BNP MP Rehana says Hasina should face 'electric shock' chair

Dhaka, June 23 -- A BNP lawmaker has said Sheikh Hasina should be placed in the same "electric shock" chair allegedly used to torture opposition figures in the secret detention centre known as "Aynagh... Read More

Bangladesh's foreign debt repayments top record $4bn in 11 months

Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh's repayments on past foreign loans surged to a record high in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025-26, even as fresh external funding for development projects weakened ... Read More

Platforms showcases Paola Belfiore's Sogetsu Ikebana in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 23 -- Italian artist Paola Belfiore has launched a solo Sogetsu Ikebana exhibition titled "Frozen Gestures". The exhibition is taking place at Platforms in Dhaka's Gulshan 2 from Jun 13 t... Read More

Education minister 'still struggling' to make sense of ministry

Dhaka, June 23 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said he is "still struggling" to make sense of the condition of the education ministry nearly four months after taking office, describi... Read More

18 pro-Jamaat law officers of Attorney General's Office resign

Dhaka, June 23 -- Eighteen law officers of the Attorney General's Office have resigned to protest the non-implementation of the July Charter, the state's opposition to a separate judiciary secretariat... Read More

32 students hospitalised after drinking school tubewell water in Tangail

Dhaka, June 23 -- At least 32 students have been hospitalised reportedly after drinking water from a tubewell at a school in Tangail's Nagarpur Upazila, spreading panic among other pupils. Their iden... Read More

Jamaat vows action if members found to be involved in attack on journalist in Dhanmondi

Dhaka, June 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to review the incident involving the assault on journalists performing their professional duties in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. The party says organisational acti... Read More

BIWTA Director Arif Uddin temporarily suspended

Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Director (Ports and Transport) AKM Arif Uddin has been temporarily suspended. The decision was taken after a video was published ... Read More

3 children die of measles in a day, 126 new cases recorded

Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh has recorded three more child deaths linked to measles in a single day, with 126 new cases confirmed in the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)... Read More

Heavy rain likely across Bangladesh, north in the firing line

Dhaka, June 23 -- Heavy to very heavy rain is on the way for much of Bangladesh, with the north and south-east facing the biggest soaking. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department's morning bulletin ... Read More

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