Jamaat holds Seerat conference in Kishoreganj
Speakers said following the Prophet's teachings in personal, family and social life can help build a just and welfare-oriented society.
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Kaptai Dam may open 16 floodgates tonight
The lake's water level is nearing the danger mark, authorities say, as five power-generating units already discharge roughly 32,000 cusecs a second.
Local government elections to be completed this fiscal year: Shahe Alam
The state minister made the pledge after paying tribute at the graves of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia with Bogura's newly formed Mokamtala upazila BNP leadership.
Rupali Bank holds Dhaka divisional business review meeting
Managing Director Kazi Md Wahidul Islam reviewed July's business progress at branches under Dhaka North and Dhaka South.
AI cannot be used to write judgments: chief justice
Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury warned that a ruling is built on facts, law and a judge's own conscience, which artificial intelligence cannot supply.
Which stars are linked to which professions and businesses
From bank executives to restaurant and fashion-brand owners, a look at the day jobs and side ventures of Dhallywood's familiar faces.
Some miscreants creating artificial fertilizer shortage: agriculture minister
Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid told Faridpur onion and jute farmers that stock is adequate and legal action awaits those manufacturing a crisis.
Laldia Container Terminal groundbreaking set for Sunday in Chattogram's Patenga
The Danish-backed, $550 million PPP project will expand Chattogram Port's container-handling capacity.
Young man dies of electrocution in Boalmari
Locals believe Ibrahim Sheikh, 32, was electrocuted while attempting to steal wiring from an irrigation pump in Faridpur.
Young man found dead near Chuadanga bus terminal
The cause of death was not immediately confirmed and the body has been sent for autopsy, police say.
Drug influx from neighboring countries a plot to rob nation of talent: water resources minister
Md Shahiuddin Chowdhury Annie told a Lakshmipur reception for top scorers that prioritizing education is key to freeing society from decay.
DC distributes tree saplings in Netrokona's Madan upazila
The event is part of a five-year, government-declared nationwide tree plantation program.
PM Rahman: Government committed to fulfilling aspirations of democracy movement's martyrs
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman handed appointment letters to 74 family members of those killed or forcibly disappeared during the anti-fascist movement.
Man surrenders after confessing to killing father-in-law in Kaliganj
Police say the accused had been pressuring his wife's family for dowry money before the fatal attack in Gazipur's Kaliganj upazila.
3 more die of suspected measles
None of the latest deaths were confirmed measles cases, the health directorate says, as new suspected cases topped 886 in a single day.
Remembering old wish, Rubel gifts Sohel Rana a costly watch after 40 years
The actor recalled a nearly four-decade-old shopping trip in Singapore where he admired a watch he couldn't afford, until his younger brother surprised him with one just like it.
Woman found dead at rented Chuadanga home, family questions circumstances
Relatives of Jahanara, 50, say they suspect foul play, even as her husband says she may have taken her own life amid prolonged illness.
Banned Awami League regrouping with December in focus, intelligence report finds
Sources say leaders and workers are staying in contact with fugitive top figures and staging flash processions as Sheikh Hasina signals a planned return.
Push to raise standards in speech therapy
Officials say unlicensed practice will no longer be permitted as Bangladesh works to bring speech and language therapy to world-class standards.
Power shortage to ease next summer: state minister
Anindya Islam Amit says solar incentives should push output to at least 3,000 megawatts before summer, and warned his own party against interfering in schools.
BGB seizes Tk 3.9 million in illegal goods at Chuadanga border
Patrol teams from four border posts recovered Indian cannabis, liquor and medicine in coordinated operations.
Haaland's brace powers big City win
Rayan Cherki also scored twice as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 to open the season with back-to-back wins.
2 more die of dengue, 996 new hospitalizations
The health directorate says Dhaka division accounted for the largest share of the new admissions in the past 24 hours.
Big drop in gold price in domestic market, here's how much
BAJUS cut 22-karat gold by 7,109 taka per bhori to 240,636 taka, along with lower silver prices, effective Saturday morning.
France bans student mobile phone use in high schools
The nationwide rule takes effect September 1, though enforcement details will vary by school under France's new law.
Special unit to recover illegal, looted weapons; tipsters get up to Tk 200,000: home minister
Salahuddin Ahmed says informant identities will be kept confidential as police set deadlines for officers to act against terrorists and drug traffickers.
PM gives 74 job appointment letters to families of enforced-disappearance victims, July martyrs
Tareque Rahman personally handed letters to 10 recipients at a Prime Minister's Office ceremony, as families renewed calls for justice.
Banned Awami League regrouping with December in focus, intelligence report finds
Sources say leaders and workers are staying in contact with fugitive top figures and staging flash processions as Sheikh Hasina signals a planned return.
Scholars must lead the way to establish Quranic law: Jamaat leader
Dr. Helal Uddin told a Seeratun Nabi gathering in Motijheel that Islamic scholars will lead Bangladesh through an 'Islamic revolution.'
Budget allocation to consider university rankings: UGC chairman
Prof. Dr. Mamun Ahmed says a domestic ranking system, alongside international benchmarks, is being developed for universities.
Khulna holds awareness meeting on boosting solar power use
District administration and WZPDCL organizers urged commercial establishments and households to adopt solar energy to cut electricity waste.
