Dhaka, Saturday, Sep 12, 2026
Consumer rights body Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) on Saturday placed a seven-point demand to the government, expressing serious concern over what it described as abnormal and sustained pr...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Saturday urged prudent, timely and effective economic measures to safeguard Bangladesh’s economic momentum in 2026, warning that political tensio...
US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes on Venezuela, including targets in the capital Caracas and several military installations, US officials have told CBS News, marking a dramatic es...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has appointed ABM Abdus Sattar, former Secretary of the Bangladesh government, as his private secretary, and AAM Saleh (Saleh Shibly), former General Secretary of Dh...
The nomination of Dr Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate and former leader of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has been cancelled for the Dhaka-9 parliamentary constituency.The decision was annou...
The curtain rose on the 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) on Saturday as Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin formally inaugurated the month-long event at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Exhibiti...
Dhaka woke up to another morning of hazardous air on Thursday, with winter fog trapping pollutants over the city and pushing air quality deeper into the ‘unhealthy’ category.At 9:15 am, the overcrowde...
-1767371749.webp "Cloned Phones Widespread in Bangladesh, Alarming Data Emerges After NEIR Rollout")
Shocking information on the prevalence of cloned and fake mobile phones in Bangladesh has surfaced following the launch of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), said Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Spec...
A 300-ton salt-laden trawler sank in the Meghna River in Bhola after being hit by a ship amid dense fog, though all seven people on board were rescued alive.The incident occurred at around 2:30am on T...
-1767360510.webp "Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair to Open Saturday at Purbachal Venue")
The 30th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is set to begin on Saturday at its permanent venue in Purbachal’s Rupganj area of Narayanganj.The fair will be inaugurated at 10:30am at t...
A doa and milad mahfil was held at Gulshan Azad Mosque in the capital on Friday afternoon, seeking eternal peace and salvation for the departed soul of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum...
-1767356323.webp "Tarique Rahman to Assume BNP Chairmanship")
Following the demise of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the post of chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has fallen vacant. In line with the party constit...
Family members of former president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia paid tribute at their graves at Zia Udyan in the capital on Friday morning.The family, i...
Bangladesh’s latest solar power procurement drive under the Public Procurement Act (PPA) and Rules (PPR) has emerged as largely unattractive to both foreign and local firms, raising fresh concerns ove...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said the “SAARC spirit is alive and well,” citing the strong presence and solidarity of South Asian nations at the funeral of former Prime Minister a...
-1767272054.webp "Bangladesh stock market opens new year with index gains")
Bangladesh’s stock markets started the first trading day of 2026 on a bullish note as indices rose on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses on Thursday, with most listed companies posting gains.On the...
Gas supply will remain under low pressure in 15 areas of Dhaka for 10 hours on Friday due to emergency repair work, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC said on Thursday.In a statement in the e...
Khan Muhammad Mursalin, joint chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), resigned from the party on Thursday, citing ideological differences and disillusionment over its political directio...
The government has brought into force the Smoking and Tobacco Products Use (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, strengthening the existing tobacco control law to better protect public health.The ord...
-1767252000.webp "Savings Certificate Profit Rates Revised in Bangladesh")
The government has issued a gazette notification reducing profit rates on savings schemes operated under the National Savings Directorate. Under the revised structure, profit rates now range from...