Dhaka, Tuesday, Nov 03, 2026
-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...
National Citizen Party’s (NCP) chief coordinator for the northern region, Sarjis Alam, has said his party will only contest the election with the ‘Shapla’ (water lily) symbol and warned that if it is...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that meaningful labour reforms are crucial to attract large-scale foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh, reaffirming the Interim Government’s co...
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said no unconstitutional demand by any political party should be accepted at the cost of plunging the nation into crisis.Speaking at a discus...
Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets ended the week with gains on Thursday as most companies saw their prices increase alongside higher overall turnover.At the end of the day’s trading, the benchmark DS...
-1758801538.webp "Hilsa Galore in Chandpur Brings Prices Down, Yet Out of Reach for Many")
A surge in the supply of the prized hilsa has brightened the mood at Chandpur’s bustling fish landing centre, though many low-income consumers still find the delicacy beyond their reach. The spik...
-1758795403.webp "Tarique Rahman to Return Soon: Dr Zahid")
BNP senior leader Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on Thursday said Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will return to Bangladesh “very soon” to lead what he described as the final phase of the struggle to restore dem...
Akhtar Hossain, Secretary of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has filed a case against those who attacked him in New York.On Thursday, Akhter Hossen lodged the complaint at the Port Authority Polic...
Bangladesh has expressed interest in importing limestone, a key raw material for cement production, from Pakistan.The issue came up during a meeting between Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Commerce of...
Dhaka, Sept 25 (UNB) — Agriculture and Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said that fertilizer prices will not be increased despite the hike in fuel prices.There is no shortage o...
-1758779595.webp "Indices Up in First Hour of Stock Trading")
Indices witnessed an upward trend in both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges during the first hour of trading on Thursday, the last working day of the week, as most companies saw gains in share pric...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for urgent global action to close the USD 4 trillion annual financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), stressing that commitments mus...
New York, Sept 24 – Against the glittering backdrop of world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus found himself at the c...
-1758717443.webp "Stocks Rise in Dhaka, Fall in Chattogram")
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rebounded on Wednesday after consecutive declines, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended in the red, though most listed companies saw price gains across both b...