22+ hour, 32+ min ago   (221+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 Police yesterday (13 September) detained eight people in connection with a flash procession organised by the banned Chhatra League and subsequent crude bomb explosions in Savar's Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. Of the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (255+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has described Jamaat-e-Islami as a "political ally" of the Awami League, accusing the party of using religion for political gain. "Jamaat is a political ally of the Awami League. Their politics…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (487+ words) The 122nd birth anniversary of eminent Bengali writer, journalist, travel enthusiast and linguist Syed Mujtaba Ali is today (13 September). Born on 13 September 1904 to a Bengali Muslim Syed family of Khandakars in Karimganj, Sylhet district, British Raj, Ali was one of the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (353+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has questioned the independence of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) after the anti-graft body launched an inquiry into allegations of financial irregularities, bribery and money laundering involving around Tk13,000 crore against him. Reacting to…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (191+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Pakistan said today (10 September) that there were no discussions about a military reaction ​from Islamabad under the Mecca agreement in response to ‌the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia, but added that Pakistan would act when the "time comes…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1698+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 For generations, Shimanto Gronthagar in Gendaria was more than a library — it was a cultural gathering place in Old Dhaka. That very place remained locked for nearly a year. Neglect left the library in disrepair, damaging around 600 of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (40+ words) The Business Standard President urges stronger Bangladesh-Pakistan trade and education ties The president said Pakistan is an important partner of Bangladesh in various sectors and that expanding bilateral trade and economic activities would benefit people in both countries....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (496+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Bangladesh should assess the proposed Mecca Defence Alliance's structure, obligations and impact on strategic autonomy and ties with India, the US and China before joining, experts said. The alliance could offer defence and economic opportunities, but Dhaka must…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (315+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 A Dhaka court today (13 September) has sentenced Dulal Hossain alias Dulu alias Jewel to death for burning his wife to death over a dowry demand in Keraniganj. Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman of Dhaka Women and Children Repression…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1555+ words) On 7 September 2026, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain told the parliament that Bangladesh requires 88,909 doctors to meet the World Health Organization's minimum threshold of 0.5 physicians per 1,000 people. Government hospitals, however, employ only 30,311 doctors. So, there is a national shortage of…...