Dhaka, Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026
Unidentified aircraft on Tuesday struck an out-of-service military airfield in northwest Syria where forces from the country's defence ministry are present, a security source told AFP."Early on Tuesda...
Department of Social Services (DSS) has extended the deadline for online applications for social security allowances and education stipends for the 2026-27 fiscal until August 31, providing additional...
A Russian attack on the Kharkiv region in northeast Ukraine killed 10 people, the local governor said Tuesday.Russian forces "carried out a rocket strike on Pechenigy. According to preliminary informa...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the Revenue Conference 2026 as the chief guest at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in the city this morning.The Internal Resources Divisio...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has called for direct business-to-business engagement and joint investment between Bangladeshi and Chinese entrepreneurs to narro...
The Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) project, being implemented under the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) of the Technical and Madrasah Education Divi...
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Monday said Bangladesh must first bring back its high-performing students from foreign universities through "reverse brain drain" if it wants to establish...
The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has fined Rupsha Restaurant on the capital's Green Road Tk 1 lakh for maintaining a filthy kitchen and serving unsafe food, officials said Monday.A mobile c...
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam today said the use of solar power will be ensured in all entities under the ministry.At the same time, he said, i...
Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid on Monday said the world is now facing a bigger demand for safe and quality food rather than a shortage of food, stressing the need...
A bus overturned in a steep, mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing at least eight people, firefighters said in a statement.Local media reported another two victims had died aft...
EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said she wants to increase by one third the number of Russian entities sanctioned over the Ukraine war, German newspaper Die Welt reported Monday.The bloc has adopted 21 ro...
New Zealand opener Tim Seifert's blistering innings paved the way for Manchester Super Giants' five-wicket win over Trent Rockets in the final of the Hundred at Lord's on Sunday.Seifert's 72 off just...
Ten-man Lens denied Paris Saint-Germain a second trophy in five days as Florian Thauvin's first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory in the French Champions' Trophy on Sunday.Lens were worthy winners in th...
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan."Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have r...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government has undertaken a project of Taka 17 crore for modernizing historic Sholakia Eidgah Maidan before next Eid congregation.“On the occasion of the 2...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government aims to build Bangladesh into a welfare state.He made the remarks while addressing a public rally at Mirzapur Chairman Bari Ghat in Pakundia...
The government is planning to plant a special species of grass, locally known as "Binna" (vetiver), across river erosion-prone areas of the country as a low-cost, nature-based defence against riverban...
The government will prioritise the use of concrete blocks over traditional bricks in public construction work and look at ways to further scale up block usage going forward, Environment, Forest and Cl...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon entrepreneurs to make optimum use of the country's vast water resources to expand fisheries production, create employment for unemployed youths and expl...