Merit takes back seat as recruitment question paper leaks persist
Bangladesh’s recurring recruitment exam question paper leaks undermine merit, delay hiring and raise concerns over transparency and accountability.
17 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper
Govt move to cap lawyers’ entry age draws support
Academics back 35-year limit, while legal experts call for further study
14 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper
Clay, craft and countdown: Artisans race clock to shape Durga
The clay figure of Goddess Durga has taken shape. Sitting beside veteran artisan Balai Pal, Nishi Pal meticulously moulds the
11 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper
Speed Post brings new life to Bangladesh Post Office
The familiar sight of people waiting at post offices with letters and envelopes is gradually giving way to a new
10 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper
Murder accused flees courtroom for 2nd time
Murder accused flees courtroom for 2nd time
07 Oct 2026 News
Bail denied for Nazrul, granted to Maksuda
Dhaka court denies bail to Gazi Nazrul Islam but grants bail to Maksuda Islam in a case over the death
01 Oct 2026 Back Page
Can a private deal override criminal proceedings?
The family of a construction worker killed after a private car ran onto a footpath in the capital’s Baridhara has
26 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
No trafficking evidence in Malaysia worker recruitment case
No trafficking evidence in Malaysia worker recruitment case
22 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
Identification or insult? Aliases in the dock
Identification or insult? Aliases in the dock
15 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
Why drug cases fail in court
A Daily Sun review of five judgments finds incomplete chargesheets, unidentified drug sources, absent investigators and witnesses are letting accused walk free in over 50% of narcotics cases
14 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
7-year-old child allegedly raped for months by seniors, teacher at Savar
* FIR filed after court order * 5 arrested, one confesses to court, says IO
06 Sep 2026 Bangladesh
Mystery persists 30yrs after actor’s death
Three decades after popular film actor Chowdhury Muhammad Shahriar Emon, known as Salman Shah, was found dead at his Eskaton
06 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
Criminals weaponise official identities
Criminals weaponise official identities
01 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
A silence where letters once spoke
A silence where letters once spoke
01 Sep 2026 Back Page
Buried in silence: Families still searching for the missing
Thirteen years after three Jagannath University students vanished without a trace, their families say they still cannot mourn properly –
30 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
Dholaikhal pond set to welcome visitors after major beautification
The beautification of an abandoned pond in the Dholaikhal area of Old Dhaka has created a space for recreation in
29 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
12 years on, family still awaits justice for Maulana Farooqi’s murder
The family of Maulana Nurul Islam Farooqi, an Islamic scholar and popular TV host, is still waiting for justice 12
28 Aug 2026 News
The last generation keeping the keys alive
Dhaka’s ageing typists hold on to a fading profession in the digital era
20 Aug 2026 Back Page
Attempts to ‘weaken’ FoPL regulations draw backlash
As Bangladesh moves closer to introducing mandatory front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat,
09 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
No witnesses, no verdict: Niloy Neel murder case drags on