Dhaka, Sunday, Oct 18, 2026
Rangamati district administration has imposed a ban on tourist visits to Sajek Valley in Baghaichhari upazila.It also asked tourists currently staying there to leave the area by 5pm on October 13.The...
Saudi authorities said Sunday that schools in the capital would be online until the end of the week. Meanwhile, the kingdom extended an ongoing airport closure until at least 9 p.m. Sunday, according...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged the government officials to ensure that every penny allocated for development projects is spent properly in the interest of the country and the welfare of the...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Sunday said two Bangladeshis were killed and four others are receiving treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital following an att...
Japan’s Marubeni Corporation has expressed interest in expanding its investment in Bangladesh, including in information technology (IT), artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, fertiliser and ene...
Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant located at Rooppur in Ishwardi of Pabna has made significant progress towards initiating nuclear fission in its first unit after regulators approved the results...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended its scheduled Dhaka-Riyadh-Dhaka flights BG339 and BG340 until further notice due to unavoidable operational circumstances.In an emergency press release issued...
The airport in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, was attacked again Saturday and evacuated, two regional officials said, just days after three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, were killed as the kingd...
The Portuguese Football Federation has suspended Cristiano Ronaldo and initiated disciplinary proceedings against the veteran forward for walking out on the national team.In a statement on Saturday, t...
Senior journalist Amir Khasru, a former Bangladesh correspondent for Voice of America (VOA), died at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 64.He breathed his last at around 7pm while undergoing treatmen...
The United Nations human rights office on Saturday expressed concern over mass detentions carried out before and during protests in New Delhi, India."We are concerned by reports of mass detentions in...
Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) export earnings grew by 6.10 percent year-on-year to reach US $10.58 billion during the first quarter (July–September) of the fiscal year 2026–27, according to da...
People at Riyadh's international airport were being evacuated from the facility on Saturday, three witnesses told AFP, as officials called on passengers to check their flight status before heading the...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday watched a demonstration of an innovative project to produce fuel oil from human waste and agricultural residues, assuring the researchers of all necessary gov...
UUS President Donald Trump has said he expects to quickly “settle or win” the conflicts involving Iran and Ukraine, as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate.Speaking at a campaign rally, Tr...
Police have detained Abhijit Deepak, founder of India’s Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), along with two other party leaders at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Saturday.The two other leade...
BNP has formed a 12-member monitoring committee to oversee arrangements for the upcoming Durga puja.According to a press release issued today, BNP National Executive Committee Joint Secretary General...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will not attend the IMF and World Bank's annual meetings in Bangkok next week, a department official confirmed Friday, as domestic pressures grow over war with Iran...
The news of renowned South African jurist and international court judge Navi Pillay winning the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has triggered an unprecedented political and diplomatic uproar in the internation...
US President Donald Trump slammed the "disgraceful" Nobel Peace Prize choice on Friday as leaving an "indelible stain" on Norway, arguing that the award should have gone to him.South African judge and...