Dhaka, Monday, Oct 19, 2026
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday called for deeper regional cooperation, stronger economic partnerships and mutual respect to transform the Bay of Bengal region into a hub of shared prosperit...
French President Emmanuel Macron will chair a G7 leaders' videoconference Friday on the risk of global energy shortfalls, the Elysee announced, as the United States urges Europe to tap into its emerge...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of eminent journalist Toufique Imrose Khalidi, Editor-in-Chief of bdnews24.com.In a condol...
A special cargo flight carrying uranium fuel for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka late Friday night, marking the latest delivery of nuclear fu...
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday expressed deep shock and grief at the death of prominent journalist and bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Toufique Imrose Khalidi, saying his c...
Global food prices rose to their highest level in nearly four years in September, driven by disruptions to trade and transportation as well as growing concerns over weather conditions, the UN Food and...
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies are holding an urgent video conference to discuss the global diesel supply situation as the ongoing war in Iran puts further pressure on fuel mark...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Friday over allegations of creating disorder and obstructing gove...
At least seven people were killed in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh city on Friday afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be immediately ascertained, s...
Two new islands have emerged in waters surrounding Mount Anak Krakatau following a major eruption last month that grounded flights for days, the head of Indonesia's volcano monitoring agency said Frid...
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, wounded during an alleged attack by his co-pilot aboard a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight, acted to protect the plane's passengers, he told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday...
Bangladesh Navy has rescued 76 Malaysia-bound people, including 11 suspected members of a human trafficking syndicate from a boat in the Bay of Bengal.The operation was conducted late Wednesday night...
A case has been filed against Jamaat-e-Islami leader and retired Major Mohammad Akhteruzzaman Ranjan for allegedly threatening the executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Group C...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russian assets of Western companies that Moscow had seized were frozen and could potentially be returned.Putin last month ordered the seizure of busin...
Bangladesh received $8,591 million in workers’ remittances during July 1 to September 30 of the current fiscal year (FY2026-27), marking a 13.3 percent increase from $7,586 million in the correspond...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased the size of its Pre-Shipment Credit Refinance Scheme to Tk 7,000 crore from Tk 5,000 crore to facilitate low-cost financing for exporters.The central bank issued a c...
The United States on Thursday announced fresh sanctions targeting Iran's largest automakers, as well as major rail, manufacturing and metals companies, as Washington seeks to exert maximum pressure in...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday alleged that “covert and autocratic forces” have again got together as they had done at different points in the past, urging people to remain alert to them.He...
The government has kept fuel prices unchanged for October, but the impact of last month’s Tk 20-per-litre hike is continuing to ripple through Dhaka’s kitchen markets, with traders reporting higher tr...
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today sought more support from Australia in the areas of energy security, skilled workforce migration, technical education, investment and economic partnership.Th...