Bogura‑6 & Sherpur‑3: BNP candidates win in landslides

BNP candidates have won by landslide in the Bogura-6 by-election and Sherpur-3 election held on Thursday.In the Bogura-6 by-election, occasioned by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's abdication in favour of his ...

Riding the rough ride: ADB projects modest growth for Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.0% in fiscal year 2025-26 and 4.7% in FY27, up from 3.5% in FY25, according to the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) ...

Iran supreme leader vows 'new phase' in Hormuz control, seeks war reparations

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said in a message that the management of the Strait of Hormuz will “certainly enter a new phase,” while vowing that Tehran will demand ...

Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urges hearing for survivors

First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two "need to end today".In a surprise announcement on ...

Be attentive, Speaker tells MP amid bill confusion

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Friday advised a Member of Parliament to be “more attentive” after the lawmaker mistakenly raised a point regarding a bill that was not currently before ...

91 bills passed to convert Yunus era ordinances into laws

The Jatiya Sangsad has passed a total of 91 bills converting ordinances promulgated during the interim government into laws, within the stipulated time of 30 days after the first meeting ...

Artemis II returns safely after historic lunar flyby and record-breaking journey

Artemis II’s historic journey around the Moon concluded with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, marking humanity’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.The four astronauts ...

Nearly 100 children among 532 killed in March road crashes in Bangladesh: RSF

At least 98 children were killed in road crashes across Bangladesh in March, underscoring the growing toll of unsafe roads on the country’s most vulnerable.A total of 532 people died ...

PM Tarique to inaugurate ‘Farmer Card’ pre-pilot programme on April 14

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the pre-piloting activities of  ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme on April 14 (Tuesday) at Shaheed Maruf Stadium in Tangail Sadar.The pre-pilot phase of the Farmer ...

Historic face-to-face US–Iran talks underway in Pakistan

The United States and Iran began historic face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and ...