Dhaka, Monday, Aug 31, 2026
Saudia Airlines, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, on Saturday inaugurated its new state-of-the-art City Ticketing Office in Dhaka’s Gulshan, further strengthening its longstanding presence i...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has undertaken a major tree plantation drive to plant 91,000 ornamental trees along 33 road medians stretching a total of 31 kilometers across the city.DSCC Adminis...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed on Saturday urged taxpayers and businesses to file their income tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) through the e-return system to ove...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M Nasiur Uddin has said that the government has full confidence in the Election Commission.He made the remarks on Saturday (27 Sept) while addressing the Election O...
Chief Adviser of the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, is currently in New York where he addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday night.Earlier on...
-1758954184.webp "Bhutan keen to sign FTA with Bangladesh")
Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has expressed his country’s interest in signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh and establishing connectivity between the economic zones of the tw...
Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said the people of Bangladesh do not want another weak and toothless human rights commission without authorit...
-1758908131.webp "Yunus at UNGA: Urgent global action needed on Rohingya, Gaza crises")
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the international community to act urgently to resolve the Rohingya crisis and stop the unfolding humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, warning that history wi...
-1758907782.webp "Return stolen assets of developing nations, Yunus urges at UNGA")
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon countries and financial institutions that shelter illicit wealth to return stolen assets to developing nations, warning that billions looted from...
-1758907441.webp "Yunus at UNGA: Bangladesh reforms to ensure no autocrat can return")
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Bangladesh is carrying out sweeping reforms to ensure the return of autocracy becomes impossible and dem...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday cautioned that the upcoming national election could become “highly risky” if the kind of irregularities reported in the Dhaka University...
The Arakan Army (AA) has alleged that Bangladeshi officials were involved in supporting Rohingya rebel groups behind a recent attack on one of its bases in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.According to a Thail...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has dismissed Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) claim about the size of the Bangladesh delegation to the 80th United N...
-1758899750.webp "Sohel Taj Prevented from Flying Abroad")
Former State Minister for Home Affairs Sohel Taj was stopped from leaving the country at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka while on his way to the United States.The incident took place e...
Non-resident Bangladeshis will be required to travel from Bangladesh to perform Hajj, as there is no provision for them to go directly to Saudi Arabia from the countries where they currently reside.Th...
Education Adviser Professor CR Abrar on Friday called for embracing biotechnology as a solution to the challenges of climate change, food security and public health.He was speaking at the...
October will be observed across Bangladesh as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with a series of nationwide programmes to raise awareness about online safety. The month-long campaign was announced by the...
Economist and former professor Anu Muhammad has said that while there is “national unity” in occupying and polluting rivers across the country, there is no such unity when it comes to saving them.Spea...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has greeted the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja and urged the authorities to ensure adequate security during the celebrations.In a sta...
The low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low, prompting authorities to advise four seaports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3.In a special weather bulleti...