Dhaka, Monday, Oct 19, 2026
Five young British men arrested near a US-operated air base in England have been released on bail as UK counterterrorism police investigate possible links to Iran, Russia or non-state militant groups....
Floodwaters in Bangkok slowly receded Monday after near-continuous weekend rainfall, though several neighborhoods and major roads remained submerged.Intermittent rain continued, but city officials sai...
Three friends, including a motorcycle rider, were killed on the spot when a passenger bus hit their motorcycle in Wazirpur upazila of Barishal on Monday evening.The deceased were identified as Sourav...
More than 20 cocktails and other improvised explosive device-like objects, including potential petrol bombs (Molotovs), were recovered from the former Trade Fair ground in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the c...
The Cabinet has congratulated Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and the Bangladesh delegation on the country’s participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), describing i...
Chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Masud Khan on Monday emphasized the need to introduce a unified, highly secure back-office software for all brokerage houses to pre...
The government is exercising utmost caution so that the proposed Cyber Security (Amendment) Act does not become an oppressive law and that no journalist or media outlet is victimised under it, Home Mi...
Prime Minister's Adviser for Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin today said the number of recipients of the national 'Distinguished Teacher Honour' will be increased from 12 to 100 thi...
Abdulla Ali Al Humoodi, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Bangladesh, today (Monday) met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's Office in the Banglade...
The night ended in tragedy for the family of Mohammad Isfatul Islam Jisan, a 27-year-old student leader whose body was recovered just four hours after he was allegedly abducted in Chakaria, Cox’s Baza...
China will continue to support Bangladesh’s development efforts, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said during a farewell meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday.The meeting was he...
Rescuers were battling on Monday to access areas of southern Myanmar where they fear floods may have killed up to 10 people and left 30 missing, an aid group chairman told AFP.Myanmar's southernmost T...
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, despite his rejection of a truce proposal put forward by Tehran.Iranian officials brought with them...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued guidelines for resolving disputes arising from Bangla QR (Merchant Payment) transactions to ensure a faster, transparent and coordinated settlement process for customer...
Hezbollah supporters gathered near the tomb of their late former chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of his killing by Israel, defiant even as two wars have left the Iran-b...
Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) has stressed strengthening cooperation with China in medical education, research, training, modern medical technology and specialised healthcare, including introduc...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said three people were arrested in connection with the vandalism at content creator and influencer Salman Muqtadir's studio as an initial investigation indicates t...
The officer-in-charge (OC) of Shah Ali Police Station, Jahangir Alam, has been withdrawn following an attack on and demolition of a private healthcare centre in the capital’s Mirpur area.The Dhaka Met...
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced Saturday the bloc was releasing 710 million euros to help people hit by crises, natural disasters or conflict, most of it for Africa."Conflicts, ext...
Iran stood firm Sunday on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump's rejection of the proposal that had created some optimism for breaking the Mideast war s...