Dhaka, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
At least 30 universities in Iran have been affected by US and Israeli strikes since the start of the war, authorities said, as attacks increasingly hit infrastructure linked to research, health and in...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday held a marathon meeting with top businesses, focusing on improving the investment climate, resolving industry challenges and addressing the ongoing energy cri...
Five people were killed as a fire raged though at an unauthorised gas lighter factory in Kadamtali Gol Chattar area of South Keraniganj on Saturday afternoon.Station Officer Talha bin Zashim of...
The SAFF Under-20 Championship-winning Bangladesh team is set to arrive in Dhaka at around 6:35pm today and will embark on a trophy parade in the capital on an open-top bus.The Bangladesh Football Fed...
Iran shot down two US military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation nearly five weeks after the war began.It was the fi...
Bangladesh emerged champions of the SAFF Under-20 Championship after defeating India 4-3 in a nerve-wracking tie-breaker following a goalless draw in regulation time at the National Stadium in Malé, M...
The FAO Food Price Index, which measures changes in a basket of globally traded food commodities, rose by 2.4% from its revised February level.World food prices climbed in March to their highest level...
Prices of sonali chicken and hilsa fish have continued to climb in Dhaka’s kitchen markets, defying expectations of a post-Ramadan decline, with traders citing supply shortages and rising demand ahead...
There was little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel said it faced incoming fire from Iran, Kuwait and Bahrain reported being under attack, and Iran said eight people were kil...
The government is fully prepared to prevent the spread of measles, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said on Thursday.“Measles has started to spread suddenly. We had no pr...
Opposition bloc says Saturday’s programme at Baitul Mukarram will press for constitutional reform and implementation of the referendum verdictThe 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ha...
The Bangladesh Shop Owners Association has decided to close all shops and shopping malls by 8pm across the country to support the government’s ongoing efforts to conserve electricity and fuel amid a g...
Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained suspended since Wednesday night following the derailment of an oil-laden train in Habiganj.The Chattogram-bound fuel train from S...
Bangladesh has requested some African countries to export petroleum products as the country has been going through energy crisis amid war in the middle-east, sources saidThe middle-east war leads to e...
Opposition leader announces plans for public protests after leading a walkout over the stalled Constitution Reform Council motionOpposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman today announced that they would launc...
A total of $234 billion laundered abroad between 2009 and 2023, Tarique Rahman says citing interim govt dataThe government is giving top priority to recovering assets laundered abroad, Prime Minister...
A Bangladeshi national was killed after shrapnel from a drone interception fell on a farm in the Al Rifaa area of the United Arab Emirates, said Emirates News Agency-WAM news.Authorities are respondin...
The government has kept fuel prices in the domestic market unchanged for April, despite an increase in import costs following the escalation of the US-Israel war on Iran.According to a gazette notific...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue distinguished fellow said this situation requires strict fiscal discipline and careful prioritisation of expenditure.Eminent economist Debapriya Bhattacharya has said Ba...
Gold prices in Bangladesh rose sharply on Tuesday, with the price of 22-carat gold increasing by Tk 3,266 per bhori, according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS).In a statement issued in...