Dhaka, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the destruction of 10 buildings in Beirut for every explosive drone launched by Hezbollah, saying Israel must “put an end to the thr...
A young man was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend over a dispute involving Tk 450 in Rajshahi's Damkura area on Monday morning.Police arrested the accused, Faisal Ali Joy, within hours of the i...
At least 15 people were killed and six others injured as a truck carrying iron rods overturned on the eastern side of the Jamuna Bridge at Saratail in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Monday.The iden...
Sixteen children died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday – 2nd highest death toll in a single day since the outbreak in March last.With this, the country re...
Police on Sunday pressed charges against the two accused – Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter – in the case filed over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in the capital's Pallabi are...
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado has announced plans to run for president again and said she hopes to return to Venezuela before the end of 2026.Speakin...
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality on Sunday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 111 at 9:00am.An AQI score between 101 and 15...
A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least eight people and left 38 workers trapped underground, Chinese state media reported Saturday.The explosion took place Friday evening...
Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) members rescued 21 fishermen kidnapped by robbers and recovered firearms and ammunition following separate operations in the Sundarbans on Friday morning.BCG Media Officer...
Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 25 people, including six police officers, authorities said.The first incident took place at a plantation in...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the family of slain child Ramisa Akter in the city’s Pallabi area on Thursday night following the Cabinet meeting.The Prime Minister left the Secretariat around 9...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said exemplary punishment would be ensured in the shortest possible time in the brutal rape and murder case of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Dhaka’s Pallabi...
Macroeconomic stabilisation alone will not be sufficient to restore high and sustainable growth in Bangladesh, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI) Chairman Dr Zaidi Sattar said on Thursday,...
Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the people of Bangladesh do not want to see Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in power, claiming...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the National Institute of Disaster Management Research and Training building in Gazipur.The ceremony was held around 2:00pm at S...
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Wednesday reduced the price of gold in the domestic market by Tk 2,158 per bhori, setting the new rate for 22-carat gold at Tk 2,35,963 per bhori, effective...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold talks in Beijing, just days after US President Donald Trump visited China amid the ongoing Iran war.The meeting comes...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday inaugurated the three-day "Land Service Fair-2026" aimed at making land-related services easier and more accessible for people across the country.The Prime Min...
Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday said the government aims to transform Bangladesh’s jute sector into a strong $5–7 billion industry from the current export earnings of ar...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has decided to hold off on a planned military strike against Iran, citing ongoing negotiations that could potentially end the conflict.Speaking at the White House o...