis Alam, chief organizer for the northern region of the National Citizen Party, was holding a coordination meeting, police and party leaders…
Court cancels bail for Awami League leader Chandan Kumar Pal
SHERPUR — A court on Monday canceled the bail of Chandan Kumar Pal, senior vice-president of the Sherpur district Awami League and a former public prosecutor, and issued an arrest warrant against him in…
Court orders Salman Shah's death to be treated as murder case
DHAKA — A Dhaka court has ordered that the 1996 death of film star Salman Shah be reclassified as a murder case, nearly 29 years after he died, the family's lawyer said.
Court orders Salman Shah's death registered as a murder case after 29 years
A Dhaka court has ordered that the 1996 death of film star Salman Shah be registered as a murder case, 29 years on, granting his mother's revision petition against the earlier 'unnatural death' ruling.
Student detained over killing of Jagannath University BNP youth leader
DHAKA — Police have detained a young woman in connection with the killing of Jubayed Ahmed, a Jagannath University student and Chhatra Dal leader who was found stabbed to death in old Dhaka, officials…
Jagannath University student found dead in old Dhaka
DHAKA — The body of a Jagannath University statistics student and Chhatra Dal leader was recovered from an alley in old Dhaka's Armanitola on Sunday evening, police said.
BSF pushes 9 Bangladeshis across Chougachha border
CHOUGACHHA — India's Border Security Force pushed nine Bangladeshis, including women and children, across the Mashila border in Jashore's Chougachha upazila on Sunday afternoon following a flag meeting with Border Guard Bangladesh, officials said.
Toddler drowns in pond in Gopalganj
GOPALGANJ — A 2-year-old girl drowned in a pond in Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj on Sunday morning, police said.
9 fishermen arrested for catching mother hilsa in Padma River
RAJBARI — Law enforcement officers arrested nine fishermen for catching mother hilsa in the Padma River in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari in defiance of a government fishing ban, police said.
Illegal hilsa market thrives on Padma char despite fishing ban
FARIDPUR — An illegal hilsa market is operating twice a day on a char in the Padma River in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur, even as a 22-day government ban on catching mother hilsa remains…
Gazipur garment workers block road for 10 hours over unpaid wages
Hundreds of workers at Sadhin Garments Ltd in Gazipur's Konabari blocked a regional road for about 10 hours Saturday, demanding two months of unpaid wages.
Narsingdi's Abdul Kadir Mollah City College sustains strong HSC pass rate
Narsingdi's Abdul Kadir Mollah City College recorded a 99.70 percent pass rate in this year's Dhaka Board HSC examinations, with 696 students earning GPA-5.
Mine explosion at Alikadam border kills Myanmar national, injures Bangladeshi
A mine explosion on the zero line of the Alikadam border in Bandarban killed a Myanmar national and injured a Bangladeshi youth, officials said.
Jhalkati floating guava market draws tourists and an envoy
A floating guava market in Bhimruli canal in Jhalkati's Kirttipasha union is drawing crowds, with Algeria's ambassador to Bangladesh recently visiting the site.
Khagrachhari bus crash kills 2, injures at least 13
Two people were killed and at least 13 injured when a passenger bus overturned in Khagrachhari's Sapmara area on the Dhaka-Khagrachhari regional road.
Cox's Bazar to become hub for international trade, speakers say
Cox's Bazar's development is no longer a purely national issue and is now tied to the Bay of Bengal economy and regional politics, speakers said at a Dhaka roundtable.
Two killed in separate train accidents in Chattogram's Mirsharai
Two people, including a 55-year-old woman, were killed in two separate train accidents in the Joragonj and Bareyarhat areas of Mirsharai in Chattogram.
Chandpur joint forces detain 12, including 7 teen gang members
A joint forces operation in Chandpur's Hajiganj detained 12 people, including seven members of a teenage gang, the Armed Police Battalion said.
Twelve held, including seven teen-gang members, in Hajiganj joint-forces drive
A joint-forces special operation in Chandpur's Hajiganj has detained 12 people, including seven members of a teenage gang, recovering knives and locally made weapons, the army camp said. A separate drive netted five more…
Six-member panel to probe Dhaka airport cargo fire; sabotage suspected
Authorities formed a six-member committee to investigate a major fire at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cargo village in Dhaka that destroyed millions of taka in imported goods, with sabotage suspected.
Bogura's Char Dharabarsha could become a tourist hotspot
Char Dharabarsha, a sandbar in the Jamuna river in Bogura's Sariakandi upazila, has emerged as a scenic destination with potential to become a major tourism site.
Court jails 6 Awami League leaders in Birganj double-murder case
A court in Dinajpur sent six Awami League leaders to jail Sunday in a case over the 2014 election-day killings of two Chhatra Shibir activists, Salauddin and Asadul Islam.
BNP holds joint meeting in Chougachha
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders met in Chougachha, Jashore, on Saturday, with Jashore district BNP president Sayed Saberul Haque Sabu as chief guest.
Flights suspended at Dhaka airport after cargo village fire
Authorities temporarily halted flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday after a fire broke out in the cargo village, civil aviation officials said.
Six BNP leaders charged with illegal sand mining on Nijhum Dwip
Police filed a case against six Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists accused of illegally extracting sand from a sea beach on Nijhum Dwip in Hatiya, Noakhali.
Jamaat-e-Islami campaigns in Rangamati's Kaukhali
Jamaat-e-Islami held a day-long election campaign Saturday in Kaukhali upazila of Rangamati, led by the party's parliamentary candidate for the Rangamati-299 seat, lawyer Mokhtar Ahmed.
BNP warns against attempts to exploit teachers' protests
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman backs teachers' ongoing protests but warned against efforts to exploit the movement to create unrest, a party statement said Saturday.
