Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States......
Lebanese state media said US envoy Tom Barrack cut short a visit to the south on Wednesday, amid protests in two planned stops against US pressure to disarm Hezbollah......
Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world鈥檚 holiest Sikh sites......
Denmark summoned the US charge d鈥檃ffaires Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory which US president Donald Trump wants to take over......
US president Donald Trump is famed as a political showman 鈥� and during a record-breaking three hour and 16 minute cabinet meeting, the show went on, and on, and on......
A Thai woman who received one of the kingdom鈥檚 longest ever royal insult sentences was freed from prison on Wednesday under a mass pardon marking the king鈥檚 birthday......
China said on Wednesday it hopes the United States will welcome more Chinese students, after President Donald Trump said he intended to allow 6,00,000 students to enter the country......
Cash held outside the banking system in Bangladesh climbed further in June, highlighting deepening public distrust in banks......
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said that new private investors will soon be sought for the mobile financial service provider Nagad, as part of a plan to privatize the platform as the postal department lacks the capacity to operate the MFS......
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority on Wednesday organised a stakeholders鈥� consultation on the draft research report titled 鈥業dentification of the Key Challenges and Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Sector in the Post-TRIPS Era.鈥�.....
On the windswept shores of Dublar Char, at the southern edge of the Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal, a seasonal economy thrives that sustains thousands of livelihoods and contributes significantly to Bangladesh鈥檚 national coffers......
US tariffs of 50 per cent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil......
The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) says the country鈥檚 semiconductor sector is emerging as a major source of jobs for the rising number of Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates......
Prime Bank PLC has received prestigious 鈥楽ustainability Rating 2024鈥� award from Bangladesh Bank for the third consecutive year in recognition of its strong and consistent commitment to sustainability practices......
The 10th extraordinary general meeting and the 39th annual general meeting of state-owned Rupali Bank PLC were held at the bank鈥檚 conference room on Wednesday......
The anti-money laundering division of Midland Bank PLC arranged an awareness session on AML and CFT for the board of directors and senior management of the bank......
NOVOAIR, one of the country鈥檚 private airlines, has announced free additional 20 kg of baggage for the passengers going for Umrah and students traveling abroad......
Robi鈥檚 customer loyalty programme, Robi Elite has partnered with Sheba XYZ to provide its premium customers with exclusive access to over 150 professional services, including AC servicing, laundry, beauty home service, car wash, and home/office shifting......
A four-day training programme titled 鈥楲eadership Development and Team Building鈥� for the bank officials were recently held at NCC Bank鈥檚 Learning and Development Centre......
Mastercard and The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) jointly hosted the 鈥楥ashless Bangladesh Summit 2025鈥� under the theme 鈥楾he Intersection of Finance and Technology鈥� at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday......
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC and Dhaka Commerce College signed a corporate agreement on Tuesday. Under this agreement, students of this college can pay all kind of academic fees at Islami Bank branches, sub-branches, agent outlets and through the Cellfin app and mCash......
Asia Insurance PLC has approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024 in its 25th annual general meeting held on Tuesday virtually by using digital platform......
The 25th annual general meeting of Global Insurance PLC, held recently through hybrid system, approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2024......
MetLife Bangladesh has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chuti Resort. Through this MoU, policy-owners of MetLife Bangladesh will benefit from a discount of 50% on room rates and 5% for daylong packages in three Chuti Resort locations 鈥� Gazipur, Purbachal and Aronnobash, says a press release....
Saif Hasan, who has been called up to the Bangladesh national cricket team for the forthcoming Netherlands series and the Asia Cup, has had an interesting career in T20Is so far......
The Bangladesh interim government information and broadcasting adviser, Md Mahfuj Alam, has said the goal of the interim government formed through the July Mass Uprising is to eliminate inequality and establish a new political arrangement in Bangladesh that will strengthen the democratic system....
At least eight members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police were injured on Wednesday afternoon during the protest of engineering students....
The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died by suicide have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company鈥檚 ChatGPT chatbot provided their son with detailed suicide instructions and encouraged his death....
Sauravi Akhanda Prity struck a hat-trick as Bangladesh beat Nepal 4-1 to keep their hopes alive of becoming champions in the SAFF Under-17 Women\'s Championship 2025 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Wednesday. ...
Additional deputy commissioner of police Md Shafiqul Islam has been appointed as the chief of the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police......
Hugo Ekitike missed out on a place in the France squad named Wednesday for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but coach Didier Deschamps did hand a first senior call-up to highly-rated Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche....
An independent vice-president candidate in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, Jalal Ahmed Jalal, was expelled from Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall early Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed his roommate......
