Shrimp fry imports for Vannamei farming suspended in Bangladesh over disease, environmental risks

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on Thursday announced the suspension of all new and existing approvals for importing shrimp fry for Vannamei shrimp farming, citing risks of disease transmission ...

Tarique Rahman visits Jamuna with family to meet Chief Adviser Yunus

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday evening entered the state guest house Jamuna with his family to pay a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.Tarique arrived at Jamuna ...

No LPG shortage expected during Ramadan, says BERC Chairman

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Jalal Ahmed on Thursday expressed optimism that the country would not face a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) during the upcoming Ramadan, citing ...

Tarique Rahman pays courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Yunus

BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his family members, paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday evening.Tarique arrived at the state guest house Jamuna around ...

Governments step in as Musk’s Grok faces fresh backlash over deepfakes, hate speech

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has once again landed in controversy, prompting governments across the world to intervene over concerns ranging from sexualized deepfakes to hate speech and political bias.Launched ...

Mother and Daughter Found Slaughtered in Keraniganj Coaching Centre Room

A chilling silence hung over Muslimbagh area of Keraniganj on Thursday night as police recovered the slaughtered bodies of a mother and her teenage daughter from a room of a ...

Morning Fire Claims Three Lives in Uttara

A devastating fire broke out at an apartment on the second floor of a seven-storey building in the capital’s Uttara area on Friday morning, leaving three people dead and at ...

Khaleda Zia’s grace and sense of dignity were truly admirable: Nurul Kabir

Editors’ Council President Nurul Kabir on Thursday said former Prime Minister and ex-BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia consistently stood out in Bangladesh’s political landscape for her grace, decency, restraint and strong ...

Khaleda Zia’s decision against gas export a milestone in Bangladesh’s energy sector: Debapriya

Veteran economist and Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Debapriya Bhattacharya on Friday said former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s decision not to export gas marked a major ...

Citizens call for building future Bangladesh by upholding Khaleda Zia’s democratic ideals

Eminent members of Bangladesh’s civil society on Friday called for building a future Bangladesh by upholding the ideals, democratic journey, political decency, tolerance toward opponents and overall restraint demonstrated by ...