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Inflation inches up to 8.36% in September

Inflation inches up to 8.36% in September

Point-to-point inflation in Bangladesh edged up slightly to 8.36 percent in September, from 8.29 percent in August, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday.Th...

  • 06 Oct 2025
‘No Alternative to Holding Fair Election at This Crucial Juncture’: CEC Nasir

‘No Alternative to Holding Fair Election at This Crucial Juncture’: CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Oct 6 – At a time when the nation’s political future appears to hinge on the next national election, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday voiced a clear message that ther...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Gold in Bangladesh hits historic Tk 2 lakh per bhori

Gold in Bangladesh hits historic Tk 2 lakh per bhori

The price of gold in Bangladesh has surpassed Tk 2 lakh per bhori (11.664 grams) for the first time, following continued price hikes in September and early October.On Monday night, the Bangladesh Jewe...

  • 06 Oct 2025
‘No Alternative to Holding Fair Election at This Crucial Juncture’: CEC Nasir

‘No Alternative to Holding Fair Election at This Crucial Juncture’: CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Oct 6 – At a time when the nation’s political future appears to hinge on the next national election, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday voiced a clear message that ther...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Japanese firm shows interest in importing crude rice bran oil from Bangladesh

Japanese firm shows interest in importing crude rice bran oil from Bangladesh

Sanwa Yushi Company Limited, a leading Japanese rice bran oil producer, has expressed interest in importing crude rice bran oil from Bangladesh, according to its Managing Director Yozaemon Yamaguchi.T...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Swiss, Spanish activists allege mistreatment during Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla

Swiss, Spanish activists allege mistreatment during Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla

Activists from Switzerland and Spain, part of an international flotilla that attempted to deliver aid to Gaza last week, have alleged inhumane treatment during their detention by Israeli forces, accor...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Women’s empowerment requires active policy participation: Labour Adviser

Women’s empowerment requires active policy participation: Labour Adviser

Ensuring genuine women’s empowerment in Bangladesh requires greater participation of women at the policy-making level, said Brigadier General (Rtd) M Sakhawat Hussain, Adviser, Ministry of Labour and...

  • 06 Oct 2025
France PM resigns hours after cabinet announcement, deepening political crisis

France PM resigns hours after cabinet announcement, deepening political crisis

France plunged deeper into political turmoil on Monday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his newly formed government resigned just hours after announcing their cabinet lineup, marking the shorte...

  • 06 Oct 2025
BIDA chief leads high-level delegation to Türkiye to boost investment cooperation

BIDA chief leads high-level delegation to Türkiye to boost investment cooperation

A high-level delegation from Bangladesh, led by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, has arrived in Türkiye on a strategic visit aimed at deepening in...

  • 06 Oct 2025
US, Japanese trio win Nobel for immune system discovery

US, Japanese trio win Nobel for immune system discovery

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded jointly to American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, and Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi for groundbreaking research revealing how the immune syste...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Bangladesh, Saudi Sign First-Ever Agreement on Worker Recruitment

Bangladesh, Saudi Sign First-Ever Agreement on Worker Recruitment

Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia today signed a landmark agreement on worker recruitment in Riyadh — the first of its kind between the two countries.The agreement was signed by Asif Nazrul, Adviser to the...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Indices fall in DSE, rise in CSE

Indices fall in DSE, rise in CSE

The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped on Monday while Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended higher, even as turnover rose on both bourses amid a broadly bearish trend.At the DSE, the ben...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Army Denounces Distortion of Chief’s Remarks on Social Media

Army Denounces Distortion of Chief’s Remarks on Social Media

The Bangladesh Army has strongly condemned the recent distortion and circulation of misleading information on social media regarding a speech delivered by the Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zama...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Jamaat Calls for Trust in Law over NSU Quran Desecration Incident

Jamaat Calls for Trust in Law over NSU Quran Desecration Incident

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep concern and strong condemnation over the reported desecration of the Holy Quran by a student of North South University, urging all to remain calm and plac...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Tarique Rahman Tells BBC Bangla: Will Return to Home Soon

Tarique Rahman Tells BBC Bangla: Will Return to Home Soon

After nearly two decades, BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has given his first face-to-face interview with any media outlet, speaking to BBC Bangla about the party’s political strategy for the upc...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Death toll rises to 54 in Indonesia school collapse; 13 still missing

Death toll rises to 54 in Indonesia school collapse; 13 still missing

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 54 students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week, officials said Monday, as search efforts continue for 13 ot...

  • 06 Oct 2025
53 Rape Incidents Reported in September, Most Victims Children

53 Rape Incidents Reported in September, Most Victims Children

A total of 53 rape incidents were reported across the country in September, with the majority of victims being children, according to a monthly report released by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.The report...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Export Earnings Drop 4.61% in September

Export Earnings Drop 4.61% in September

Bangladesh’s export earnings fell by 4.61% year-on-year in September, totaling $3.63 billion, according to the latest data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).The country had fetched $3.80 billion...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Bangladesh Whitewash Afghanistan in T20 Series

Bangladesh Whitewash Afghanistan in T20 Series

Bangladesh completed a dominant 3-0 whitewash over Afghanistan after clinching the third and final match of the three-match T20 series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Having already secured t...

  • 06 Oct 2025
Tareque Rahman Pledges Greener, Sustainable Bangladesh on World Habitat Day

Tareque Rahman Pledges Greener, Sustainable Bangladesh on World Habitat Day

BNP Acting Chairman Tareque Rahman has pledged to protect the country's habitat and build a greener, more sustainable Bangladesh through climate action and planned urbanisation.In a post from his veri...

  • 06 Oct 2025