Netherlands cricket team arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday to play a three-match T20I series starting on August 30 at the Sylhet International Stadium. ...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh and UNICEF had joined forces to train 30,000 young people in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and sales skills, said a press release on Wednesday......
Fortify Rights and 57 other groups in a joint statement on Wednesday said that the United Nations member states must pursue accountability for genocide and other atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State, Myanmar......
Liverpool and Arsenal have combined to spend nearly 拢550 million ($742 million) in a transfer arms race, yet the future of Newcastle forward Alexander Isak still hangs over Sunday\'s showdown between the Premier League title rivals....
The Bangladesh聽interim government on Wednesday instructed the authorities concerned to take immediate action if signs of provocative activities were noticed centring the Chandranath temple in Chattogram......
Former Real Madrid right back Lucas Vazquez has joined Bayer Leverkusen until 2027, the German club announced on Tuesday....
World number one Jannik Sinner began his bid for back-to-back US Open titles with an emphatic victory on Tuesday as women\'s draw favourite Iga Swiatek swept into the second round....
Fortify Rights has said the Bangladesh government must ensure accountability for cases of enforced disappearances during the brutal rule of the country鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and provide reparations for victims鈥� families and survivors......
Pop singer Taylor Swift and NFL Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on social media on Tuesday, prompting congratulations from across the sports world....
Indian spin great Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League and plans to play in other global franchise tournaments....
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to appeal against its 2011 verdict that abolished the non-party caretaker government system......
India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after FIFA and the Asian governing body demanded it implement a new constitution by October 30 or risk suspension. ...
The Cabinet Division on Wednesday formed a committee to review rationality of the demands of the BSc and diploma engineers......
Law enforces charged batons and fired teargas on the students of engineering universities when they were marching towards state guesthouse Jamuna to press their three-point demand on Wednesday......
A schoolboy was killed and two others were injured in a high-speed motorcycle accident in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Tuesday evening......
Students of engineering universities, including Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, again blocked Shahbagh crossing on Wednesday, pressing for reforms in the recruitment and promotion system of engineers in the public service......
All buses in Dhaka city will be run under a unified system to bring back order on the road and reduce traffic congestion, according to a post shared on the verified Facebook page of the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday night......
The European Union has said it believes in empowered and representative Rohingya voices and supports efforts that drive sustainable solutions......
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 18th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at 9:40am on Wednesday morning......
The Supreme Judicial Council has completed its final hearing on allegations of misconduct against Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman and is preparing to submit its report to the president, according to a press release issued by Supreme Court spokesperson Mohammad Shafiqul Islam on Tuesday......
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said that if the July Charter gets a legal basis, the party is ready for elections in February......
The two-day second international conference on Fibre and Polymer Materials began in Dhaka on Tuesday....
Senior district and sessions judge Abdur Rahman Sardar has been appointed as commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission recently....
Industries secretary Md Obaidur Rahman and Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation chairman Md Fazlur Rahman inspected the newly constructed chemical godown at Shyampur in Dhaka on Saturday....
The architecture department at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the school of architecture of Tsinghua University, China to foster academic collaboration recently....
The ministry of fisheries and livestock clearly and unequivocally rejected recent media reports, suggesting that beef would be imported from Brazil at Tk 120 per kilogram....
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two alleged smugglers with eight gold bars at Chhoighoriya border in Chuadanga Tuesday morning....
Bogura municipality organised a regional campaign and seminar on Local Economic Development and the role of municipalities at Shaheed Titu Auditorium in the city on Monday....
An elderly woman died and three members of her family were injured in a fire that broke out at Mollar Bari in the Mohora area of Chattogram city early Tuesday....
The commission for elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions on Tuesday extended the deadline for distributing nomination papers by five days and announced that the date of the elections would also be deferred....
The 鈥楴inth Internship Orientation Programme-2024鈥� was held at the faculty of animal science and veterinary medicine of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University on Tuesday....
North South University hosted the Singapore Film Showcase, celebrating 60 years of Singapore鈥檚 culture, connection, and cinematic heritage recently....
Today is the 49th anniversary of death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam....
The Election Commission of India, long regarded as the impartial guardian of the world鈥檚 largest democracy, is facing unprecedented聽 scrutiny over its credibility and independence....
About 26 lakh cubic feet of stones looted from popular tourist spot Sadapathar at Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet were recovered till Tuesday afternoon, with the three-day deadline set by the district administration for returning stolen stones voluntarily to escape punishment ending......
