Dhaka, Friday, Aug 28, 2026
-1763966798.webp "Chief Justice convenes full court meeting on 27 November")
Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed has called a full court meeting involving all justices of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court.The development was confirmed through a no...
-1763965298.webp "Expat Voter Registration Tops 16,000 in First Phase")
More than 16,000 expatriate Bangladeshis have registered to vote by post in the first phase of the 13th parliamentary election’s postal voting process, covering countries in East Asia, South America a...
Researchers in Austria say they have uncovered what could be the largest data leak in history after exploiting a flaw in messaging platform WhatsApp to collect personal details of more than 3.5 billio...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s physical condition has become critical as an infection in her chest has spread to both her heart and lungs, according to Professor Dr. F M Siddiqui, a member of her medic...
The High Court has directed the district administration of Chattogram to shut down all unlicensed brick kilns within 15 days.The order came on Sunday from a bench comprising Justice Md Mojibur Rahman...
-1763909342.webp "NBR extends income tax return submission deadline by one month")
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to submit their income tax returns by one month. According to an NBR order issued on Sunday, taxpayers can n...
Bangladesh and Bhutan have agreed to strengthen trade and investment cooperation through the Kurigram-Gelephu Economic Corridor, officials said following a bilateral meeting in Dhaka.Bhutan’s Prime Mi...
Dhaka has sent a letter to Delhi seeking the repatriation of Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who were sentenced to death for their involvement in the July killings.Foreign Affairs Adviser To...
-1763903707.webp "Capital Market rebounds on first trading day of the week")
Despite opening lower, both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges closed higher on the first trading day of the week.At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX gained 46 points, while the Sh...
Fisheries and Livestock Affairs Adviser Farida Akhter on Sunday expressed deep concern over the uncontrolled use of antibiotics in humans and animals, warning that indiscriminate antibiotic consumptio...
-1763899456.webp "Canada keen to boost trade with Bangladesh: DCCI")
Canada has expressed strong interest in scaling up bilateral trade and investment with Bangladesh as Canadian Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for International Trade and Chief Trade Commissioner Sara...
Dengue continues to wreak havoc across Bangladesh even in late November, with eight more deaths reported in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 778 patients were admitted to hospitals with deng...
All gas well drilling under Petrobangla has been suspended for 48 hours as a precaution amid heightened earthquake risk, officials said on Sunday.The decision was taken on the instruction of the Minis...
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the gas tariff for fertiliser factories to Tk 29.25 per cubic metre, up from the previous rate of Tk 16.The new price will come into effec...
National Citizens’ Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Sunday expressed deep concern over what he described as the absence of a proper level playing field ahead of the upcoming national election.Speak...
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday stopped providing direct customer services—including the sale of savings certificates and prize bonds, exchange of torn or damaged banknotes, and automated challan servic...
The University of Dhaka has suspended all academic activities for two weeks, citing student safety and mental well-being following three consecutive earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks.The universi...
Israel’s military on Saturday launched fresh airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, marking the latest test of the ceasefire that took effect on October 10, as the office of Prime Minister Benjam...
Dhaka and its surrounding districts have experienced four earthquakes within just 31 hours, raising urgent questions about what these successive tremors signify for a region long known to be seismical...
 (6)-1763829837.webp "Moving bus catches fire in Mohakhali")
A passenger bus caught fire while moving in Mohakhali, Dhaka, on Saturday night.The incident occurred at around 9:15 pm in the Bottola area, on the road in front of the Department of Disaster Manageme...