Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair to Open Saturday at Purbachal Venue

The 30th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is set to begin on Saturday at its permanent venue in Purbachal’s Rupganj area of Narayanganj.The fair will be inaugurated ...

Cloned Phones Widespread in Bangladesh, Alarming Data Emerges After NEIR Rollout

Shocking information on the prevalence of cloned and fake mobile phones in Bangladesh has surfaced following the launch of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), said Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Special ...

Dhaka chokes on unhealthy air as winter fog worsens pollution

Dhaka woke up to another morning of hazardous air on Thursday, with winter fog trapping pollutants over the city and pushing air quality deeper into the ‘unhealthy’ category.At 9:15 am, ...

30th Dhaka International Trade Fair kicks off in Purbachal venue

The curtain rose on the 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) on Saturday as Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin formally inaugurated the month-long event at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Exhibition Center ...

Tasnim Jara’s nomination scrapped in Dhaka-9 race

The nomination of Dr Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate and former leader of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has been cancelled for the Dhaka-9 parliamentary constituency.The decision was announced around ...

Abdus Sattar made Tarique’s private secretary, Saleh Shibly press secretary

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has appointed ABM Abdus Sattar, former Secretary of the Bangladesh government, as his private secretary, and AAM Saleh (Saleh Shibly), former General Secretary of Dhaka ...

US launches strikes on Venezuela as Maduro declares national emergency

US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes on Venezuela, including targets in the capital Caracas and several military installations, US officials have told CBS News, marking a dramatic escalation ...

DCCI urges political stability, policy continuity for economic recovery ahead of election

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Saturday urged prudent, timely and effective economic measures to safeguard Bangladesh’s economic momentum in 2026, warning that political tension ahead of ...

BNP Candidate Shama Obayed Renounces US Citizenship

BNP candidate and the party’s central organising secretary, Shama Obayed, has renounced her United States citizenship ahead of the announcement of the 13th national parliamentary election schedule on 20 November.This ...

“NCP has fully drifted into right-wing politics”, another female leader quits

Alleging that the National Citizen Party (NCP) has completely abandoned its centrist political stance and moved into right-wing politics by aligning with Jamaat-e-Islami and like-minded parties, another senior female leader ...