MPO-listed teachers hold 'black flag' march in Dhaka
Teachers and staff at MPO-listed private schools marched with black flags Saturday in Dhaka to press demands for higher housing and medical allowances and full nationalization.
Major fire breaks out at Dhaka airport; 28 units battle blaze
A major fire broke out Saturday in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, prompting a response from army and navy personnel and 28 fire service units.
Afghanistan pulls out of Pakistan tri-series after 3 cricketers killed
Afghanistan withdrew from a tri-nation Twenty20 series with Pakistan after Pakistani airstrikes killed three local cricketers, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said.
July Charter still open to change, attorney general says
Bangladesh's Attorney General Md. Asaduzzaman said the July Charter should not be a subject of dispute and remains open to revision, warning that derailment would set the country back.
Mymensingh board's HSC pass rate falls to 51.54%, lowest in 4 years
MYMENSINGH — The pass rate at the Mymensingh Education Board fell to 51.54% in this year's HSC examinations, the lowest in four years, with 15 institutions recording zero passes, board chairman Mohammad Shahidullah said.
Cumilla opens 100-bed specialty hospital for diabetics
CUMILLA — A 100-bed specialty hospital named Khairunnesa-Ibrahim General Hospital opened Friday in the city's Bishnupur Munsef Quarter, offering diabetes care and specialist treatment at lower cost than Dhaka, officials said.
Ordinary Bangladeshis lose savings as investment scams spread
DHAKA — Ordinary Bangladeshis are losing their savings to a wave of investment scams across banks, the stock market, insurance and unregistered online platforms, while most perpetrators remain at large, analysts say.
Some 50 BNP leaders, activists join Jamaat-e-Islami in Lakshmipur
LAKSHMIPUR — Some 50 leaders and supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Lakshmipur joined Jamaat-e-Islami at a ceremony in Sadar upazila on Friday night, led by BNP leader Hossain Ahmed.
30 hurt in clash between two villages in Brahmanbaria
BRAHMANBARIA — At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two villages in Sarail upazila on Friday night, sparked by an earlier altercation over bathing in a pond, residents said.
NCP explains why it did not sign the July Charter
DHAKA — The National Citizen Party did not sign the historic July Charter on Friday because the document leaves its implementation road map unspecified, party member-secretary Akhtar Hossain said.
Nabagire blasts fastest women's T20 century in 34 balls
MUMBAI — Kiran Nabagire of Maharashtra set the world record for the fastest century in recognized women's T20 cricket Friday, reaching three figures in 34 balls in India's Senior Women's T20 Trophy.
July Charter signing marks new chapter in Bangladesh politics, Fakhrul says
DHAKA — Signing the July Charter has opened a new chapter in Bangladesh's political history, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Friday after the signing ceremony at the National Parliament.
Jamaat presses for legal basis to enforce July Charter
DHAKA — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami stressed the need for a legal basis and a clear implementation process for the July Charter immediately after its signing Friday, with acting amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher urging the…
What is in the July Charter pledge?
DHAKA — Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, members of the National Consensus Commission and leaders of political parties signed the long-awaited July National Charter on Friday afternoon.
No one may serve as prime minister for more than 10 years, July Charter declares
Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus and leaders of 33 political parties signed the July Charter on Friday, capping a national agreement that bars any person from holding the prime minister's office for more…
It is shameful that July fighters were beaten by police, Jamaat chief says
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said it was shameful that supporters of the July uprising were beaten by police on the same day the July Charter was signed, addressing a labor rally in Dhaka's…
July Charter has been urgently amended, Ali Riaz says
National Consensus Commission Vice Chair Ali Riaz said clause 5 of the July National Charter 2025 pledge had been amended after consultations with July fighters and political parties, reflecting demands from those wounded in…
Police clash with July fighters; Parliament area turns into battleground
Police on Friday baton-charged and removed families of July martyrs and wounded protesters who had gathered at the July Charter 2025 signing ceremony at the South Plaza of Parliament, after demonstrators breached security and…
Jamalpur's map is being redrawn by river erosion
The Jamuna and old Brahmaputra rivers have swallowed thousands of acres in Jamalpur over decades, and engineers say a permanent embankment costing around 3,000 crore taka is needed to halt the destruction.
Netrokona's 'balish mishti' wins GI recognition
Netrokona's century-old 'balish mishti,' a pillow-shaped Bengali sweet, has been listed as Bangladesh's 58th geographical indication product by the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks.
24 detained on Sherpur border while crossing into India illegally
Border Guard Bangladesh detained 24 people, including two suspected traffickers, on the Sherpur border early Oct. 7 as they were being smuggled into India, seizing 14 mobile phones and 54,000 taka in cash.
Feni DC Gold Cup football tournament begins Tuesday
Six upazila teams are competing in the Feni DC Gold Cup, inaugurated by Feni Deputy Commissioner Saiful Islam, with the champions to receive 100,000 taka and the final scheduled for Oct. 25.
After many meetings, still no consensus; will talks spill onto the streets?
Despite repeated meetings, parties remain divided on some core reform issues, with some religiously based political parties calling for simultaneous street programs as the consensus commission's term is extended again.
What young people think of the past year in politics
With Bangladesh's election approaching, young voters — many of whom will cast ballots in a transformed political environment for the first time — are weighing what a year of post-August politics has meant for…
Khagrachhari teen rape allegation finds no medical evidence
A medical exam found no evidence of rape in the case of a Marma teen in Khagrachhari, where allegations of sexual assault have triggered protests and violence that killed three people, police said.
Bangladesh to hold election before Ramadan, Yunus tells IMF chief
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus told IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva that Bangladesh will hold its 13th national election before Ramadan in February, the state news agency reported.