In the aftermath of Bangladesh's liberation in 1971, there was widespread hope that the newly independent nation would embody the ideals of equality, inclusion, and participatory democracy.

Over 1,100 teachers and staff members have not received their salaries for May, nor have they been given their Eid-ul-Adha festival allowances, all due to the lack of a VC authorised to approve paymen ...

At the end of March 2025, total defaulted loans in the banking sector stood at Tk4.2 lakh crore, accounting for 24.13% of total disbursed loans ...

The Dhaka-bound Cox's Bazar Express was stranded for more than three and a half hours at Islamabad Station after suffering an engine failure, causing immense suffering for over 800 passengers on board ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found evidence that flats for government officials are being built on land originally acquired to rehabilitate victims of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project ...

Islamabad has rejected Iranian media claims that it plans to send around 750 non-nuclear ballistic missiles to Iran to support its conflict with Israel. A senior official from Pakistan's Foreign ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has once again summoned British Labour Party MP Tulip Siddiq, the niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for questioning over allegations of acquiring a ...

Sujon, who was arrested in a case under the Special Powers Act of 1974, was facing a total of 15 cases, including one at the International Crimes Tribunal ...

Long before Amazon or air-conditioned malls, there was Current Book House—born of curiosity, built on passion, and kept alive by a family that chose culture over commerce ...

The Election Commission is ready to hold the national elections as soon as the interim government gives an official clearance to announce the date, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin ...

The government has allocated Tk46,173 crore — nearly 40% of the social protection budget for FY 2025–26 — for seven programmes focusing on elderly care, according to the Ministry of Finance's Social ...

Bangladesh reported one death and 26 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning (15 June), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest figures, the death ...