Dhaka, Friday, Aug 28, 2026
-1763820673.webp "Stock Market Rebounds: DSEX Gains 166 Points in a Week, Trading Up 12%")
After two consecutive weeks of decline, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) showed signs of recovery last week, with the benchmark DSEX index rising 166 points and average daily turnover increasing over 12...
Several port experts and economists on Saturday raised concerns over what they described as “ambiguities and risks” in the government’s newly signed agreement with a Danish company for developing the...
Industry Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan has called for stronger investment, innovation and global partnerships to drive sustainable industrialization in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as he led a four-...
A moderate earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Dhaka and several other parts of the country again on Saturday evening, less than 24 hours after the previous quake.The tremor was felt a...
The interim government has sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) instructing it to prepare for holding the 13th national parliamentary election and a referendum on the same day, Chief Election...
-1763805915.webp "Four Killed as Bus Crushes E-rickshaw in Dinajpur")
Four passengers of an electric rickshaw (e-rickshaw) were killed on Saturday afternoon after the vehicle was run over by a bus in Dinajpur Sadar.The incident occurred at around 3:30 pm on the Dinajpur...
A mild earthquake was felt this morning in the Baipail area of Ashulia, Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.According to the Meteorological Office, the tremor was recorded at 10:36:12am. Duty officer Niz...
Environmental, Forest and Climate Change Affairs Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that change in the country is not possible on the basis of doubt and distrust.She made the remark on Saturday whil...
More than 150 students of Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall at Dhaka University spent the night in a staff residential building after Friday’s powerful earthquake, demanding the construction of a new hall bui...
-1763786544.webp "Families of Quake Victims to Receive Tk 25,000, Injured to Get Tk 15,000")
The Dhaka district administration has announced financial assistance for those killed or injured in Friday’s earthquake that shook the capital and several other parts of the country.In a special press...
A moderate earthquake that shook Dhaka and several other parts of the country at 10:38 am on Friday has sparked widespread anxiety among city residents, with many fearing the tremor could be a foresho...
Bangladesh clinched a place in the Rising Stars Asia Cup final after a nerve-shredding Super Over win against India ‘A’ in Doha on Friday, surviving a chaotic finish that saw a seemingly certain victo...
-1763740895.webp "Quake Death Toll Rises to 10 Across Bangladesh")
At least ten people have been killed in Dhaka and several other districts after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday morning, causing walls, railings and building parts to collapse in different...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged members of the Armed Forces to discharge their duties with utmost professionalism to ensure that the upcoming national election, slated for February n...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia exchanged courtesy greetings on Friday on the sidelines of an Armed Forces Day event at the Dhaka Cantonment.During the bri...
At least five people were killed and more than 200 injured as walls and railings collapsed during a 5.7-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dhaka and surrounding districts on Friday morning.In Old Dhaka’...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the casualties and damage reported from several districts following Friday’s earthquake, which triggered building collap...
-1763706281.webp "3 Killed as Railing Collapses During Dhaka Quake")
At least three people were killed when a building railing collapsed during an earthquake in the capital’s Bangshal area on Friday morning.Police said the victims were passing by KP Ghosh Street in Kas...
An earthquake has been felt in Dhaka and several other parts of the country. The tremor occurred today, Friday, at 10:38 am.According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the magnitude of the...
Parts of the COP30 climate summit venue in the Brazilian city of Belem were evacuated on Thursday after reports of a fire, prompting delegates, observers and journalists to rush for the exits.Brazil’s...