Dhaka, Friday, Aug 28, 2026
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided not to send the national team to India for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, citing security concerns.The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of t...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Thursday night announced that the new Initial Public Offering (IPO) rules have been published in the form of a gazette, expressing optimism...
Amid concerns over possible infiltration and violence ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken a tough stance along the border areas of Lalmo...
-1767461098.webp "Energy Secretary to hold meeting with stakeholders amid LPG shortage, price spike")
Energy Secretary Mohammad Saiful Islam is set to hold a meeting with all stakeholders concerned following an abrupt shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and an abnormal surge in prices...
The district returning officer on Saturday declared valid the nomination papers of four candidates of the National Citizen Party (NCP), a partner of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 10-party alliance, in four...
Alleging that the National Citizen Party (NCP) has completely abandoned its centrist political stance and moved into right-wing politics by aligning with Jamaat-e-Islami and like-minded parties, anoth...
BNP candidate and the party’s central organising secretary, Shama Obayed, has renounced her United States citizenship ahead of the announcement of the 13th national parliamentary election schedule on...
Consumer rights body Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) on Saturday placed a seven-point demand to the government, expressing serious concern over what it described as abnormal and sustained pr...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Saturday urged prudent, timely and effective economic measures to safeguard Bangladesh’s economic momentum in 2026, warning that political tensio...
US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes on Venezuela, including targets in the capital Caracas and several military installations, US officials have told CBS News, marking a dramatic es...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has appointed ABM Abdus Sattar, former Secretary of the Bangladesh government, as his private secretary, and AAM Saleh (Saleh Shibly), former General Secretary of Dh...
The nomination of Dr Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate and former leader of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has been cancelled for the Dhaka-9 parliamentary constituency.The decision was annou...
The curtain rose on the 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) on Saturday as Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin formally inaugurated the month-long event at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Exhibiti...
Dhaka woke up to another morning of hazardous air on Thursday, with winter fog trapping pollutants over the city and pushing air quality deeper into the ‘unhealthy’ category.At 9:15 am, the overcrowde...
-1767371749.webp "Cloned Phones Widespread in Bangladesh, Alarming Data Emerges After NEIR Rollout")
Shocking information on the prevalence of cloned and fake mobile phones in Bangladesh has surfaced following the launch of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), said Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Spec...
A 300-ton salt-laden trawler sank in the Meghna River in Bhola after being hit by a ship amid dense fog, though all seven people on board were rescued alive.The incident occurred at around 2:30am on T...
-1767360510.webp "Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair to Open Saturday at Purbachal Venue")
The 30th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is set to begin on Saturday at its permanent venue in Purbachal’s Rupganj area of Narayanganj.The fair will be inaugurated at 10:30am at t...
A doa and milad mahfil was held at Gulshan Azad Mosque in the capital on Friday afternoon, seeking eternal peace and salvation for the departed soul of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum...
-1767356323.webp "Tarique Rahman to Assume BNP Chairmanship")
Following the demise of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the post of chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has fallen vacant. In line with the party constit...
Family members of former president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia paid tribute at their graves at Zia Udyan in the capital on Friday morning.The family, i...