Dhaka, Sunday, Aug 30, 2026
The International Crimes Tribunal’s Investigation Agency has formally begun an inquiry into the Awami League as a political party, appointing an investigation officer to look into allegations of crime...
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BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has shed light on his much-discussed meeting with the Chief Adviser of the interim government, Dr Muhammad Yunus, held in London last June. The two reportedly...
In a major move to modernise the Bangladesh Air Force and strengthen the country’s air defence, the government has initiated a plan to purchase 20 J-10CE multirole fighter jets from China at an estima...
Point-to-point inflation in Bangladesh edged up slightly to 8.36 percent in September, from 8.29 percent in August, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday.Th...
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Dhaka, Oct 6 – At a time when the nation’s political future appears to hinge on the next national election, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday voiced a clear message that ther...
The price of gold in Bangladesh has surpassed Tk 2 lakh per bhori (11.664 grams) for the first time, following continued price hikes in September and early October.On Monday night, the Bangladesh Jewe...
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Dhaka, Oct 6 – At a time when the nation’s political future appears to hinge on the next national election, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday voiced a clear message that ther...
Sanwa Yushi Company Limited, a leading Japanese rice bran oil producer, has expressed interest in importing crude rice bran oil from Bangladesh, according to its Managing Director Yozaemon Yamaguchi.T...
Activists from Switzerland and Spain, part of an international flotilla that attempted to deliver aid to Gaza last week, have alleged inhumane treatment during their detention by Israeli forces, accor...
Ensuring genuine women’s empowerment in Bangladesh requires greater participation of women at the policy-making level, said Brigadier General (Rtd) M Sakhawat Hussain, Adviser, Ministry of Labour and...
France plunged deeper into political turmoil on Monday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his newly formed government resigned just hours after announcing their cabinet lineup, marking the shorte...
A high-level delegation from Bangladesh, led by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, has arrived in Türkiye on a strategic visit aimed at deepening in...
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded jointly to American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, and Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi for groundbreaking research revealing how the immune syste...
Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia today signed a landmark agreement on worker recruitment in Riyadh — the first of its kind between the two countries.The agreement was signed by Asif Nazrul, Adviser to the...
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped on Monday while Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended higher, even as turnover rose on both bourses amid a broadly bearish trend.At the DSE, the ben...
The Bangladesh Army has strongly condemned the recent distortion and circulation of misleading information on social media regarding a speech delivered by the Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zama...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep concern and strong condemnation over the reported desecration of the Holy Quran by a student of North South University, urging all to remain calm and plac...
After nearly two decades, BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has given his first face-to-face interview with any media outlet, speaking to BBC Bangla about the party’s political strategy for the upc...
Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 54 students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week, officials said Monday, as search efforts continue for 13 ot...
A total of 53 rape incidents were reported across the country in September, with the majority of victims being children, according to a monthly report released by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.The report...