Dhaka, Tuesday, Sep 08, 2026
The third session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad begins today, with the sitting scheduled to start at 3:00 pm at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital.The day's agenda includes nomination of the panel...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic loss of lives caused by devastating flash floods in Nepal and conveyed condolences to the Nepalese government and peop...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said almost all the accused in criminal cases lodged during past six months have been arrested.“The BNP government has completed six months in office and during th...
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), is being observed across the country today with due religious solemnity.On the 12th of Rabi...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman today urged all to unite and work together to prepare a roadmap to prevent the rehabilitation of fascism."Let us work together to prepare...
Japan plans to provide support for alternative pipelines in the Middle East as it seeks to improve energy security in the wake of the Iran war, local media reported Wednesday.Before the conflict began...
Bangladesh is keen to cooperate with Bhutan to advance transformative initiatives in the region aimed at mutual welfare, prosperity and sustainable development.President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sa...
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the Farewell Hajj Sermon of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) remains highly relevant to the entire humanity even today.“The great teachings on h...
Depositors of Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, formed through the merger of five banks, will be able to withdraw the principal amount of their deposits as required from Sept 1, with no haircut on deposits.T...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Andalib Rahman Partha has said the government has no intention of creating obstacles to cultural events in the country.The minister and the adviser made the remar...
Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan today said Denmark's cooperation will play an important role in addressing the capital's growing demand for cl...
The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel, with many commercial vessels targeted in the vital conduit for oil and gas shipments.In total, 68...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today asked the authorities concerned to assess the feasibility of reintroducing universal stipends for female students from Class VI to the undergraduate level. He gave...
The High Court on Monday upheld the death sentences of two convicts and commuted that of four others to life imprisonment in the much-discussed murder case of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi in Sona...
A tanker caught fire after being struck by an "unknown projectile" off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia on Monday, a British maritime agency said."The Company Security Officer reported a tanker has b...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a plea seeking seven-day remand of actor Ashraful Haque Don in a case lodged over the murder of popular movie superstar Salman Shah.Confirming the...
India's top security official arrived in Beijing on Monday for talks on the countries' disputed Himalayan border, ahead of a BRICS summit next month that New Delhi hopes President Xi Jinping will atte...
Finland announced on Monday that it would host an EU leaders summit on the Arctic, which has been at the centre of rising tensions, in the northern city of Rovaniemi in September.Claims by US Presiden...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat today said Cox’s Bazar International Airport will be inaugurated in October next by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.“The airport will be formal...
Oil prices fell on Monday as investors braced for details of a US plan to isolate the Iranian economy that President Donald Trump billed as the "most crushing" financial operation ever against Tehran....