Dhaka, Tuesday, Nov 03, 2026
-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...
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...
-1759816263.webp "Tarique Rahman Opens Up About Meeting with Dr Yunus in London")
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...
-1759763647.webp "‘No Alternative to Holding Fair Election at This Crucial Juncture’: CEC Nasir")
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...
-1759761420.webp "‘No Alternative to Holding Fair Election at This Crucial Juncture’: CEC Nasir")
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...