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PM urges students to care for animals, protect environment

PM urges students to care for animals, protect environment

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman on Thursday called on students to show compassion towards animals, protect nature and develop responsible habits from an early age, saying that caring for all living beings...

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PM urges students to pursue sports, cultural activities

PM urges students to pursue sports, cultural activities

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged students to pursue sports and cultural activities alongside their studies, keep the environment clean and pollution-free, plant more trees and show love and car...

  • 3 hours ago
Iranian envoy calls on President

Iranian envoy calls on President

Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dr Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, today paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the Bangabhaban here.During the meeting, the President said Banglad...

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Global community must move beyond expressions of solidarity to resolve Rohingya crisis: Dhaka

Global community must move beyond expressions of solidarity to resolve Rohingya crisis: Dhaka

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Thursday called on the international community to move beyond expressions of solidarity and ensure shared responsibility and sustained political eng...

  • 9 hours ago
Govt moves against 17 years of graft exposed in ‘White Paper’: PM

Govt moves against 17 years of graft exposed in ‘White Paper’: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government is taking necessary measures based on the ‘White Paper’ prepared by the interim government on corruption over the past 17 years.“The interim gov...

  • 23 hours ago
Bangladesh ready to pursue CEPA with Indonesia: Humaiun

Bangladesh ready to pursue CEPA with Indonesia: Humaiun

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir today expressed Bangladesh’s readiness to elevate trade relations with Indonesia towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to furth...

  • 09 Sep 2026
PM chairs review meeting on environmental pollution control

PM chairs review meeting on environmental pollution control

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tareque Rahman on Wednesday chaired a review meeting on environmental pollution control at the Bangladesh Secretariat, directing law enforcement agencies to take stricter a...

  • 09 Sep 2026
Adani airport business to raise $1 billion through stake sale

Adani airport business to raise $1 billion through stake sale

Indian conglomerate Adani Group said Wednesday that its airport unit would raise about $1 billion selling a minority stake to a group of investors including Singapore's Temasek and US firm BlackRock.T...

  • 09 Sep 2026
Russian strike kills civilians on Ukraine-Moldova border: Kyiv

Russian strike kills civilians on Ukraine-Moldova border: Kyiv

A Russian drone strike killed civilians at a checkpoint on Ukraine's border with Moldova, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said on Wednesday."During the night, Russia attacked the Starokozach...

  • 09 Sep 2026
Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens

Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they pummelled a US military base in Jordan, vowing retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers that dragged the foes deeper into war.Tehran's bo...

  • 09 Sep 2026
PM urges students to raise awareness on dengue prevention

PM urges students to raise awareness on dengue prevention

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged students to keep their homes, educational institutions and surroundings clean and free of stagnant water to help prevent dengue.“Everyone has to be aware of d...

  • 08 Sep 2026
Allowing Hasina to talk to media in India is unexpected: info adviser

Allowing Hasina to talk to media in India is unexpected: info adviser

Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today said allowing Sheikh Hasina, who is absconding in India, to speak to and give interview with media outlets is "highly une...

  • 08 Sep 2026
Houthis strike targets in Saudi Arabia: rebel media

Houthis strike targets in Saudi Arabia: rebel media

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi media Ansarollah said Tuesday that the rebels hit targets in Saudi Arabia, as they press an offensive to seize territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.The Houthis had accuse...

  • 08 Sep 2026
Faridul stresses integrated efforts to turn tree plantation into social movement

Faridul stresses integrated efforts to turn tree plantation into social movement

Environment, Forest and Climate Change State Minister Shaikh Faridul Islam today said concerted efforts are needed to turn tree plantation into a sustainable social movement to protect the environment...

  • 07 Sep 2026
President lays foundation stone of Thakurgaon University

President lays foundation stone of Thakurgaon University

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today laid the foundation stone of the long-desired Thakurgaon University in Thakurgaon district.At a foundation stone-laying ceremony was held in the Jamalpur ar...

  • 07 Sep 2026
PM seeks Japan’s special envoy’s role for Rohingya repatriation

PM seeks Japan’s special envoy’s role for Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said Bangladesh is ready to extend all-out cooperation for the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland.“Their return would create opportunities to imp...

  • 07 Sep 2026
Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge

Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge

Nepal's flood disaster posed an unprecedented challenge, Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix said Monday, with multiple search operations underway in Himalayan hydropower tunnels.The August 26 glacial...

  • 07 Sep 2026
Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran's top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes. The exchanges of fire, which beg...

  • 07 Sep 2026
Per capita public debt stands at Tk 1.29 lakh: Finance Minister

Per capita public debt stands at Tk 1.29 lakh: Finance Minister

The per capita public debt of Bangladesh stood at Tk 129,239.19 as of March 31, 2026, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Parliament on Sunday.He disclosed the figure while responding t...

  • 06 Sep 2026
Mirza Fakhrul lands in Thakurgaon to a hero’s welcome

Mirza Fakhrul lands in Thakurgaon to a hero’s welcome

Festive arches stretch across the thoroughfares, lampposts flutter with celebratory banners, and a palpable sense of jubilation grips the northern district. For the residents of Thakurgaon, the homeco...

  • 06 Sep 2026