Dhaka, Saturday, Oct 31, 2026
As the seasonal cycle moves from autumn into winter, Dhaka continues to struggle with polluted air, a problem that resurfaces almost every year during the dry months. With rainfall absent and the...
-1766033696.webp "Indian Visa Centre Resumes Operations After One-Day Closure")
The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka resumed its regular operations on Thursday, a day after being temporarily closed due to security concerns.A visit to the centre...
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday night directed senior district election officers and district election officers to submit the final list of polling centres for the national election and refe...
-1765990123.webp "Osman Hadi in Critical Condition: Chief Adviser’s Press Wing")
The condition of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha and a prospective candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, remains extremely critical, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said on Wednesda...
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2026 will begin on February 20 and continue until March 15, Bangla Academy authorities announced on Wednesday.The inaugural ceremony of the country’s largest annual literary...
Britain and the European Union have agreed to allow UK students to rejoin the EU’s flagship Erasmus+ student exchange programme from 2027, marking a modest but symbolic step in improving post-Brexit r...
Effective implementation of the ‘One Health’ approach requires coordinated commitment at the highest level among the ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, an...
Bangladesh’s capital market failed to recover from the ongoing downturn as indices at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) declined for another day.At the close of t...
Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has departed for London. He left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on Wednesday morning.Acc...
Bangladesh has firmly rejected India’s advice on the country’s forthcoming general election, with Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain asserting that the nation does not seek guidance from its neigh...
Vehicular movement on the Rampura–Natun Bazar road resumed on Wednesday evening after a two-hour blockade enforced by July Oikya, demanding the return of those allegedly involved in an attempt to kill...
-1765961025.webp "India Summons Bangladesh High Commissioner")
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah, two days after Dhaka summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma.The Times...
A BNP leader was shot dead allegedly by his cousin over a long-running land dispute in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on Wednesday morning.The victim, identified as Biru Molla, 48, was killed in an inciden...
The Election Commission (EC) has sought assurances of equal opportunities for all candidates in television talk shows and election-related programmes ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election...
-1765954475.webp "Indian Visa Centre in Dhaka Closes Abruptly over Security Concerns")
The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka has announced a sudden closure from 2:00 pm on Wednesday amid the prevailing security situation.In a notice published on IVAC B...
-1765954320.webp "Bangladesh capital markets swing in early trade")
The country’s capital markets moved through ups and downs during the first half of trading on Wednesday, with mixed performances seen on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Ex...
-1765902107.webp "Adviser Adilur, DNCC’s Azaz Unveil ‘Felani Avenue’ Nameplate in Dhaka")
The nameplate of the newly named ‘Felani Avenue’, a key road stretching from Gulshan-2 to Pragati Sarani in the capital, was unveiled on Tuesday afternoon.The unveiling ceremony was held with DNCC Adm...
An 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death in the capital’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday evening.The victim, identified as Faruk, was critically injured in the attack and rushed to Dhaka Medical College H...
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said the new sun of freedom that rose through victory in the Liberation War had been dimmed in recent years by autocracy and fascism.“Through the July mas...
Bangladesh on Tuesday set a world record by performing the highest number of paratrooping jumps while holding national flags, marking Victory Day in a spectacular display of patriotism.The special eve...