Dhaka, Saturday, Sep 12, 2026
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a 26-point list of priority areas it says it will focus on if it comes to power, ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) election.The p...
Ahead of the national election, nearly 48 per cent of voters who previously supported the Awami League are now backing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), according to a new opinion survey. T...
 (24)-1770195739.webp "No credible challenger in the national election race, says Nahid Islam")
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Jamaat-led 11-party alliance candidate for the Dhaka-11 constituency Nahid Islam on Wednesday said the BNP has failed to field any “credible challenger” in th...
Two labourers were critically injured when an abandoned bomb exploded while they were digging soil in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila on Wednesday.The incident took place in the morning at a spot known as G...
Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, the most prominent son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Qadhafi, was shot dead at his residence on Tuesday, a relative said.Abdullah Othman Abdul Rahim, a family member, told a...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to visit Barishal and Faridpur on Wednesday as part of his campaign for the 13th parliamentary election, marking his first trip to the southern division in more than...
Additional Secretary Md Rezanur Rahman has been appointed Chairman of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).Prior to this appointment, Rezanur Rahman had been serving as Chairman of the Banglades...
Foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Tuesday visited the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum, days ahead of its scheduled opening to the public.Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki briefe...
Bangladesh’s power and energy sector is trapped in a costly cycle of excess capacity, heavy fuel imports, rising subsidies and entrenched governance failures, prompting energy experts, economists and...
 (23)-1770118596.webp "Tarique Rahman to Address Nation on BTV Next Monday")
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to deliver a televised address on Bangladesh Television (BTV) next Monday. The Election Commission (EC) has instructed the BTV Director General to make the nec...
Gold prices in Bangladesh surged sharply on Tuesday, rising by a total of Tk16,330 per bhori in two separate hikes announced by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS), pushing prices above Tk260...
The interim government has decided to change the name of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to ‘Special Intervention Force’ (SIF), Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said.He announced t...
 (21)-1770105725.webp "HC dismisses challenge to BNP’s Kazi Qayyum, clearing path for Dhaka-11 election")
The High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the candidature of BNP’s Dhaka-11 candidate, Dr M A Qayyum, paving the way for him to contest the upcoming election.The bench, comprising Justice Fa...
 (6)-1770104236.webp "Stocks advance at DSE, CSE in first half of trading")
Bangladesh’s capital market witnessed a positive trend in the first half of trading on Tuesday, with indices rising on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) as th...
 (6)-1770038787.webp "Stocks rally as Bangladesh turnover crosses Tk 700cr for first time in 2026")
Bangladesh’s capital market saw a major boost on Monday as turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 700 crore for the first time this year, alongside a broad-based rally in share prices.T...
Gold prices in Bangladesh fell again within hours on Monday, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) cutting the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 5,424 per bhori, setting the new rate at Tk 245,...
The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been increased again at the consumer level, with the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raising the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder by Tk50 for...
 (19)-1770024081.webp "Hasina named in 663 cases over July Uprising crimes, 453 of them murder: TIB")
A total of 663 cases, including 453 murder cases, have been filed against ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 mass uprising,...
 (6)-1770014930.webp "Stocks open higher on DSE, CSE")
Trading at Bangladesh’s stock markets began on a positive note on Monday, with key indices posting gains at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) in the first hal...
Gold prices in Bangladesh have been cut by Tk6,590 per bhori, with the new rates taking effect immediately, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) said on Monday.In a morning notice, BAJUS said...