BGB detains 4 in Mahespur operations, seizes Indian cannabis and medicine
Separate raids near Chuadanga's Jibannagar border recovered contraband worth over 1.3 million taka and detained a group attempting to cross into India.
Kotchandpur journalists walk out of meet-the-press session with new UNO
Journalists say they waited past the scheduled time only to find an agriculture office meeting booked in the same room; the UNO disputes the account.
Narail's two-day Sultan Festival opens with children's art, photography exhibition
Roughly 400 children took part in a painting competition marking the 102nd birth anniversary of painter S.M. Sultan.
Two journalists attacked, phones snatched while filming exam malpractice in Gangni
Journalists Rabbi and S.M. Tariq say a group led by a college teacher attacked them and held them in a room for nearly an hour at Kajipur Degree College.
One killed in bus-motorcycle collision in Manikganj
Md Zubair, 28, died at the scene on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ghior; his 17-year-old passenger was injured and taken for treatment.
Fugitive Chandpur gold trader Pintu Das arrested in Chattogram's Patiya
Police say Pintu Das, 45, had been in hiding for 10-11 days with a large amount of gold and cash after several people accused him of embezzlement.
Five children drown while bathing in Chapainawabganj river
Police say the identities of the five deceased children could not be disclosed as of this report.
Women's development will move the country forward: social welfare minister
Dr. A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain distributed roughly 15 million taka in welfare grants and bicycles for girl students in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur.
Dhaka weighing 4 conditions for India's power transmission corridor
Bangladesh wants assurances on Brahmanpur dam power, access to cheaper Nepal-Bhutan hydropower, and a cost-benefit analysis before granting the 765kV line.
Missing gold trader found hiding with family in Chattogram
Police say debt pressure drove Pintu Das into hiding with his wife and two sons after he disappeared on August 22.
Bangladesh paying more than other countries for waste-to-energy power
The Aminbazar plant's 25-taka-per-unit price dwarfs China's and India's rates, drawing environmental-group objections over tariff and emissions.
$2.455 billion in remittances in first 26 days of August
Bangladesh Bank data shows inflows up 22.3% year-on-year, with expatriates sending $115 million on August 25 and 26 alone.
'Swear you won't hurt me': terrorist Mobarak's standoff with police before arrest
A viral video captures the tense exchange as officers urged the wanted suspect to surrender from a false ceiling in Fatikchhari, Chattogram.
Bangladesh HP through to semifinal after beating Northern Territory Strike
Sabbir Rahman's 47 anchored a chase of 144 as Bangladesh HP won by 3 wickets to top the Top End T20 table with 10 points from 6 matches.
PM warns ministers, MPs on 3 issues at parliamentary party meeting
Tareque Rahman urged unity behind honest local-election candidates, active founding-anniversary programs, and a coordinated response to disinformation.
Shakira returns to Spain with 12-show run, 'Shakira Stadium' built for her
Shakira returns to Spain after eight years for a 12-night run in Madrid from 18 September to 11 October, with a Shakira Stadium built at the Iberdrola Music venue.
Kader Gani Chowdhury named BSS managing director, editor-in-chief
The BFUJ secretary general succeeds Kamal Uddin Sabuj at the national news agency under a one-year appointment.
World gold prices fall further
Spot gold slipped to $4,576.30 an ounce as investors await Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's closely watched Jackson Hole speech.
FIFA lifts Argentina players' World Cup final suspensions
The bans followed a scuffle in which Leandro Paredes grabbed two Spanish players by the throat after Argentina's 1-0 final loss.
Don't chase money to succeed in law: law minister tells young lawyers
Md Asaduzzaman told UAP law graduates the Bar Council enrollment exam has no room for nepotism, even for officials' own children.
World oil prices keep falling on Hormuz reopening hopes
Iran has entered talks with Qatar to reopen the strait, setting conditions including the withdrawal of the US naval blockade and lifting of sanctions.
Commercial passion fruit cultivation takes root in Kushtia
Farmer Halim Ahmed Bacchu says the climate-resilient fruit costs little to grow and could yield about 1 million taka from a single bigha this season.
Teen girl dies saving drowning child in Sherpur
The 14-year-old's twin sister also fell ill after the rescue and was sent to Sherpur Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment.
Free eye camp treats 5,000 people in Bogura
The Al-Basar International Foundation camp, backed by the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, identified 500 cataract patients for free surgery.
RAB seizes 5 pipe guns, 4.7kg cannabis in Rupganj
Several people fled an abandoned building in Tarabo municipal area when a RAB-11 team arrived to raid it, officials say.
'It felt different': Piya Jannatul on riding the Pink Bus
The model and lawyer rode BRTC's new women-only bus service like an ordinary passenger and shared her experience with fans.
Cattle-cart driver killed in Chougachha road accident
Nur Islam, 50, was crushed when his vehicle overturned on the Chougachha-Jhikargachha road; five cattle he was transporting were rescued alive.
Government politicizing every sector: Jamaat secretary general
Mia Golam Parwar calls for local government elections and says the ruling party has assigned opposition MPs' constituencies to reserved women MPs for oversight.
Actress Opu Biswas safe after being stranded in Nepal floods
Opu Biswas, in Nepal for a film shoot, says she plans to travel from Pokhara to Kathmandu and fly back to Dhaka once flights allow.