Dhaka, Saturday, Sep 12, 2026
Fisheries and Livestock Affairs Adviser Farida Akhter on Sunday expressed deep concern over the uncontrolled use of antibiotics in humans and animals, warning that indiscriminate antibiotic consumptio...
-1763899456.webp "Canada keen to boost trade with Bangladesh: DCCI")
Canada has expressed strong interest in scaling up bilateral trade and investment with Bangladesh as Canadian Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for International Trade and Chief Trade Commissioner Sara...
Dengue continues to wreak havoc across Bangladesh even in late November, with eight more deaths reported in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 778 patients were admitted to hospitals with deng...
All gas well drilling under Petrobangla has been suspended for 48 hours as a precaution amid heightened earthquake risk, officials said on Sunday.The decision was taken on the instruction of the Minis...
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the gas tariff for fertiliser factories to Tk 29.25 per cubic metre, up from the previous rate of Tk 16.The new price will come into effec...
National Citizens’ Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Sunday expressed deep concern over what he described as the absence of a proper level playing field ahead of the upcoming national election.Speak...
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday stopped providing direct customer services—including the sale of savings certificates and prize bonds, exchange of torn or damaged banknotes, and automated challan servic...
The University of Dhaka has suspended all academic activities for two weeks, citing student safety and mental well-being following three consecutive earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks.The universi...
Israel’s military on Saturday launched fresh airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, marking the latest test of the ceasefire that took effect on October 10, as the office of Prime Minister Benjam...
Dhaka and its surrounding districts have experienced four earthquakes within just 31 hours, raising urgent questions about what these successive tremors signify for a region long known to be seismical...
 (6)-1763829837.webp "Moving bus catches fire in Mohakhali")
A passenger bus caught fire while moving in Mohakhali, Dhaka, on Saturday night.The incident occurred at around 9:15 pm in the Bottola area, on the road in front of the Department of Disaster Manageme...
-1763820673.webp "Stock Market Rebounds: DSEX Gains 166 Points in a Week, Trading Up 12%")
After two consecutive weeks of decline, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) showed signs of recovery last week, with the benchmark DSEX index rising 166 points and average daily turnover increasing over 12...
Several port experts and economists on Saturday raised concerns over what they described as “ambiguities and risks” in the government’s newly signed agreement with a Danish company for developing the...
Industry Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan has called for stronger investment, innovation and global partnerships to drive sustainable industrialization in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as he led a four-...
A moderate earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Dhaka and several other parts of the country again on Saturday evening, less than 24 hours after the previous quake.The tremor was felt a...
The interim government has sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) instructing it to prepare for holding the 13th national parliamentary election and a referendum on the same day, Chief Election...
-1763805915.webp "Four Killed as Bus Crushes E-rickshaw in Dinajpur")
Four passengers of an electric rickshaw (e-rickshaw) were killed on Saturday afternoon after the vehicle was run over by a bus in Dinajpur Sadar.The incident occurred at around 3:30 pm on the Dinajpur...
A mild earthquake was felt this morning in the Baipail area of Ashulia, Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.According to the Meteorological Office, the tremor was recorded at 10:36:12am. Duty officer Niz...
Environmental, Forest and Climate Change Affairs Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that change in the country is not possible on the basis of doubt and distrust.She made the remark on Saturday whil...
More than 150 students of Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall at Dhaka University spent the night in a staff residential building after Friday’s powerful earthquake, demanding the construction of a new hall bui...