Dhaka, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
Police say victims were sitting on the railway tracks beside the highwayFive people were killed after being run over by a train in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila this evening.The incident happened around...
Fruit prices in Dhaka have started to decline following Ramadan and the Eid holidays, with imported fruits witnessing a drop of more than Tk 100 per kilogram within a span of a few days.A visit to who...
A vessel carrying 62,150 metric tonnes of wheat from the United States has arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on Friday, officials said.The ship, MV Ubon Naree, brought the wheat under...
Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister on Friday after sweeping the first election since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year.The 35-...
Gold prices in Bangladesh have witnessed a significant decline, with the price of 22-carat gold reduced by Tk 6,590 per bhori, according to a decision by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) o...
At least 274 people were killed and over 1,500 injured across the country during the 10-day Eid-ul-Fitr travel period, according to the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).The casualties occurred in 342 road...
The government has authorised the emergency purchase of 300,000 tonnes of diesel, moving aggressively to secure domestic fuel supplies as the escalating war in the Middle East threatens global energy...
At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered following a bus plunge into the Padma River while boarding a ferry at Daulatdia in Rajbari district yesterday.Among the deceased, there are 11 women, eigh...
Rescuers have recovered 18 bodies after a passenger bus plunged into the Padma River at Daulatdia Ghat in Goalanda Upazila on Wednesday afternoon.Two of the deceased were identified as Rehena Akhter a...
Rescuers have recovered twelve bodies from the bus that plunged into the Padma River at Daulatdia Ghat in Goalanda Upazila on Wednesday afternoon.Of the deceased, two were identified as Rehena Akhter...
A passenger bus fell into the Padma River while waiting to board a ferry at Daulatdia Ghat in Rajbari on Wednesday evening.Md. Monir Hossain, in charge of Daulatdia ferry ghat, said that at around 5:1...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran and rising global energy uncertainties, the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government is ramping up efforts to diversify energy sourc...
A cabinet meeting began at the Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair.The meeting started around 4:30pm at the Cabinet Division, said the Prime Minister’s A...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) bounced back on Wednesday after a decline in the previous session following the Eid holidays, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) failed to recover, ending in the...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday chaired a special meeting to determine necessary steps to tackle the fuel situation amid rising global oil prices triggered by the ongoing Middle East confli...
Gold prices in Bangladesh have been reduced by Tk 5,482 per bhori, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk 241,445, according to the Bangladesh Jewelers Association.In a statement issued on Wedn...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday instructed the authorities concerned to revamp the traffic management system in the capital to reduce congestion and public suffering.The directive came during...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the authorities concerned to facilitate loans for students intending to pursue higher studies abroad.State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas E...
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said Bangladesh’s ongoing programme with IMF remains on track with the next review scheduled for July as the government advances economic refor...
A Colombian military transport plane with 121 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after takeoff in the country’s south, killing at least 66 people, authorities said.The defence minister,...