Dhaka, Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for stronger independent oversight and accountability mechanisms to ensure more effective anti-corruption efforts, saying the fight against graft requ...
Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday unveiled its monetary policy for the July-December period, retaining the policy rate at 10 percent while seeking to curb inflation.Governor Mostaqur Rahman announced the mon...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Tuesday sentenced former minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu to 10 years of imprisonment in a case over killing of six peo...
Local Government and Rural Development Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the Election Commission has already started preparations to hold the local government elections in a free an...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday cancelled the candidature of BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury, who was unofficially declared elected from the Chattogram-4 constituency in the 13th Jat...
Paraguay pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2026 FIFA World Cup by defeating four-time champions Germany 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw following extra time, securing a place in t...
A powerful heat wave is expected to grip much of the central and eastern United States this week, bringing dangerously high temperatures to several cities hosting FIFA World Cup knockout matches and r...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed banks to maintain the average gap between loan and deposit interest rates within a specific limit, setting the maximum interest rate spread at 4 percent. Bangladesh...
Bangladesh's remittance inflows crossed the US $35.34 billion mark in the concluding fiscal year FY2025–26, registering a robust double-digit annual growth, according to the latest data from Banglades...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday proposed raising the income tax-free threshold for individual taxpayers over the next five fiscal years and urged the Finance Minister to withdraw several contr...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman on Monday urged the government to take visible and effective steps to bring back public assets laundered abroad and the culprits sayi...
Malaysia is set to unveil a next-generation international passport equipped with 94 advanced security features, nearly doubling the protection offered by the current version as part of the government'...
Concerns have been raised over the Malaysian government's reported move to revive the Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform (TURAP), with critics warning that the initiative could create another pri...
Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch has spoken out in support of Afghan women, saying every girl deserves the right to education, freedom and the opportunity to shape her own future.In a recent Instagram...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged Banglalink authorities to take steps to make smartphones more affordable and consider reducing internet prices further so that digital services become acc...
A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating ear...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday questioned Jamaat-e-Islami's claim of being an Islamic political party, saying its election manifesto contains nothing about establishing Shariah rule.“There i...
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain on Sunday criticised opposition Jamaat lawmakers for defending Ad-din hospital, saying it’s license was suspended due to utter negligence that led the death...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday sentenced three former police officers, including ex-Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Habibur Rahman, to death in a case filed over cri...
Malaysia is moving towards introducing new policy measures to address its long-standing labour shortage across various sectors, with Bangladesh emerging as a likely priority source country for foreign...