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Early tomato harvest pays off for risk-taking farmers in Banshkhali

Farmers in Bangladesh's Banshkhali upazila have profited from planting tomatoes two months earlier than usual, with a 415-hectare harvest now reaching markets, agriculture officials said.

Patiya municipality's growing waste pile threatens public health

A 35-year-old Patiya municipality still has no dumping station, leaving thousands of tons of waste piled along a major highway and putting residents at health risk, officials said.

BSF kills Bangladeshi at Chapainawabganj border, BGB says

India's Border Security Force shot dead a 28-year-old Bangladeshi at the Bakherali border in Chapainawabganj early Wednesday, the Border Guard Bangladesh said.

How a man's reputation gave Noakhali's 'Clean Market' its name

A bustling rural market in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila bears the name of a 20th-century shopkeeper renowned for his honesty and personal cleanliness, locals said.

Rifle looted on Aug. 5 found in pond at Noakhali police station

Police recovered a Chinese-made rifle looted from the Chatkhil police station during the unrest of Aug. 5 from a pond on the station's premises Thursday, officials said.

A pitha vendor's warm cakes stir memories of home for Noakhali workers

For workers living far from family in Noakhali, a roadside pitha vendor named Milon offers more than rice cakes — his steaming offerings bring back memories of mothers' kitchens, customers said.

Foundation distributes blankets to 250 cold-stricken families in Noakhali

The IFSD Foundation distributed blankets to 250 underprivileged people in the Charbata union of Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on Wednesday, organizers said.

Three Noakhali plants fined 130,000 taka for selling tap water as mineral water

A mobile court fined three plants in Noakhali's Begumganj a total of 130,000 taka for bottling tap water and selling it as mineral water in unsanitary conditions and without proper licenses.

More than 800 students take part in 'Run for Unity' marathon at Noakhali university

More than 800 students took part in a 'Run for Unity' marathon at Noakhali Science and Technology University on Saturday, organized by the campus Chhatra Shibir unit despite the bitter cold.

Master's graduate farms by day, sells jhalmuri by night to support family of eight

Abul Kalam Sumon passed the 16th teachers' registration exam and ranked 65th on the national merit list, but never got a job. The Noakhali man now farms by day and sells jhalmuri by night…

Humayra Noor to contest Noakhali-5 on water lily bud symbol for NCP

Humayra Noor, joint member secretary of the National Citizen Party and a Supreme Court lawyer, will contest the Noakhali-5 seat on the party's water lily bud symbol.

Politics of killing by stoning will no longer be tolerated, Shibir president says

Islami Chhatra Shibir central president Jahidul Islam said politics of killing people by stoning will no longer be tolerated in Bangladesh, citing major changes since the fall of Sheikh Hasina.

Repairs begin on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Debidwar after NCP leader's blockade threat

The Roads and Highways Department has begun repairs on the Debidwar section of the Cumilla-Sylhet highway, after NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah threatened a blockade over the road's poor condition.

20,000 people in Lalmai have waited 19 years for a bridge across the Dakatia

About 20,000 people from at least seven villages in Cumilla's Lalmai upazila have crossed a rickety bamboo bridge over the Dakatia river for 19 years, the only way to reach schools and the main…

NCP announces candidates for 125 parliamentary seats

The National Citizen Party announced its first-phase nominees for 125 seats in the 13th national parliamentary election on Wednesday.

Human chain held in Langadu to mark International Anti-Corruption Day

A human chain was held in Langadu upazila to mark International Anti-Corruption Day 2025, jointly organized by the Anti-Corruption Commission and the upazila anti-corruption prevention committee.

BGB delivers school supplies to remote hill school in Rangamati

Border Guard Bangladesh has delivered benches, chairs, tables and other school supplies to a primary school in the remote Prongjang Para village of Bilaichhari upazila in Rangamati.

BGB detains six in Rangamati, including two Indian nationals, on illegal entry charges

Border Guard Bangladesh detained six people, including two Indian nationals, in Rangamati for illegally entering Bangladesh by river from India's Mizoram state.

BGB seizes Indian cigarettes, mini truck worth 30 lakh taka in Baghaichhari raid

The 27 BGB Battalion's Marishya zone seized a large quantity of Indian cigarettes and a mini truck worth about 30 lakh taka during a raid in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila.

