Dhaka, Sunday, Aug 30, 2026
-1759918166.webp "Adviser Opts for Motorcycle to Inspect Traffic-Hit Dhaka–Sylhet Highway")
Caught in a prolonged traffic jam while heading to inspect the dilapidated condition of the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway, Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan resorted to a motorcycle...
International Crimes Tribunal-1 has taken cognisance of charges and issued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her defence affairs adviser Major General (retd) Tarique A...
Formal charges have been filed with the International Crimes Tribunal in two cases accusing 17 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, of committing crimes against humanity through...
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that there is nothing to complain about to foreigners as the people of Bangladesh will decide the country’s future. He added th...
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are set to join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday, according...
The flotilla vessel Conscience, carrying several activists including renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam, has reportedly been intercepted by Israeli forces.In a prerecorded video posted...
-1759899763.webp "Indices rise in early trading on DSE, CSE")
Indices on the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges edged higher in the first hour of trading on Wednesday, with most companies seeing gains in share prices.During the first hour of the session, the k...
Gold prices in Bangladesh have hit a record high, with 22-carat gold currently selling at Tk 200,726 per bhori and global investment bank Goldman Sachs has forecast that the price of gold could exceed...
The price of gold has increased again by Tk 1,469 per bhori (11.664 grams), just a day after crossing the Tk 200,000 mark, according to a statement issued by the Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJ...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has claimed that three superpowers are currently attempting to exert aggression over the country.He made the remarks on Tu...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved new regulations aimed at resolving disputes between investors and capital market entities more efficiently.At its 976th meeting on...
Bangladesh’s economy showed a strong recovery in the latter half of fiscal year 2025 (FY25), driven by robust export growth, record remittance inflows, and rising foreign exchange reserves following d...
-1759835842.webp "DSEX drops 46 points amid broad market decline")
Stocks extended their losing streak for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) falling by 46 points amid widespread sell-offs across sectors.After a...
-1759835725.webp "Govt to import 2.3 lakh tonnes of fertiliser from Saudi Arabia, Canada and China")
The government has approved separate proposals to import 230,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser from Saudi Arabia, Canada and China at a total cost of Tk 1,847.39 crore.The approval came on Tuesday at a...
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for consumers by Tk 29 per 12-kg cylinder for October.With the latest adjustment, the price of...
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists from Britain, France and the United States for their groundbreaking work on quantum mechanics.John Clarke, a British physicist base...
-1759826113.webp "Greta Thunberg among deported flotilla activists returns to Greece")
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Greece on Monday to a cheering pro-Palestinian crowd after she and hundreds of other activists were deported from Israel following their attempt to d...
-1759823105.webp "Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India")
The government has approved a proposal to import 50,000 metric tonnes of rice from India at a cost of Tk 219 crore.The approval came on Tuesday at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purc...
-1759822966.webp "CEC learns from ex-officials to seal off electoral fraud loopholes")
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said he wants to use the hands-on experience of former Election Commission (EC) officials to identify and close loopholes that could allow electio...
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood has said the commission is working to bring all securities-related rules under one framework to restore disciplin...