Politicians, officials used DSA to settle ‘personal disputes’
The Digital Security Act (DSA) was widely used by politicians and government officials to settle personal disputes with journalists and to harass and intimidate them, according to a new study on the law.
24 November 2025, 22:16 PM
Bangladesh to be 2nd-largest LNG importer in South Asia by 2035: IEA
Bangladesh’s faster regasification expansion and declining domestic gas fields to drive higher imports
12 November 2025, 16:20 PM
Graft under AL regime / Most power deals tied to nexus of companies, govt high-ups: report
Most of the power sector deals were signed by a nexus of private entities, government higher-ups and bureaucrats during the Awami League regime, found the national committee formed to review the power sector contracts.
2 November 2025, 18:06 PM
JEC meeting: Dhaka, Islamabad discuss trade, connectivity
Bangladesh and Pakistan yesterday agreed to expand economic cooperation by exploring new trade opportunities and enhancing direct connectivity through shipping links and air services.
27 October 2025, 21:17 PM
Tk 4,000cr gas lost in FY25
Enough gas to keep 30 lakh kitchen burners alight for an entire year went up in smoke as system losses in fiscal year 2024-25.
23 October 2025, 19:36 PM
Govt to ease labour union requirement
The government is planning to relax key labour law requirements, significantly lowering the entry barrier for a trade union in any establishment.
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
Cronyism dominated power sector under Awami League
Bangladesh’s power sector was long dominated by political influence, muscle power, and artificial crises designed to benefit a handful of companies during the deposed Awami League regime, said KM Rezaul Hasanat David, president of the Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association (BIPPA).
18 October 2025, 18:47 PM
Private firms can now sell renewable power directly to customers
New policy removes state-run Power Development Board (PDB) as the sole buyer and seller from the process
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Plagiarism found in work of two DU teachers
Over the last few months, plagiarism at the country’s premier university has been a hotly debated topic in the world of academia.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Int’l Mother Language Award: PM to honour three individuals, one org
Three individuals and an international organisation have been nominated for the International Mother Language Award, due to be handed over today in a virtual programme by the International Mother Language Institute (IMLI).
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Mother tongue neglected in higher education
Bangla has long been neglected in the country’s higher education as a medium of teaching and learning mainly because of a lack of textbooks and adequate research work.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Mugda lacks facilities for the elderly
Along with her son Rezaur Rahman and his wife Farhana Hossain, 84-year-old Rizia Khatun, an osteoporosis patient, went to the capital’s Mugda Medical College Hospital to take the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Get vaccinated, protect people
Mehedi Hasan took his weak and elderly mother to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vaccination centre around noon yesterday.
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Primary schools may also reopen next month
In line with the resumption of secondary-level schools and colleges, the government is also planning to reopen primary schools and kindergartens after 10 months of shutdown.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Power Generation: Overcapacity a new headache
As much as 60 percent of the country’s power generation capacity remained unutilised in 2020 because of a lack of demand for electricity.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Household Gas Supply: Acute crisis hits many areas in city
Residents of many areas in the capital have been facing an acute gas crisis for the last few weeks due to an inadequate supply of piped gas.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM
South Korea-bound students’ visa conundrum
Right after graduating in 2017, Hamim (not his real name) started submitting scholarship applications for master’s programmes abroad. In the meantime, he kept working as a marketing officer for a private organisation.
1 January 2021, 18:00 PM
The unlucky 7
A master’s student of chemistry at Dhaka College who was planning to finish post-graduation a while ago, he is now waiting impatiently for his remaining exams to be over so that he can shoulder some of the family responsibilities that his father bears alone.
23 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Copyright should go to first publisher
As the first publisher of the books Bangabandhu Maney Swadhinota and 3053 Din, the Ministry of Liberation War and the prison directorate should have the copyright of the two books, recommends an enquiry committee.
26 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Not easy for vulnerable
Abu Taher, a 57-year-old man suffering from spinal pain, hip fracture, diabetes, and kidney problems, braved traffic in front of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for three days on a wheelchair to be tested for Covid-19.
26 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Survival Bid: BTCL strives to rise again
While many may not remember the last time they used a landline phone, some families still have it -- either gathering dust in storage or still displayed on the corner table in the living room.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Graft obstructs a step forward
“IT-based rural post office” -- that’s what is written on the two-room pucca building of Koilain Post Office in Nawabganj, Dhaka.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Solar home systems created 1.37 lakh jobs: report
With a ray of hope, Bangladesh’s solar energy industry’s 5.8 million decentralised solar home systems have created around 137,400 jobs, said the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Turtles tangled in fishing nets dying on Cox’s Bazar beach
Around 40 turtles were found dead on Cox’s Bazar sea beach in mid-July, due to injuries after being entangled in fishing nets, said a fact-finding committee.
21 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Semester System: Four public universities struggling
Students are deprived of reaping the rewards of the semester system in four public universities due to mismanagement by the authorities.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Students serving free sehri, iftar
Hungry people, some with children, begin to gather near Raju sculpture on Dhaka University campus after midnight, and by 3:00am, there are almost 400 of them sitting down expectantly on the street.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM
But who’ll run the tests?
With coronavirus positive cases increasing in the country, many are expressing dissatisfaction over the small number of tests being conducted every day and wondering about the possible reason behind this.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Because they too need care
As the country spends days in a near-lockdown situation to curb the spread of coronavirus, street animals are having to go hungry with everyone at home and all shops closed.
26 March 2020, 18:00 PM