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Bogura-6, Sherpur-3 by-polls by April 14: EC Masud

05:50 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

The Election Commission will hold by-elections to Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3 constituencies by April 14 next, said Election Commissioner Rahmanel Masud on Sunday, February 22.

Teesta project to begin soon, hopes Chinese envoy

05:25 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday hoped work on the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project would begin soon.

PM orders expediting opening of HSIA’s 3rd terminal

05:23 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed authorities concerned to expedite steps for opening the long-awaited Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), aiming to enhance passenger handling capacity and operational efficiency.

Journalist Saleem Samad passes away

04:40 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

Veteran investigative journalist Saleem Samad has passed away at the age of 74 after suffering from cancer.

Motorcycle accidents claim 223 lives in January: Report

04:34 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

A total of 586 people were killed in road accidents across Bangladesh in January, with motorbike crashes accounting for more than four in 10 of the fatalities, according to a report by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

Saudi issues 1.4m visas for Bangladeshis, 7.50 lakh for work

04:01 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Zafer H. bin Abiyah on Sunday said that his country has issued 750,000 work visas and altogether 1.4 million visas for Bangladeshi citizens in 2025.

Ex-DMP chief Habibur indicted in Jatrabari Taim killing

04:01 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday, February 22, indicted 11 people, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, in a case over the murder of Imam Hasan Taim, son of a police officer, during the July uprising.

DU VC submits resignation to Education Minister

02:21 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan has submitted his resignation from the post of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka.

Dhaka-M'singh hwy blocked protesting against extortion

02:15 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

A group of auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Trishal of Mymensingh on Sunday morning, February 22, demanding an end to alleged extortion, causing an hour-long heavy traffic congestion.

219 shotgun cartridges recovered from police station pond

02:03 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

A total of 219 intact shotgun cartridges were recovered from a pond at Daganbhuiyan Police Station in Feni on Sunday (February 22) after the pond was drained.

Probe report in Salman Shah killing case on April 9

01:50 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

A Dhaka court on Sunday set April 9 for submitting a probe report in a case lodged against 11 people over the murder of the popular movie superstar Salman Shah.

4 jailed for life in Buriganga gang rape case

01:14 PM, 22 Feb 2026 Sunday

A Dhaka court has sentenced four men to life term imprisonment in a gang rape case filed in 2009 in Kamrangirchar. The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman handed down the verdict on Sunday, February 22.