Dhaka, Friday, Oct 16, 2026
Ten people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, matching the highest single-day death toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year, while 1,943 new cases were reported.T...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called on people from all walks of life to take initiatives to protect the environment and forests, urging government officials to go beyond their routine duties to...
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called for transforming Bangladesh’s agriculture sector into a profitable and revenue generating sector.“Bangladesh’s agriculture is no longer a profitable...
At least 27 children and a female teacher were killed and more than three dozen people injured when the roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, as rescuers searched th...
Customs intelligence officials have seized goods worth Tk 1.13 crore including Viagra, insulin, banned skin-whitening creams in a series of raids at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and the Kama...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the death of former deputy minister, five-time MP and veteran BNP leader Abdul Hai, describing him as a tested leader of street mov...
Several thousand garment workers blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the capital’s Uttara area on Thursday morning, demanding an increase in minimum wages, timely payment of wages and an end to arbitr...
At least 600,000 people in Ukraine were left without power on Wednesday following a massive Russian missile and drone attack on energy and critical infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.Th...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed that they struck a Saudi military aircraft, a Eurofighter Typhoon, with an air-to-air missile over Yemen’s Saada governorate.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree sa...
Two leaders of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement have been sentenced to five days in jail after being detained during a protest in New Delhi demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election...
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump would do “what is necessary” to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.“Iran really will never have a nuclear weapo...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday visited the Ministry of Cultural Affairs as part of his regular activities and held a meeting with officials to review its ongoing programmes and future plan...
Three inspirational individuals who have set remarkable examples in society through their work and personal initiatives met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday.Nayla Sharaf, a BUET graduate who...
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) traders have called off their planned two-day nationwide strike scheduled for Thursday and Friday (October 15–16).Selim Khan, president of the LPG Traders Cooperative Ass...
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday suggested forming a national committee comprising representatives of Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and ethnic minority communities to ensure their right...
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called for a zero-tolerance policy on drugs to make educational institutions, including universities, and their surrounding areas drug-free and prote...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday inspected a mobile laboratory van set up to test food samples as part of efforts to ensure food safety and strengthen anti-adulteration drives across the cou...
A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open on Thursday, more than a decade after the Chinese side was completed, in the latest indication of closer ties between the two countries.China'...
Dhaka ranked 5th among the world's most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 175 at 10:20 am.The air quality was classified as ‘unhealthy’, meaning the c...
Mallory Swanson scored her first goal since the 2024 Olympic gold medal match to help the United States earn a 2-2 draw against Spain in a women's international friendly on Tuesday night.Swanson score...