National
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) has strongly protested a series of newspaper reports claiming that Ansar members were deployed to guard a mural of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Dhamrai municipal office.In an official statement issued on Saturday, the Ansar–VDP Headquarters said...
National,Country, Districts
Posting of much-talked about Riaz Uddin Ahmmed as the Commander of Armed Police Battalion-8 (APBn-8) in such an important area like Cox's Bazar, which is famous for tourism and infamous for illegal drug trading, has sparked anger and criticism inside the police forces.Criticism surfaced as Comma...
The President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Chang Won Sam has wrapped up a high-level three-day official visit to Bangladesh, marking a significant step forward in the long-standing development cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Bangladesh.A central feature of the ...
Healthcare,City
Access Bangladesh Foundation has been honoured by the Government of Bangladesh for its significant contributions to the development and empowerment of persons with disabilities.The organisation received the national recognition on Tuesday, marking the 34th International Day of Persons with Disabilit...
National,Politics
Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air on Tuesday night visited ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.According to Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR), chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, chief of Naval Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, chief of Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan visit...
Business & Commerce
Staff CorrespondentThe non-resident Ambassador of Djibouti to Bangladesh, Abdillahi Assoweh Isse on Tuesday called upon Bangladeshi businessmen and investors to utilize the investment potentials and scope of increasing export to his country.The envoy made the call while addressing a press conference...
National,Entertainment & Glomour,Culture & Entertainment,Art & Glamour
Journalist and filmmaker Deepak Chowdhury is currently directing his new short film, ‘Adbhut Aral (Strange Veil)’, highlighting the struggles of a women remittance fighter—a young woman who sacrifices her education and personal freedom to support her family abroad.The story follows...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
Leaders of the Chattogram Hill Tracts Accord Implementation Movement on Monday demanded a national dialogue and an effective roadmap from the interim government for the implementation of the accord.They have come up with the demand through a press conference held at the National Press Club in the ca...
National,Healthcare
A comprehensive and effective Road Safety Act must be enacted immediately if Bangladesh is to meet its target of cutting road-crash deaths and injuries by half by 2030.This call was made by speakers at a roundtable organised by the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday, titled &...
National,Politics,City
Dhaka Sangbadik Samabay Samity Limited, a cooperative organisation of journalists, held a Dua and Munajat Mahfil (prayer and supplication) on Sunday at the National Press Club Mosque seeking the swift recovery and long life of Bangladesh’s most popular leader, three-time Prime Minister, and BN...
Staff CorrespondentA reception was held on 28 November 2025 at the Grand Ballroom of Hotel Sheraton, Dhaka, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The event was hosted by Engr. Kutubuddin Ahmed, Honorary Consul of Timor-Lest...
National,City
Key labour-sector stakeholders have identified significant opportunities as well as critical gaps in the recently approved amendments to the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, calling for coordinated review, evidence-based reforms and long-term implementation planning.These observations emerged at a high-l...
The activities of the Babhasi International Film Festival have resumed, with Daily Sun journalist Md Jahidul Islam joining the jury for the 2024-2025 edition. Jahidul Islam confirmed that the work of screening and selecting films is already underway.Organised as a tri-nation initiative by Bangladesh...
A strong birth and death registration law is particularly important for safeguarding women’s fundamental rights including access to education, healthcare, social protection, and justice. Although the Government of Bangladesh has committed to achieving universal birth and death registration by ...
The Tannery Workers’ Union has warned that the country’s tannery industry is plunging into a severe crisis due to the owners’ prolonged delay in implementing the government-declared minimum wage, large-scale layoffs, the spread of illegal contractor systems and an initiative to bri...
Country, Districts
The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized a huge consignment of illegal current nets and thread reels worth Tk 39.15 crore during a special operation in Munshiganj.Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Syam-ul-Haq confirmed the development on Monday.Acting on a tip-off, members of Coast Guard S...
National,Sports,Cricket,Politics
Widespread criticism and controversy have soared the cricket as well as entire sports arena, when a hotel manager named Md. Sakhawat Hossain becomes a vice-president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).Reasons behind the criticism include the allegations of close relations with many officials of o...
National,Business & Commerce,City,Entertainment & Glomour,Culture & Entertainment,Feature
The two-day-long 'Indigenous Food and Crop Fair-2025' began in the capital city of Dhaka on Friday morning.Development organisation Nagorik Udyog and Adivasi Suhridbrinda are the organizers of the fair.Major (Retd) Tapan Bikash Chakma, a member of the Hill Buddhist Sangha, inaugurated the fa...
Residents of Assasuni upazila in Satkhira have raised alarm over the worsening crisis caused by persistent saline water intrusion and illegal sand extraction, which they say are destroying agricultural land, damaging homesteads, contaminating freshwater sources and threatening the region’s eco...
City,Country, Districts
Development organisation Leaders on Saturday observed ‘Global Action Day 2025’ in Shyamnagar upazila, calling for climate justice and urgent global action ahead of the COP30 summit.The event aimed to amplify the voices of coastal communities who continue to face the worst impacts of clim...
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