12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (478+ words) Three local journalists were allegedly assaulted by leaders and activists of BNP while covering a protest rally in support of the Shariatpur Deputy Commissioner Tahsina Begum. The injured journalists are The Daily Star's Shariatpur correspondent Jahid Hasan; News24 and Jago News…...

20+ hour, 23+ min ago   (204+ words) Bangladesh Bank Governor Md. Mostaqur Rahman on Tuesday directed the management of Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, formed out of the merger of five previously troubled Islamic banks, to allow individual depositors to withdraw funds as needed starting September 1, 2026. The direction came…...

20+ hour, 13+ min ago   (311+ words) The High Court on Tuesday deferred till August 31 the hearing on the death reference and appeal in the case filed over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya in Magura. The HC bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Justice KM…...

20+ hour, 28+ min ago   (781+ words) For years, the Turag has been paying the price for Dhaka’s relentless urban expansion— its banks squeezed by encroachment, its water contaminated by industrial waste and its natural flow disrupted by land filling. Now, the government is betting Tk 567.04 crore…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (274+ words) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir has said Bangladesh has expressed interest in the “Makkah Joint Defence Pact” signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, although no formal progress or final decision has been made yet. He made the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (444+ words) The High Court on Monday upheld the death sentences of two convicts and commuted that of four others to life imprisonment in the much-discussed murder case of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi in Sonagazi upazila of Feni. The High Court…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (307+ words) The High Court on Monday directed the law ministry to withdraw the judicial power of Senior District Judge Mamun Ur Rashid, observing that he had imposed ‘mindless and irresponsible’ death sentences on several accused who had no involvement in the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (148+ words) Newly Elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday received his first ceremonial salute and held his first official engagements at Bangabhaban office after taking charge. A smart contingent of the horse-mounted team of Bangladesh Police welcomed the president on…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (329+ words) Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Sunday said Bangladesh extended shelter to the Rohingyas fleeing persecution in Myanmar purely on humanitarian considerations. "Rohingya crisis is an internal problem of Myanmar, while Bangladesh is viewing the issue from…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (264+ words) Police have detained two cousins for their involvement with the killings of a retired schoolteacher, his wife and their two children at their home in Rangpur city. The detainees are Mughdho and Siddhartha. Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Mabud…...