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Patuakhali fisherman nets 2,200 hilsa in a single haul, earns Tk 48 lakh

Patuakhali fisherman nets 2,200 hilsa in a single haul, earns Tk 48 lakh

Fisherman Alamgir Majhi has struck a rare windfall in the Bay of Bengal, netting around 2,200 hilsa in a single haul and earning Taka 48 lakh from their sale.The large catch was made in the deep sea n...

  • 08 Aug 2026
Two killed, 10 injured in bus-truck collision in Sirajganj

Two killed, 10 injured in bus-truck collision in Sirajganj

Two people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a goods-laden truck in Nolka area under Kamarkhand upazila of the district early this morning.The ident...

  • 08 Aug 2026
BAJUS hikes gold price by Tk 4,374 a bhori

BAJUS hikes gold price by Tk 4,374 a bhori

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Saturday raised the price of gold by Tk 4,374 per bhori, setting the price of 22-carat gold, including VAT, at Tk 234,038 per bhori.BAJUS announced the...

  • 08 Aug 2026
Border killing segment removed from July Museum, Nahid alleges

Border killing segment removed from July Museum, Nahid alleges

National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam on Saturday alleged that the segment on India's border killings and the list of Bangladeshis who died in such incidents, which existed in the July Mem...

  • 08 Aug 2026
PM opens doctors’ rally

PM opens doctors’ rally

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated a doctors’ rally on the occasion of the 37th founding anniversary of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB).He inaugurated the rally at the LD Hall...

  • 08 Aug 2026
Shakib ready to return to Bangladesh, face trial if security assured

Shakib ready to return to Bangladesh, face trial if security assured

Bangladesh cricket star and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan has said he is prepared to return to Bangladesh, face the legal cases against him and even play a farewell international series, prov...

  • 07 Aug 2026
Hasina's Delhi briefing result of government's diplomatic failure: Nahid

Hasina's Delhi briefing result of government's diplomatic failure: Nahid

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor and Chief Whip of the opposition Nahid Islam on Friday said Sheikh Hasina was able to hold a press briefing in Delhi because of the BNP government's failures and...

  • 07 Aug 2026
Ctg ready to welcome PM; BNP leaders, activists excited

Ctg ready to welcome PM; BNP leaders, activists excited

Leaders and activists of BNP and its affiliated organizations in greater Chattogram are eagerly anticipating to welcome Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman who is scheduled to arrive at the...

  • 07 Aug 2026
Journalists, owners, govt working together to protect media interests: Information Minister

Journalists, owners, govt working together to protect media interests: Information Minister

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said the government is working with journalists and media owners to protect the interests of the media.“There is no form of government’s...

  • 07 Aug 2026
6 killed, at least 10 injured in Bogura road accident

6 killed, at least 10 injured in Bogura road accident

At least six people were killed and 10 others injured after a passenger bus lost control and ran over labourers waiting for work in Bogura this morning.The accident occurred in the Erulia Silkibanda a...

  • 07 Aug 2026
India needs to be more sensitive to Bangladeshi people’s sentiments: Shama Obaed

India needs to be more sensitive to Bangladeshi people’s sentiments: Shama Obaed

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Thursday said India needs to decide whether it will continue to allow convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League leaders to...

  • 06 Aug 2026
July Mass Uprising Day observed in Qatar

July Mass Uprising Day observed in Qatar

The Bangladesh Embassy in Doha observed July Mass Uprising and July Martyrs' Day with due solemnity paying tribute to the martyrs of the July-August 2024 movement and reaffirming the nation's commitme...

  • 06 Aug 2026
SSC, equivalent examination results to be published Aug 10

SSC, equivalent examination results to be published Aug 10

The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on August 10, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Education here today.Ac...

  • 06 Aug 2026
No scope for negligence in curbing river pollution: PM

No scope for negligence in curbing river pollution: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said there is no scope for negligence in taking tough and coordinated measures to curb river pollution, stating that failure to act effectively now would leave the...

  • 06 Aug 2026
Moheshkhali LNG terminal resumes operations, relief to Bangladesh’s gas crisis

Moheshkhali LNG terminal resumes operations, relief to Bangladesh’s gas crisis

Bangladesh's prolonged gas supply crisis is expected to ease gradually after the damaged floating LNG terminal at Moheshkhali resumed partial operations following a nearly two-week outage that had sev...

  • 06 Aug 2026
Yemen's Houthis say attacked two Saudi oil tankers

Yemen's Houthis say attacked two Saudi oil tankers

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday that they attacked two Saudi oil tankers, as the rebels pressed on with their maritime blockade of the kingdom.These were the eighth and ninth Saudi oil t...

  • 06 Aug 2026
Chile president announces reforms targeting organized crime

Chile president announces reforms targeting organized crime

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast will push Congress to approve legislative reforms to fight organized crime, he said during a national address on Wednesday, echoing one of his chief campaign promis...

  • 06 Aug 2026
Israeli military says two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Israeli military says two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the military said Thursday, where Israel has been fighting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.The army identified them as...

  • 06 Aug 2026
July Mass Uprising Day observed at UN

July Mass Uprising Day observed at UN

The Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday commemorated July Mass Uprising Day with a reception attended by permanent representatives, diplomats, senior UN offi...

  • 06 Aug 2026
Climate change made Canadian wildfires twice as likely: study

Climate change made Canadian wildfires twice as likely: study

Human-caused climate change made the extreme fire conditions behind this year's Canadian wildfires twice as likely to happen, a study said Thursday.Although the season began with below-normal activity...

  • 06 Aug 2026