The Appellate Division on Thursday began hearing a review petition challenging its 2011 verdict that annulled the constitutional provision for a non-party caretaker government, a system once credited with ensuring neutral national elections in Bangladesh......
The Bangladesh consulate general in New York sent letters to the local police, the mayor鈥檚 office, and the US state department鈥檚 regional office requesting legal action against Awami League miscreants involved in Sunday鈥檚 incident......
Ukraine acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that Russia鈥檚 army has entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, a central administrative area previously spared from intense fighting......
A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-held town in the country鈥檚 hunger-ravaged west killed at least 12 people, witnesses of the overnight bombing said on Tuesday......
Gaza mediator Qatar said Tuesday that it was 鈥榮till waiting鈥� for Israel鈥檚 response to a proposal for a truce and hostage release deal in the Palestinian territory after Hamas agreed to the framework more than a week ago......
The Financial Institutions Division has requested the Anti-Corruption Commission to inquire about assets of governors and deputy governors of the Bangladesh Bank and chiefs of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit between 2009 and August 5, 2025....
Inspector general of prisons Brigadier General Syed Md Motaher Hossain on Tuesday revealed that nine militants were among 700 inmates who remained absconding till now after a jailbreak during the past year鈥檚 political unrest....
The government is working to prepare a list of essential medical tests in order to set their prices and bring down healthcare expenses, said professor Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the interim government chief adviser, on Tuesday....
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday termed the demands of some political parties for a proportional representation system and a constituent assembly election merely political rhetoric, while the National Citizens Party insisted that the......
A survey by a woman rights organisation has revealed that in 2024, a staggering 60 per cent of the girl children who faced violence were victims of rape......
Most of the Urdu-speaking people, also known as Biharis, want government-led rehabilitation and ownership of land......
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday said 100 per cent transparency and accountability were being ensured in evaluating Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project......
Unilever Bangladesh Limited contributed Tk 81,777,100 and Unilever Consumer Care Limited Tk 4,498,200 to the Bangladesh Workers Welfare Foundation Fund under the labour and employment ministry as part of their statutory commitment to the Workers鈥� Profit Participation Fund......
Activists on Tuesday demanded that the government implement the six-point Phulbari agreement, signed in 2006, by September, otherwise they would wage a tougher movement......
Artist Shaily Shrabonti has depicted women鈥檚 struggles and experiences in mythology and urban life in her solo exhibition titled 鈥楬awabibi in this City鈥� under way at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka in Dhanmondi......
Water resources, environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hassan on Tuesday said that the Shuvadda canal would be linked again with Dhaleshwar and Buriganga rivers for ensuring its smooth flow......
IN 2013, the tragic Rana Plaza incident shook the whole country, killing thousands of workers. The tragedy turned the lives of thousands of families upside down. Structural cracks in the building were discovered the day before the incident, but factory owners made their workers come for work. Section 61 of the Labour Act, 2006, instructs that when a building is required......
THE images remain vivid: Narendra Modi clasping Donald Trump鈥檚 hand before a roaring crowd of Indian Americans in Houston in 2019; the 鈥楴amaste Trump鈥� rally in Ahmedabad the following year, replete with pageantry, promises and mutual admiration. For many in New Delhi, these spectacles signalled the arrival of a new era 鈥� an India finally embraced as......
DEBRA Efroymson鈥檚 August 23 article, 鈥楯oys of Walking,鈥� presents a compelling vision of urban life in Dhaka as a struggle between pedestrians and the so-called 鈥榯hree-headed monster鈥� of cars, roads and fuel. While her enthusiasm for pedestrian-friendly cities is clear, her analysis is overly idealistic and overlooks the complex realities of urban mobility, social behaviour and......
FOUR Al Jazeera journalists, including globally admired correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in Gaza in an Israeli air strike on Aug 10......
A SINGLE district police memo tells the story. The language of 鈥榩ermission first,鈥� the stress on 鈥榦rders,鈥� the presumption that authority flows in one direction: these are not quirks of one officer on one day. They are the reflexes of a legal order built to govern subjects rather than to serve citizens. Much of Bangladesh鈥檚 day-to-day criminal justice still runs on statutes......
CYBER-BULLYING in campus politics has become an organised assault on democracy that universities can no longer afford to ignore. In the lead-up to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election on September 9 and the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election on September 11, female candidates face a torrent of online harassment designed to keep......
THE findings of a multidimensional survey that the finance ministry has funded to assess how families coped with issues of income, employment, expenditure, financial resilience and digital participation in one year since the 2024 uprising are worrying. The poverty rate increased to 27.93 per cent in May 2025, as the survey that research and policy advocacy organisation Power......