In an official notification issued on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Ministry of Public Administration appointed Additional Secretary Md Moniruzzaman as the new Managing Director of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA). Moniruzzaman, who previously served as an Additional Secretary attached to the Local Government Division, takes the helm of an institution heavily […]

A violent clash erupted near the Payra 1,320 MW Thermal Power Plant in Patuakhali’s Kalapara Upazila on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least 12 members of the Patuakhali Water Transport Workers’ Union injured following an alleged assault by local Jubo Dal leaders and activists. The incident took place at around 5:00 pm in the Bottala Bazar […]

Viewing the period between 1996 and 2001 through a narrow political lens fails to capture its profound impact on the nation’s socio-economic trajectory. Far beyond a standard five-year governmental tenure, this era represented the blueprint for Bangladesh’s long-term energy and power infrastructure. When the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League administration assumed office in 1996, it inherited […]

Two years after a catastrophic fire gutted the Gazi Tyres factory following political unrest, the families of 182 missing individuals remain trapped in an agonizing administrative limbo. Despite repeated appeals to police stations, government departments, local lawmakers, and political leaders, relatives have received little more than empty assurances. Without official declarations of death or death […]

Bangladesh is observing the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi today, the 12th of Rabiul Awal, marking both the birth and passing of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). Born in 570 AD into the noble Quraish tribe of Mecca, the Prophet was born an orphan following the earlier demise of his father, Abdullah, and lost his mother, Amina, at […]

Two serving female Union Parishad (UP) members have been taken into custody by the District Detective Branch (DB) of police in Rajbari after being caught in possession of 30 Yaba tablets. The arrests were officially confirmed late on Tuesday night by Md Mofizul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Rajbari DB Police. The suspects were identified […]

A poignant social media reflection by a senior Bangladeshi police official has laid bare ongoing institutional tensions within the force, shortly after he was abruptly attached to a remote training facility for sharing a newspaper article critical of police promotions. Supernumerary Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Rezaul Karim, currently serving with the Special Branch (SB), […]

Tensions ran high along the northern border of Bangladesh on Tuesday afternoon after members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) illegally crossed into Bangladeshi territory and assaulted local farmers, triggering a heated clash that forced the intruders to flee and abandon their weaponry. The incident occurred at around 4:30 pm near Main Pillar 907 […]

A writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking directives to amend the official marriage registration form—popularly known as the Nikahnama—to make it mandatory for both brides and bridegrooms to disclose all details of previous marriages, existing spouses, children, and verified national identification data. Supreme Court advocate Ishrat Hasan filed the public interest […]