Dhaka, Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Thursday to subject Iran to economic isolation "like the world has never seen before," adding that new measures are expected next week."It will be a comb...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has taken special security measures across the country to maintain law and order, ensure public safety and prevent any kind of sabotage and violence ahead of August 15...
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country on August 26 with due religious solemnity. The decision...
A Bangladeshi man has been charged with murdering three fellow Bangladeshis in Malaysia earlier this month.The accused was brought before the Seremban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday and charged with t...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visits to India and Japan have not yet been finalised, as their timing would depend on his sche...
Health officials today said they recorded 639 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least two persons in the past 24 hours."During the period, (of the 639) 80 patients were hospitalised in Baris...
Malaysian authorities have detained two Bangladeshi men suspected of being involved in a syndicate allegedly supplying foreign workers to factories in Johor Bahru through the misuse of Temporary Emplo...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman formally declared Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the President candidate from BNP at a meeting of the party's standing committee today.When the Prime Minister proposed th...
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has once again raised the price of gold in the local market, increasing the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk 1,633 per bhori to Tk 2,36,779, including VAT.Bajus...
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Thursday said the government has decided to set up three more Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs), by 2029 to find a...
Malaysian authorities have arrested 1,043 foreign nationals, including 460 Bangladeshis, in a two-day nationwide crackdown targeting residential areas and locations with a high concentration of foreig...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) PLC on Wednesday has awarded FIX certification to five more brokerage houses, paving the way for them to launch their own Order Management Systems (OMS) through API conn...
Rashed Khan, Political Assistant to the Prime Minister, on Wednesday alleged that National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam's backing and direct instigation have emboldened the party's chief c...
Expatriates' Welfare and Employment State Minister Nurul Haque Nur on Wednesday said the ongoing power and energy crisis in the country cannot be blamed on the present government, describing it as a p...
Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humauin Kobir today said closer partnerships with US businesses and investors could significantly contribute to Bangladesh's economic growth, employment genera...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$37.07 billion (gross), according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank (BB) today.The country's gross foreign exchange reserves reached US$3...
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved a number of procurement proposals placed by the Ministry of Commerce, including the purchase of 25,000 tonnes of sugar, 20,000 tonnes...
A total of 88 people were arrested in separate special and regular operations conducted by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in Motijheel Division on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in various...
China's homegrown C919 jet completed its first international commercial flight on Wednesday, a symbolic step towards Beijing's goal of challenging the decades-long aerospace dominance of Boeing and Ai...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said here today that the youth are the main driving force of new civilisation in the era of rapidly changing technology.“With the knowledge and...