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Gold Hits Fresh Record, Breaks $4,700 an Ounce on Global Uncertainty

Gold Hits Fresh Record, Breaks $4,700 an Ounce on Global Uncertainty

Gold surged to an unprecedented level in global markets, breaching the $4,700-an-ounce mark for the first time, as escalating geopolitical and economic uncertainty pushed investors toward safe-haven a...

  • 20 Jan 2026
Jamaat, NCP plotting ‘election engineering’ ahead of polls: Mirza Abbas

Jamaat, NCP plotting ‘election engineering’ ahead of polls: Mirza Abbas

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas on Tuesday alleged that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) are making coordinated attempts to manipulate the outcome of the 13th...

  • 20 Jan 2026
Evaly Chairman Shamima Nasrin and CEO Mohammad Rassel Arrested Again

Evaly Chairman Shamima Nasrin and CEO Mohammad Rassel Arrested Again

Detectives from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested Evaly Chairman Shamima Nasrin and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Rassel in connection with multiple cases filed against them.A...

  • 20 Jan 2026
Stocks open mixed as DSE advances, CSE slips

Stocks open mixed as DSE advances, CSE slips

Trading on the country’s stock markets began on a mixed note on Tuesday, the third working day of the week, with indices rising on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (C...

  • 20 Jan 2026
India, UAE seal $3b LNG deal, pledge deeper trade and defence ties

India, UAE seal $3b LNG deal, pledge deeper trade and defence ties

India on Monday signed a $3 billion agreement to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United Arab Emirates, making the Gulf nation India’s top LNG customer, as leaders of the two countries pledged...

  • 20 Jan 2026
Gold hits fresh record in Bangladesh, 22 carat price nears Tk 239,000 per bhori

Gold hits fresh record in Bangladesh, 22 carat price nears Tk 239,000 per bhori

Gold prices in Bangladesh have soared to a new all-time high, with the price of 22-carat gold set at Tk 238,879 per bhori (11.664 grams), following the latest adjustment by the Bangladesh Jewellers As...

  • 19 Jan 2026
IMF tranche delay has not hurt Bangladesh’s economy, says BB Governor

IMF tranche delay has not hurt Bangladesh’s economy, says BB Governor

Bangladesh’s economy has not suffered any adverse impact despite the delay in receiving the sixth tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said on...

  • 19 Jan 2026
Trump Blames Missed Nobel for His ‘Complete’ Greenland Obsession

Trump Blames Missed Nobel for His ‘Complete’ Greenland Obsession

US President Donald Trump has publicly connected his disappointment over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize to his renewed insistence that the United States should take control of Greenland.In a mess...

  • 19 Jan 2026
Zaima calls for translating belief in women’s leadership into action

Zaima calls for translating belief in women’s leadership into action

Zaima on Monday night said a recent discussion platform marked the beginning of a future where women across Bangladesh—regardless of geography, background or generation—are not only included but trust...

  • 19 Jan 2026
NCP announces centralised crowdfunding ahead of 13th national election

NCP announces centralised crowdfunding ahead of 13th national election

The National Citizen Party (NCP) on Sunday announced the launch of a centrally managed crowdfunding initiative ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, seeking financial support directly fro...

  • 19 Jan 2026
RAJUK Chairman assures server restoration by Feb 1

RAJUK Chairman assures server restoration by Feb 1

The chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK), Reazul Islam, on Monday assured real estate developers that the authority’s server would be fully operational by February 1 this year.The assuranc...

  • 19 Jan 2026
NCP delegation to meet Chief Adviser Prof Yunus this afternoon

NCP delegation to meet Chief Adviser Prof Yunus this afternoon

A four-member delegation of the National Citizen Party (NCP) is scheduled to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday afternoon.In a media note sent at noon, the NCP said the meeting will take...

  • 19 Jan 2026
Fakhrul reaffirms BNP’s commitment to democracy

Fakhrul reaffirms BNP’s commitment to democracy

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said their party has taken a renewed pledge to rebuild the country’s economy and work towards establishing a liberal democratic Bangladesh by impl...

  • 19 Jan 2026
High-speed trains collide in southern Spain, at least 21 killed

High-speed trains collide in southern Spain, at least 21 killed

At least 21 people were killed after a high-speed train derailed and crashed into an oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday evening, pushing the second train off the tracks and down a railway emba...

  • 19 Jan 2026
Ziaur Rahman’s 90th birth anniversary observed today

Ziaur Rahman’s 90th birth anniversary observed today

The 90th birth anniversary of BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman is being observed today (Monday) with various programmes across the country.Ziaur Rahman was born on January 19, 1936, into...

  • 19 Jan 2026
NCP reconsiders election participation over ‘one-sided’ EC decisions: Asif Mahmud

NCP reconsiders election participation over ‘one-sided’ EC decisions: Asif Mahmud

The National Citizen Party (NCP) will reconsider whether it should participate in the upcoming national parliamentary election, citing what it described as one-sided decisions by the Election Commissi...

  • 19 Jan 2026
Yunus meets Jamaat delegation, vows fair, credible poll on Feb 12

Yunus meets Jamaat delegation, vows fair, credible poll on Feb 12

A four-member delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday held a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, focusing on various election-related issues ahead of the upcoming national...

  • 18 Jan 2026
Cabinet receives final draft of Dhaka Central University ordinance

Cabinet receives final draft of Dhaka Central University ordinance

The Ministry of Education has finalized the draft ordinance for the establishment of Dhaka Central University and forwarded it to the Cabinet Division on Sunday after completing all procedural steps a...

  • 18 Jan 2026
Stocks surge at DSE, CSE on strong buying as week opens

Stocks surge at DSE, CSE on strong buying as week opens

Stocks rallied sharply on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, with key indices at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) posting significant gains amid broa...

  • 18 Jan 2026
Mob justice undermines rule of law; speakers urge parties to ensure minority rights in 2026 polls

Mob justice undermines rule of law; speakers urge parties to ensure minority rights in 2026 polls

The rise of mob justice is completely undermining the core concept of justice in Bangladesh, speakers said Sunday, warning that the rampant misuse of religious sentiments to target minorities is erodi...

  • 18 Jan 2026