Dhaka, Sunday, Aug 30, 2026
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...
Bangladesh’s export earnings fell by 4.61% year-on-year in September, totaling $3.63 billion, according to the latest data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).The country had fetched $3.80 billion...
Bangladesh completed a dominant 3-0 whitewash over Afghanistan after clinching the third and final match of the three-match T20 series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Having already secured t...
BNP Acting Chairman Tareque Rahman has pledged to protect the country's habitat and build a greener, more sustainable Bangladesh through climate action and planned urbanisation.In a post from his veri...
-1759674638.webp "Shahidul Alam Captures Gaza Doctors’ Bravery and Suffering Aboard Flotilla")
Near Gaza, Oct 5 - Aboard the humanitarian vessel Conscience, Bangladesh’s renowned photojournalist Shahidul Alam witnessed an emotional video conference with doctors in Gaza, revealing both the coura...
The inflow of remittances through formal banking channels increased in September compared to the previous two months, with Bangladesh receiving a total of USD 2.68 billion, according to data released...
A significant consensus was reached among political parties on Sunday, agreeing to hold a referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter 2025. This crucial development, howev...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday issued a caution to investors against conducting transactions through Moshihor Securities Limited, following the suspension of the brokerage’s trading and Depo...
-1759665668.webp "Stocks open week higher amid lower turnover")
After a four-day holiday, both bourses of the country opened the week on a positive note Sunday, with major indices edging up though turnover declined compared to the previous session.At the Dhaka Sto...
-1759665306.webp "Dengue Deaths Surge in Bangladesh as Nine More Die in a Day")
Bangladesh continues to grapple with a severe dengue outbreak as nine more people died from the mosquito-borne disease in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, marking the second highest single-day death...
The government has launched its journey to phase out single-use plastics (SUP) from all government offices, starting with the Bangladesh Secretariat, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan announced...
-1759665093.webp "Access to Global Knowledge programme to enhance higher education quality: Education Adviser")
Education Adviser C R Abrar has emphasized the importance of improving the quality of higher education, saying that the government is working to create an international standard environment for educat...
In response to the recent outbreak of anthrax among livestock in several districts, the Department of Livestock Services (DLS), under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, has launched emergency an...
-1759657127.webp "Taka Gains Against Dollar as BB Buys $454m to Stabilize Market")
The Bangladeshi taka strengthened against the US dollar in August amid improved foreign exchange liquidity and a weaker greenback globally, while Bangladesh Bank (BB) intervened to maintain market sta...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday alleged that fascist elements and their collaborators were behind the recent attempt to destabilise the Chittagong Hill Tracts o...
The National Consensus Commission will soon submit its final report to the interim government, Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz said on Sunday.He made the remarks during a meeting of the co...
With the 13th national parliamentary elections around the corner, attention is mounting within the Secretariat and the civil administration over who will be appointed as the new Public Administration...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out a full withdrawal from Gaza, even as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect talks in Egypt on a new U.S. plan aimed at ending the conflict and se...
The arson of an Alif Transport bus in Mirpur was allegedly carried out due to extortion, as the perpetrators reportedly did not receive the demanded money.Major Shahid Ahsan of the 11th Signal Battali...
Expressing concern over the weak state of the country’s banking sector, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur said it has become increasingly difficult to find well-qualified managing directors (MD...