53 Rape Incidents Reported in September, Most Victims Children

A total of 53 rape incidents were reported across the country in September, with the majority of victims being children, according to a monthly report released by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.The ...

Death toll rises to 54 in Indonesia school collapse; 13 still missing

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 54 students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week, officials said Monday, as search efforts continue ...

Export Earnings Drop 4.61% in September

Bangladesh’s export earnings fell by 4.61% year-on-year in September, totaling $3.63 billion, according to the latest data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).The country had fetched $3.80 billion in export ...

Tarique Rahman Tells BBC Bangla: Will Return to Home Soon

After nearly two decades, BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has given his first face-to-face interview with any media outlet, speaking to BBC Bangla about the party’s political strategy for the ...

Army Denounces Distortion of Chief’s Remarks on Social Media

The Bangladesh Army has strongly condemned the recent distortion and circulation of misleading information on social media regarding a speech delivered by the Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, describing ...

Indices fall in DSE, rise in CSE

The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped on Monday while Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended higher, even as turnover rose on both bourses amid a broadly bearish trend.At ...

Jamaat Calls for Trust in Law over NSU Quran Desecration Incident

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep concern and strong condemnation over the reported desecration of the Holy Quran by a student of North South University, urging all to remain calm and ...

US, Japanese trio win Nobel for immune system discovery

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded jointly to American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, and Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi for groundbreaking research revealing how the immune system ...

BIDA chief leads high-level delegation to Türkiye to boost investment cooperation

A high-level delegation from Bangladesh, led by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, has arrived in Türkiye on a strategic visit aimed at deepening investment ties and ...

France PM resigns hours after cabinet announcement, deepening political crisis

France plunged deeper into political turmoil on Monday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his newly formed government resigned just hours after announcing their cabinet lineup, marking the shortest-lived government ...