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Environment advisor orders nationwide anti-air pollution drive by agencies

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan has directed all relevant agencies to jointly launch coordinated operations to tackle air pollution across Bangladesh. Speaking at an emergenc... Read More


Ebtedayee madrasa teachers leave road after Secretariat talks

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Ebtedayee madrasa teachers, protesting for five demands, have ended their road blockade in front of the National Press Club after issuing a call for demonstration. Following discussi... Read More


Police block Ebtedayee teachers' Jamuna march over push for nationalisation

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have blocked the "Long March to Jamuna" by Ebtedayee teachers near the Kadam Fountain in Dhaka as they pressed for a five-point demand including nationalisation of their instit... Read More


'Enemies' of Bangladesh are emerging again, warns Fakhrul

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed his concern that "foes of Bangladesh" are emerging again, and they are trying to create anarchy in the country. The BNP se... Read More


Shafiqur Rahman re-elected as Jamaat-e-Islami chief for 2026-2028 term

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Shafiqur Rahman has been re-elected as the Ameer, the designated chief, of the Jamaat-e-Islami, marking his return as the party's top leader a year after the July Uprising. According... Read More


Passenger detained at Dhaka airport carrying large stash of yaba in stomach

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A passenger travelling from Cox's Bazar to Dhaka has been detained at Shahjalal International Airport for carrying a large quantity of yaba tablets in his stomach. According to the a... Read More


Yunus meets chiefs of Army, Navy, Air Force to discuss election security

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has met with the chiefs of the Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force to discuss preparations for the next national elections and the maintenance of law and... Read More


Waning Cyclone Montha triggers rain as low-pressure system forms over Bay

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Although Cyclone Montha has weakened into a low-pressure system, its impact brought intermittent rainfall to Dhaka. Clouds had gathered over the capital since Saturday afternoon, fol... Read More


BNP's Hafiz says July Charter needed by advisors, not citizens of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The July National Charter is "not needed" for the people of Bangladesh, rather it seems to benefit a few advisors of the interim government, BNP leader Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has said. On... Read More


Bangladesh enforces eight-month ban on juvenile hilsa catch

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The Department of Fisheries has imposed an eight-month nationwide ban on catching juvenile hilsa, locally known as Jatka, to boost production and ensure sustainable conservation of th... Read More