To increase the production of Hilsa and ensure sustainable conservation, a nationwide ban on Jatka Hilsa harvesting is starting from today, November 1, 2025. This 8-month ban will continue until
Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhtar said that considering only the ecological perspective in environmental assessment is not enough; the livelihood, identity and institutional recognition of fishermen’s labor should also
The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) has made 39 demands for media freedom and protection of journalists, including the implementation of the ‘No Wage Board, No Media’ policy, formulation
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a helper named Nazim Uddin (45) for allegedly harassing a woman with her clothes on a moving bus in the capital’s Mohammadpur. The
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested nearly 3,000 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its various affiliate organizations in the last 10 months of this year. The
Train services on the Agargaon to Shahbagh section of the Metrorail have been suspended again. Train services were suspended after 9pm on Wednesday due to a mechanical fault. An official
Ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has refused to apologize for the deaths of those killed during last year’s student-led protests. She said she had no personal responsibility for the
A case has been filed against Daffodil University students for allegedly attacking, vandalizing and setting fire to City University in Savar. On the other hand, Daffodil International University has filed
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has issued a detailed explanation regarding the dissemination of misleading information regarding the participation of a government official in a reunion organized by the
Police have recovered the body of a student with his throat slit from a madrasa in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali. The body was recovered on Monday morning. Police have arrested
