Dhaka, Friday, Sep 11, 2026
Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) members rescued 21 fishermen kidnapped by robbers and recovered firearms and ammunition following separate operations in the Sundarbans on Friday morning.BCG Media Officer...
Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 25 people, including six police officers, authorities said.The first incident took place at a plantation in...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the family of slain child Ramisa Akter in the city’s Pallabi area on Thursday night following the Cabinet meeting.The Prime Minister left the Secretariat around 9...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said exemplary punishment would be ensured in the shortest possible time in the brutal rape and murder case of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Dhaka’s Pallabi...
Macroeconomic stabilisation alone will not be sufficient to restore high and sustainable growth in Bangladesh, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI) Chairman Dr Zaidi Sattar said on Thursday,...
Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the people of Bangladesh do not want to see Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in power, claiming...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the National Institute of Disaster Management Research and Training building in Gazipur.The ceremony was held around 2:00pm at S...
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Wednesday reduced the price of gold in the domestic market by Tk 2,158 per bhori, setting the new rate for 22-carat gold at Tk 2,35,963 per bhori, effective...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold talks in Beijing, just days after US President Donald Trump visited China amid the ongoing Iran war.The meeting comes...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday inaugurated the three-day "Land Service Fair-2026" aimed at making land-related services easier and more accessible for people across the country.The Prime Min...
Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday said the government aims to transform Bangladesh’s jute sector into a strong $5–7 billion industry from the current export earnings of ar...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has decided to hold off on a planned military strike against Iran, citing ongoing negotiations that could potentially end the conflict.Speaking at the White House o...
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday approved the Annual Development Programme (ADP) worth Tk 3,00,000 crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year.Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired the meeting held...
Two people were killed after a truck crashed into the rear of another truck on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur early Monday.The identities of the deceased could not be confir...
Renewable energy (RE) accounts for only 5 percent of Bangladesh's revised development budget allocation for the power and energy sector in the current fiscal year, while fossil fuel-based infrastructu...
The government has begun work on achieving five key milestones to secure Bangladesh's energy future, with a strong push toward renewable energy and reducing dependence on imports, said Prime Minister'...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday sent congratulatory messages to mark the opening of the 10th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Provin...
Iran has warned it is prepared to return to direct military confrontation with the United States if ongoing negotiations fail to yield outcomes it deems acceptable, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sai...
Gold prices in Bangladesh fell by Tk 6,589 per bhori across two consecutive reductions within a single day, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) setting the new price of 22-carat gold at...
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Saturday said Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) and textile industry must prioritise sustainable production, innovation, research and product diversifi...