Bangladesh's inflation profile tilted further towards domestic sources, with home-grown supply constraints and cost pressures increasingly eclipsing imported shocks, according to the Bangladesh Bank analysis on inflation for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025-26. Domestically produced goods
Detective police have pressed charges against seven suspects, all identified as “drug dealers”, in the murder case of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader SM Shahriar Alam Shammo. Nearly five months after the murder, Inspector Md Akhtar Morshed of the Detective Branch (DB) submitted the cha
Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur has said the aspirations people held before Aug 5 last year have not been fulfilled even 15 months later. Speaking at a youth rally against drugs, terrorism and extortion at the central Shaheed Minar in Narayanganj on Friday evening, he said change c
The father of slain Chattogram BNP activist Sarwar Hossain Babla has alleged that his son was killed on the orders of fugitive gang leader Sajjad Hossain, known locally as “Boro Sajjad”. Sajjad, who is currently abroad, has been named as the prime suspect in a murder case filed by Sarw
A UN meeting to review the United States' human rights record opened without the US on Friday, with rights groups calling the absence a worrying sign of Washington's retreat from global engagement on such issues. The universal periodic review process is a chance for governments and rights groups t
BRAC Bank has officially inaugurated two new sub-branches in Shariatpur District, bringing the total number of sub-branches in the bank's network to 107, according to a press release. The sub-branches were inaugurated on October 23, 2025, by Md. Muniruzzaman Molla, Deputy Managing Director and Hea
In a city often rushing to meet the next deadline, a rare calm settled over Gulshan’s Shahabuddin Park. The air was alive with music, movement and mindful breathing as Dhaka Flow Fest 2025 returned a celebration that unites yoga, dance, art and conscious living under open skies. Among the ma
Violence has erupted between supporters of two BNP leaders in Boalmari Upazila of Faridpur over the parliamentary polls nomination, leaving at least 20 people, including police, injured. On Friday afternoon, the clash turned the Boalmari municipality, WAPDA intersection, and surrounding areas into
BNP has suspended three of its leaders in Sitakunda, Chattogram, over allegations of violating party discipline. In a press release issued on Friday, signed by party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the BNP said the action was taken for activities that went against the party&rsquo
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Friday said that the Sepoy-People's Revolution of 1975 and the July Uprising of 2024 emerged from the same socio-political context. "The context of the Sepoy-People's Revolution of 1975 is quite similar to that of the July Uprising of 2024. In
A fisherman has died after allegedly being beaten by fellow fishermen during a dispute over net casting in Sirajganj. The incident took place early on Friday in the Gohala River, said Shahjadpur Police chief Md Aslam Ali. The dead has been identified as Bimal alias Tetul Hawlader, 60. One of his
Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old student identified as the suspected perpetrator. Police said 55 people were in hospitals with a range of minor to serious inj
