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Allowing Hasina to talk to media in India is unexpected: info adviser

Allowing Hasina to talk to media in India is unexpected: info adviser

Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today said allowing Sheikh Hasina, who is absconding in India, to speak to and give interview with media outlets is "highly une...

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Houthis strike targets in Saudi Arabia: rebel media

Houthis strike targets in Saudi Arabia: rebel media

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi media Ansarollah said Tuesday that the rebels hit targets in Saudi Arabia, as they press an offensive to seize territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.The Houthis had accuse...

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Faridul stresses integrated efforts to turn tree plantation into social movement

Faridul stresses integrated efforts to turn tree plantation into social movement

Environment, Forest and Climate Change State Minister Shaikh Faridul Islam today said concerted efforts are needed to turn tree plantation into a sustainable social movement to protect the environment...

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President lays foundation stone of Thakurgaon University

President lays foundation stone of Thakurgaon University

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today laid the foundation stone of the long-desired Thakurgaon University in Thakurgaon district.At a foundation stone-laying ceremony was held in the Jamalpur ar...

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PM seeks Japan’s special envoy’s role for Rohingya repatriation

PM seeks Japan’s special envoy’s role for Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said Bangladesh is ready to extend all-out cooperation for the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland.“Their return would create opportunities to imp...

  • 07 Sep 2026
Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge

Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge

Nepal's flood disaster posed an unprecedented challenge, Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix said Monday, with multiple search operations underway in Himalayan hydropower tunnels.The August 26 glacial...

  • 07 Sep 2026
Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran's top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes. The exchanges of fire, which beg...

  • 07 Sep 2026
Per capita public debt stands at Tk 1.29 lakh: Finance Minister

Per capita public debt stands at Tk 1.29 lakh: Finance Minister

The per capita public debt of Bangladesh stood at Tk 129,239.19 as of March 31, 2026, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Parliament on Sunday.He disclosed the figure while responding t...

  • 06 Sep 2026
Mirza Fakhrul lands in Thakurgaon to a hero’s welcome

Mirza Fakhrul lands in Thakurgaon to a hero’s welcome

Festive arches stretch across the thoroughfares, lampposts flutter with celebratory banners, and a palpable sense of jubilation grips the northern district. For the residents of Thakurgaon, the homeco...

  • 06 Sep 2026
PM calls for collective efforts to protect rivers, ensure liveable environment

PM calls for collective efforts to protect rivers, ensure liveable environment

Prime Minister Tareq Rahman on Sunday called on all to play a responsible role from their respective positions to leave pollution-free rivers and a clean, liveable environment for future generations.H...

  • 06 Sep 2026
Messi creates both Miami goals in 2-2 draw with Atlanta

Messi creates both Miami goals in 2-2 draw with Atlanta

Lionel Messi set up both goals for Inter Miami as the Major League Soccer champions drew 2-2 with Atlanta United on Saturday in the Argentina star's first match since announcing his retirement from in...

  • 06 Sep 2026
Rybakina books US Open fourth-round berth, inches closer to No. 1

Rybakina books US Open fourth-round berth, inches closer to No. 1

World number two Elena Rybakina avenged her French Open defeat to Yuliia Starodubtseva on Saturday, beating the unseeded Ukrainian 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 to reach the US Open last 16.The hard-hitting Kazakh,...

  • 06 Sep 2026
Iran Guards say attacked US naval drone: state media

Iran Guards say attacked US naval drone: state media

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they had attacked a US naval drone that was trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Tehran and Washington traded strikes."The heroic Naval For...

  • 06 Sep 2026
Some trying to create anarchy on recent crisis: PM

Some trying to create anarchy on recent crisis: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said some political parties and individuals are trying to create anarchy by spreading confusion on some recent crisis.“Of course, there are some problems in the cou...

  • 05 Sep 2026
PM joins BNP’s 48th founding anniversary discussion

PM joins BNP’s 48th founding anniversary discussion

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today joined a discussion organised to mark the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The discussion began at around 3:45pm...

  • 05 Sep 2026
PM to carry 'New Bangladesh' message to UNGA: Humaiun

PM to carry 'New Bangladesh' message to UNGA: Humaiun

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will carry the message of a "New Bangladesh" and its progress to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir said today."...

  • 05 Sep 2026
Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US

Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US

President Donald Trump said Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, in his administration's latest bid to play down the conflict ahead of crucial midterm elections. Trump'...

  • 05 Sep 2026
Salahuddin wary of hearing 'communal harmony', as govt ensures freedom of religion for all

Salahuddin wary of hearing 'communal harmony', as govt ensures freedom of religion for all

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said the government has succeeded in ensuring freedom of religion for people of all faiths during its first six months in office, and called on his fellow citi...

  • 04 Sep 2026
ACC to seek UAE data on Dubai assets of 73 Bangladeshis

ACC to seek UAE data on Dubai assets of 73 Bangladeshis

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to seek information from the United Arab Emirates about properties allegedly acquired in Dubai through money laundering by 73 Bangladeshis, including former...

  • 04 Sep 2026
2 workers rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel as search continues for others

2 workers rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel as search continues for others

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday, nine days after devastating floods trapped them inside, officials said.Emergency teams are continuing efforts to reach other...

  • 04 Sep 2026