Dhaka, Wednesday, Sep 09, 2026
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken an initiative to establish modern language centres at 25 public and private universities across the country to enhance the competitive capacity of Bang...
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has approved leasing 120 acres of land at the Jamuna Bridge site to Northwest Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) for setting up a 55-megawatt solar power p...
Multiple layers of intermediaries and heavy dependence on urban aratdars are major factors behind the wide gap between farm-gate and retail prices of essential food commodities in Bangladesh, a study...
Sheikh Azizur Rahman, a valiant July fighter bearing a bullet wound to his head and 36 splinter marks on his body, met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today. During the meeting, he presented the Prime M...
The government is giving the highest priority to protecting citizens from human trafficking and technology-enabled crimes and remains firmly committed to maintaining a "zero tolerance" policy against...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday handed over appointment letters to three persons with disabilities as part of the government's efforts to promote their economic empowerment and inclusion in...
A court in El Salvador has given individual prison sentences exceeding 1,000 years to gang members convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes, the Attorney General's office said...
The United States military launched "powerful" strikes on Iran on Thursday, in retaliation for Tehran's attacks targeting US bases in Jordan as the Middle East war reignited and again drew in the Isla...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today reviewed the government’s overall preparedness plans and progress regarding earthquake response, including forming a national taskforce, preparing one lakh voluntee...
Bangladesh currently has a total of 189 tigers, including those in the Sundarbans, the country's only tiger habitat, and in zoos across the nation, which is not sufficient to protect the species from...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed on Wednesday called for a long-term, performance-based public-private partnership (PPP) framework to reverse decades of decline in...
The smiling schoolboy whose radiant grin captured the hearts of people across the country has met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.Tahsin Abdullah, whose photograph with the Prime Minister at the closing...
State Minister for Housing and Public Works Ahmmad Sohel Monzoor on Wednesday warned that tenders of contractor firms would be cancelled if they fail to complete project work with honesty within the s...
Myanmar has agreed to receive 300,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and another 5,000 from Malaysia as part of a repatriation effort, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday.Anwar...
High-level discussions between Bangladesh and Malaysia have made significant progress towards finalising a framework for recruiting Bangladeshi workers through a specified number of licences, with the...
Acting Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kayser Kamal and Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari today expressed optimism that the South Asian Association for Regional Co...
Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl IGP) Barrister Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain today formally assumed charge as the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).Earlier, he served as D...
More than 9,000 people were in evacuation centres early Wednesday after a major quake hit southwestern Japan, the government said."We have received reports of seven people with serious injuries and 29...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sought Malaysia’s assistance, including through PETRONAS, to help meet the country’s urgent LNG needs amid ongoing gas supply constraints according to a so...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said his government considers ensuring quality education for every student in the country as one of its top priorities.“To this end, integrated initiatives, effecti...