Fisherman in Kaptai nets 23-kg catla fish

A fisherman in Rangamati's Kaptai upazila caught a 23-kilogram catla fish in the Karnaphuli river and sold it for 23,000 taka.

Rangamati teacher recruitment exam postponed amid 36-hour shutdown call

The Rangamati Hill District Council postponed a teacher recruitment exam after the Anti-Quota Unity Alliance called a 36-hour shutdown over hiring quotas. The group later withdrew the strike.

One killed, 50 injured in Habiganj clash between rival groups

One person was killed and at least 50 injured when two rival groups clashed over local dominance in Habiganj's Ajmiriganj upazila, police said.

Khaleda Zia's condition stable, medical board to meet Monday night, BNP says

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's condition is stable at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, party officials said. A medical board will meet Monday night to decide on any change in her care.

Mobile court raids illegal soil cutting on farmland in Shahrasti

Chandpur authorities raided illegal soil cutting on farmland in Shahrasti upazila after complaints from local farmers worried about crop damage.

Haimchar betel growers sell 50 crore taka of leaves but get no government aid

Betel leaf farmers in Chandpur's coastal Haimchar upazila sell about 50 crore taka of leaves a year but say they have never received any government support after natural disasters or disease.

Schoolteacher killed by truck while taking morning walk in Habiganj

A schoolteacher was killed and another person seriously injured when a vegetable-laden truck struck them during a morning walk on the Dhaka-Sylhet regional highway in Habiganj's Bahubal.

5-year-old Chandpur boy dreams of becoming the next Messi

A 5-year-old boy from Chandpur whose dribbling skills and rainbow flicks have gone viral on social media dreams of becoming a footballer like Lionel Messi.

NCP faction protests new Feni committee, alleges 'controversial' members

A section of the National Citizen Party's newly announced Feni district committee held a news conference at the Feni Press Club on Saturday alleging that members facing extortion and bribery accusations had been included,…

Bangladesh not yet free of fascism even after government fled, Jamaat chief says

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman told an eight-party rally in Chattogram on Friday that the previous government had fled by air and that the country was still not free of fascism, warning that another…

Chandpur village still has no road after decades of waiting

Kathalia village in Chandpur's Kachua and Matlab Dakshin upazilas, home to about 1,200 people, has no road, leaving students and the sick to wade through knee- or waist-deep water in monsoon and slog through…

Faridganj administration meets farmer representatives on irrigation issues

Officials in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur met farmer representatives Wednesday to address irrigation problems, with the upazila executive officer presiding over the session at the upazila parishad conference room.

Hill women's traditional pinon-hadi finds buyers at home and abroad

Pinon-hadi, the traditional dress of Indigenous communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, has become both a cultural symbol and a livelihood for hill women, with sales spreading from Dhaka and Chattogram to overseas markets.

Police detain 51 in Chandpur drives targeting teen gangs

Police in Chandpur detained 51 people, including suspected members of teen gangs, in overnight operations across the city, according to Officer-in-Charge Md. Bahar Mia of Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station.

BNP does not want election delayed, Nazrul Islam Khan tells chief election commissioner

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party does not want the national election delayed except under unavoidable circumstances, BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said after meeting Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir Uddin in Dhaka.

Rival BNP factions clash in Meherpur over party nomination

Supporters of former Meherpur-2 lawmaker Amjad Hossain, who received the BNP nomination, and backers of district BNP president Javed Masud Milton clashed at Gangni bazaar Tuesday, leaving several injured and around 20 motorcycles damaged.

Bangladesh to launch three weekly flights to Pakistan, envoy says

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is preparing to operate three weekly flights from Bangladesh to Karachi, said Md. Iqbal Hossain Khan, Bangladesh's high commissioner to Pakistan.

Chuadanga records season's lowest temperature at 12.2 degrees Celsius

Chuadanga registered the season's lowest temperature of 12.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning as a cold spell tightened its grip on the district, hitting rickshaw drivers and low-income workers hardest.

Tourists allowed overnight stay on St. Martin's Island from today

Tourists are returning to overnight stays on Bangladesh's only coral island for the first time in 10 months, with up to 2,000 visitors per day permitted under government biodiversity restrictions.

Jamaat candidate Ruhul Amin meets journalists in Jibannagar

Advocate Md. Ruhul Amin, the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate for Chuadanga-2, met with local journalists Sunday to discuss his campaign pledges and development plans for the constituency.

