鈥楥attle lifter鈥� beaten to death in Gaibandha
A suspected cattle lifter was killed reportedly in a lynch-mob attack in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district on early Saturday...
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Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 81
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 20th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at about 09:10am on Saturday morning...
9-day divisional book fair begins in Rajshahi
A nine-day divisional book fair began in Rajshahi on Friday with the aim of creating new readers and promoting a culture of reading across the country.
Thaksin鈥檚 party elects new leader after daughter鈥檚 exit
One of Thailand鈥檚 largest political parties, founded by ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, elected a new leader on Friday, the party said, following the resignation of his daughter, the former prime minister.
Hyundai to recall more than 1,80,000 cars due to defects
South Korea鈥檚 government said Thursday that聽more than 2,60,000 cars will be recalled due to manufacturing defects, including over 1,80,000 by Hyundai Motor Group.
Bangladesh, Thailand ink deal on trade
The Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute and Thailand鈥檚 International Institute for Trade and聽Development have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen mutual cooperation in trade and development sectors between the two countries.
Saint Martin鈥檚 Island to reopen Saturday with eco-friendly restrictions
Saint Martin鈥檚 Island will reopen to tourists Saturday after remaining closed for nine months, with authorities imposing strict environmental regulations to protect its fragile ecosystem and biodiversity.
Ex-state minister Milan barred from flying abroad
Immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday barred former state minister for education and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan from flying abroad...
Two killed as Russia batters Ukraine energy sites
Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing two people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine鈥檚 fragile energy grid...
3 jailed for embezzling聽Tk 6.58cr in Khulna
A Khulna court on Thursday handed down different jail terms to three individuals for embezzling over Tk 6.58 crore from Sonali Bank PLC in Khulna...
Enforce 2020 directives by Nov 30, HC asks govt
The High Court on Thursday issued a fresh directive to the authorities to enforce its nine-point directives issued in January 2020 to curb air pollution in Dhaka...
Tourism fair begins with hope of creating youth employment
Tourism experts said that tourism can generate employment for the youth and contribute to country鈥檚 GDP significantly if the sector is developed properly and the countries communication system is enhanced accordingly...
ICCB team of bankers attend supply chain finance summit in S鈥檖ore
Twenty-nine bankers from 8 banks and two from BIBM attended ICC Academy Supply Chain Finance Summit 2025 held in Singapore as part of a delegation of ICC Bangladesh, said a press release...
Walton launches nationwide Divisional IT Fair
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has started a month-long 鈥楧ivisional IT Fair-2025鈥� for customers across the country, said a press release...
UCBIL, Brain Station 23 sign issue management deal
UCB Investment Limited and Brain Station 23 PLC have recently signed an issue management agreement related to the company鈥檚 upcoming initial qualified investor offer or IQIO, said a press release...
When modesty becomes a command
BANGLADESH is a land of rivers, tides, and storms. Women here have always moved with the pulse of the delta 鈥� planting rice before dawn, carrying water through monsoon rains, leading classrooms and communities, raising voices in the streets. Their dignity was never measured by the width of a scarf or the color of a cloth. And yet today, a simple piece of cloth...
Metro rail services on entire Uttara-Motijheel route resume
Metro rail services on the entire Uttara-Motijheel route in the capital Dhaka resumed on Thursday after service disruption due to operational complications in the Farmgate area in the previous day...
Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 157
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 157 at 9:30am on Thursday morning...
ADB team visits Saidpur Railway Workshop
The Asian Development Bank has proposed a Tk 4,200 crore project to modernise and enhance the production capacity of the country鈥檚 largest Saidpur Railway Workshop...
BGB detains 10 in Jhenaidah for crossing border illegally
The Border Guard Bangladesh has detained 10 Bangladeshis on charges of illegally crossing the border at Maheshpur in Jhenaidah...
6 injured as BNP, Jamaat activists clash in Jhenaidah
AT LEAST six people were injured as leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed with the activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at Maheshpur in Jhenaidah Tuesday evening...
Street play 鈥楲al Shahar鈥� narrates movements against discrimination
Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi on Wednesday premiered a street play titled 鈥楲al Shahar鈥� at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to mark the organisation鈥檚 57th founding anniversary...
AI chip giant Nvidia becomes world鈥檚 first $5t company
AI chip juggernaut Nvidia became the world鈥檚 first $5 trillion company on Wednesday, as investors remain confident that artificial intelligence will deliver a new wave of innovation and growth...
Boeing reports $5.4-b loss on large hit from 777X aircraft delays
Boeing reported a $5.4-billion third-quarter loss on Wednesday as massive added costs from the delayed certification of its 777X aircraft weighed down its results...
BAB chief calls for sustainable reforms
Reform initiatives and policy formulation in the banking sector should be sustainable, practical and gradual, said Abdul Hai Sarker, chairman of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB)...
Ukraine slams Russian attack on children鈥檚 hospital
A Russian strike on a children鈥檚 hospital in southern Ukraine wounded at least nine people, including four children, authorities said Wednesday, while president Volodymyr Zelensky called it a 鈥榙eliberate鈥� attack that shows Moscow does not want peace...
Mufti Mohibullah鈥檚 false claims threaten public order
THE sectarian tension created over the staged abduction of an imam underscores the significance of a proactive approach to law and order before the forthcoming national elections likely to be held in February 2026. Mufti Muhammad Mohibullah Miaji of Gazipur was reported missing on October 22 and the next day, he was rescued by local police in Panchagarh...
Metro Rail services suspended again due to jerking at Farmgate point
Metro rail services were temporarily suspended on the Motijheel-Agargaon section of the capital鈥檚 Line-6 on Wednesday night due to jerking at the Farmgate point.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CHT: Don't all lives deserve justice?
SEXUAL violence against indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts is not only an act of individual perpetrators but is sustained through a wider system of state and media denial. The state鈥檚 institutions 鈥� police, public hospitals and local administrators 鈥� actively influence the legal proceedings. Cases are often not filed. Even when a case is filed, medical reports...
Form body for metro rail鈥檚 safety audit, submit report in 30 days: HC
The High Court on Wednesday directed Road Transport and Highways Division鈥檚 secretary to form an independent high-powered expert committee for a comprehensive safety audit and structural integrity investigation of the entire Dhaka Metro Rail Project, including all lines and pillars.
