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Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child

Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child

Gaza's health officials said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed at least four people in the Palestinian territory, including a 10-year-old girl and the son of a top government official.A statement f...

  • 20 Sep 2026
Tarique Rahman set to address UNGA as third member of family

Tarique Rahman set to address UNGA as third member of family

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to become the third member of his family to address the United Nations General Assembly when he is expected to deliver his maiden speech at the 81st session in New...

  • 19 Sep 2026
PM urges global cooperation to achieve SDGs

PM urges global cooperation to achieve SDGs

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on world leaders to work together on the basis of mutual cooperation, empathy and shared responsibility to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).In...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Govt unveils formula to calculate salaries under new pay scale

Govt unveils formula to calculate salaries under new pay scale

The government has issued a gazette notification on the National Pay Scale 2026 for public officials and employees, along with the formula for converting old salaries into the new structure, the new p...

  • 19 Sep 2026
DUCSU VP Shadik Kayem calls for home minister’s resignation

DUCSU VP Shadik Kayem calls for home minister’s resignation

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice President Shadik Kayem has called for the resignation of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, holding him responsible for what he described as the gove...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Govt makes a "credible start" on education pledges but momentum at risk: Study

Govt makes a "credible start" on education pledges but momentum at risk: Study

The government has made a credible start in delivering its electoral commitments on primary education, but sustaining momentum through to full implementation remains the real challenge, a study by the...

  • 19 Sep 2026
State Minister releases 250kg of fish fry into Zoo lake

State Minister releases 250kg of fish fry into Zoo lake

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku on Saturday released 250 kilograms of fish fry into the lake at Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur, part of a nationwide government driv...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Disaster management ministry injecting dynamism into rural economy: Dulu

Disaster management ministry injecting dynamism into rural economy: Dulu

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu today said his ministry is bringing renewed dynamism to the rural economy through various development and social safety-net programmes.“Throug...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Central poultry farm told to boost chick production, fix shortcomings

Central poultry farm told to boost chick production, fix shortcomings

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku has directed authorities at the Central Poultry Farm in Mirpur, to raise production of day-old chicks (DOCs) of improved breeds, stream...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Tarique Rahman must decide how he'll leave power: Nahid Islam

Tarique Rahman must decide how he'll leave power: Nahid Islam

Nahid Islam, opposition Chief Whip and convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), said on Saturday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman must now decide the manner in which he steps down from power, u...

  • 19 Sep 2026
BMPCA calls for stronger oversight of international roaming services

BMPCA calls for stronger oversight of international roaming services

The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association (BMPCA) on Saturday called for effective measures and stronger oversight to prevent customer harassment over international roaming services provided b...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Gold price rises again in Bangladesh

Gold price rises again in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has raised gold prices again, increasing the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 1,691 per bhori to Tk 2,34,621, including VAT.BAJUS announced the new prices in a...

  • 19 Sep 2026
PM directs common training manuel syllabus for training across ministries

PM directs common training manuel syllabus for training across ministries

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed that training programmes conducted by different ministries be brought under an integrated framework and that training and certification be provided under a c...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Trump says Denmark to give US 'permanent control' over Greenland security

Trump says Denmark to give US 'permanent control' over Greenland security

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had struck a deal with Denmark to give Washington "permanent control" over Greenland's security that would bar Russia and China from setting up bases in t...

  • 19 Sep 2026
BNP interviews aspirants for Thakurgaon-1 by-election

BNP interviews aspirants for Thakurgaon-1 by-election

The nomination board of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today interviewed aspirants seeking the party's nomination for the Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary by-election.BNP Acting Secretary General Ru...

  • 19 Sep 2026
Bangladesh officially enters global nuclear energy community

Bangladesh officially enters global nuclear energy community

Bangladesh has officially entered the global nuclear energy community with the completion of the first power unit at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the country's first nuclear facility.The milestone...

  • 18 Sep 2026
564 held in 24hrs anti-crime drives across Dhaka

564 held in 24hrs anti-crime drives across Dhaka

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 564 people and filed 58 cases during its regular anti-crime operations across the capital in the past 24 hours.The arrests included 153 by the Mirpur divis...

  • 18 Sep 2026
Two more children die with measles symptoms

Two more children die with measles symptoms

Two more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of deaths from suspected measles to 948 since March 15.The number of deaths from confirme...

  • 18 Sep 2026
No death from dengue in 24 hours

No death from dengue in 24 hours

No deaths from dengue were reported but 747 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Of the 74...

  • 18 Sep 2026
Elderly mentally challenged man killed in Gopalganj accident

Elderly mentally challenged man killed in Gopalganj accident

A 70-year-old mentally challenged man was killed after being struck by an unidentified bus near the Kalna Toll Plaza area of Kashiani upazila on the Dhaka-Jashore Highway here.The deceased Kabir Munsh...

  • 18 Sep 2026