2 killed in shooting and machete attack at Khulna court complex

Assailants killed two young men in broad daylight outside the Khulna district court Sunday, shooting one in the head and hacking both with machetes, police said.

Jamaat would rid the country of corruption first if voted to power, Azharul Islam says

If Jamaat-e-Islami gets to run the country, its government would first try to free the country of corruption, the party's central nayeb-e-ameer ATM Azharul Islam told a rally in Jashore's Chougacha.

No unemployment if Jamaat comes to power, says A.T.M. Azhar

A.T.M. Azharul Islam, central naib-e-amir of Jamaat-e-Islami, said his party would eliminate corruption and end unemployment within three to five years if elected.

5 more die of dengue, 636 hospitalized in past day

Bangladesh recorded five more deaths from dengue fever and 636 hospitalizations in the past 24 hours, raising this year's death toll to 382, the Health Ministry said.

Khaleda Zia's condition unchanged, no decision on travel abroad: Rizvi

Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's health remains critical and the medical board has not yet advised treatment abroad, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said.

Police officer missing for 3 days in Chougachha

Akhtaruzzaman, 46, a police officer posted in Bagerhat, has been missing for three days from Chougachha in Jashore, his wife told police.

Decision to return home is not solely mine, Tarique Rahman says

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said his decision on returning to Bangladesh is not solely his to make, as his mother Khaleda Zia remains in intensive care.

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman sworn in as Jamaat amir for third time

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman was sworn in as amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for the 2026-2028 term Friday after winning the secret-ballot election by party members.

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 128

The death toll from Hong Kong's worst fire in decades rose to 128 Friday after blazes were brought under control at a residential complex in Tai Po district, authorities said.

Workshop in Chuadanga promotes safe food production, market access for farmers

A workshop on safe food production and market linkages for farmers was held Wednesday at the Go Green Center in Damurhuda, Chuadanga district, organized under an agro-ecological learning project.

Bangladesh transfers 274 judges, promotes 826 in sweeping judicial reshuffle

Bangladesh's Law Ministry issued notifications Wednesday transferring 274 judges and promoting 826 others across three tiers of the lower judiciary.

Bangladesh law and order will improve after election schedule, CEC says

Bangladesh's chief election commissioner said Wednesday that the country's law and order situation is unsatisfactory but will improve once the national election schedule is announced.

Major fire breaks out at Dhaka's Korail slum

A major fire broke out at the Korail slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali on Tuesday evening, the fire service said, with 11 units dispatched as traffic delays slowed the response.

Bogura students hand two drug dealers to police with 4 kg of cannabis

Students at Santahar railway junction in Bogura's Adamdighi upazila detained two suspected drug dealers carrying 4 kilograms of cannabis on Tuesday and handed them over to police.

Dhaka University student dies by suicide after long fight with rare bone disease

A former Dhaka University student from Kushtia's Mirpur upazila died by suicide after a long struggle with fibrous dysplasia, a rare bone disorder, police said Monday.

Bangladesh advisory council approves referendum ordinance

Bangladesh's advisory council on Tuesday approved the Referendum Ordinance 2025, formalizing earlier in-principle approval of the law, the chief adviser's office said.

Bangladesh election schedule to be announced in first half of December

The schedule for Bangladesh's 13th parliamentary election will be announced in the first half of December, with observer lists due within 10 days of the announcement, an election commissioner said Tuesday.

Climate change, salinity threaten Bangladesh's Sixty Dome Mosque, experts warn

Bangladesh's UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sixty Dome Mosque is decaying rapidly because of climate change and rising salinity, with the mihrab at risk of collapse, researchers and officials say.

CEC urges election observers to stay out of politics

Bangladesh's chief election commissioner urged election observers Tuesday to remain politically uninvolved, saying the commission wants observer groups as partners in delivering a credible election.

Pay commission talks productive, panel chief says

The chairman of Bangladesh's national pay commission, Zakir Ahmed Khan, said talks with ministry secretaries on a new salary structure for public employees had been productive, although not all secretaries attended.

Labor party leader shot dead in Chattogram's Rangunia

A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-affiliated labor wing was shot and killed while returning home on a motorcycle in Chattogram's Rangunia upazila, police said.