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JCD activists leave Shahbagh after seven-hour protest over Shammo murder

Dhaka, May 22 -- Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists demanding justice over the murder of one of its leaders of Dhaka University (DU) chapter, Shahriar Alam Shammo, have left Dhaka's Shahbagh aft... Read More


Women's quota for private teacher recruitment scrapped

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Ministry of Education has cancelled the quota for women in the recruitment of teachers in private schools and colleges under the MPO system. Until now, it was mandatory to recrui... Read More


Interim government approves revised public service ordinance

Dhaka, May 22 -- The interim government's Advisory Council has approved the draft of the "Public Service (Revised) Ordinance, 2025". The cabinet made the decision at its 29th meeting on Thursday at t... Read More


BNP calls emergency press briefing after High Court decision on Ishraque's mayoral oath

Dhaka, May 22 -- The BNP Standing Committee has convened an emergency press conference in response to the emerging situation after the High Court dismissed a petition seeking to halt Ishraque Hossain'... Read More


Protest-induced service freeze adds to suffering in south Dhaka

Dhaka, May 22 -- Mahbub Israil, a resident of Amligola in Dhaka's Lalbagh, spotted an error in his grandson's birth certificate. He has already completed the correction using the official form, but c... Read More


Singer, ex-MP Momtaz on 6-day remand in two cases, crowd hurls eggs, shoes

Dhaka, May 22 -- Police have received another six days to question Momtaz Begum, popular singer and former MP for Manikganj-2, in connection with two separate murder and sabotage cases filed in Manikg... Read More


Bangladesh sink in nightmarish T20 series defeat to UAE

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh have suffered a humiliating T20 series defeat, a seven-wicket thrashing at the hands of the United Arab Emirates in the series decider in Sharjah-a result that once seemed ... Read More


Record remittances mask Bangladesh's shrinking overseas workforce

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh has recently posted record-breaking remittance figures, a development typically celebrated by policymakers as a sign of economic resilience. But behind the numbers lies a g... Read More


High Court's decision reflects people's victory, says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, May 22 -- The High Court's decision on the petition barring Ishraque Hossain from being sworn in as mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation reflects the victory of the people, says BNP Secret... Read More


Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman removed from High Court

Dhaka, May 22 -- Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman has been removed from the High Court Division of the Supreme Court. A notice to the effect was issued by the Law and Justice Division on Wednesday. Th... Read More