Three more dengue patients die, 428 new cases recorded in 24 hours
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 92 this year...
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Govt to transfer SPs, OCs thru lottery before Bangladesh national polls: adviser
Home adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury at the home ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday said that they would transfer SPs and OCs through a lottery before media representatives prior to the announcement of the election schedule...
Outgoing Dutch envoy meets with CA Professor Yunus
Andr茅 Carstens, the head of mission of the embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, paid a farewell call on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Wednesday...
98pc children in Dhaka exposed to high lead poisoning: study
Nearly 98 per cent of children living in Dhaka are exposed to a high level of lead poisoning, according to a study conducted by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh...
Milestone to resume classes partially today
The Milestone School and College will resume classes partially today 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
BNP welcomes polls declaration
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday welcomed chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 twin announcements of the July declaration and the forthcoming national election, calling them a pivotal moment in Bangladesh鈥檚 return to democratic order.
BMU provides free treatment, diagnostic services to 3,000 patients
Bangladesh Medical University on Tuesday provided free treatment and diagnostic tests to over 3,000 patients at the BMU in Dhaka...
Who wins, who loses?
IN A world of escalating trade tensions and transactional diplomacy, tariffs have re-emerged as pivotal instruments for recalibrating national economies. At their core, tariffs are not merely financial levers; they are strategic tools for what one might call economic homeostasis 鈥� a term borrowed from physiology, which refers to maintaining equilibrium across key...
Democratic shift in political culture far from reality
THE much-expected shift in mainstream political culture is far from a reality although it has been a year since the fall of the Awami League regime. A Transparency International Bangladesh study that reviewed the performance of the interim government since August 8, 2024, when the government under review was installed, reports political violence, partisan control of state...
Banks disburse 98pc of farm loan target
Banks disbursed Tk 37,326 crore in agricultural loans during the 2024-25 financial year, which was slightly lower than the total disbursement target for FY25, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
Forex reserve crosses $30b again
The country鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserve has once again crossed $30 billion amid increased remittance and export earnings...
Bangladesh face Laos Wednesday聽
Bangladesh will try to make an impact as they begin their AFC Under-20 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers campaign against Laos at the New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, on Wednesday.
Visa Leadership Conclave awards 17 cos
Visa on Monday recognised 17 organisations from banking, fintech, and retail sectors for their achievements between July 2024 and June 2025, said a press release...
Trust Bank secures $1b inward remittance
Trust Bank PLC has reached a significant milestone of $1 billion in inward remittance within July, capturing a 5.70 per cent market share among the 60 scheduled banks in Bangladesh to date, said a press release...
Tigers鈥� fitness camp begins Wednesday
The Bangladesh national cricket team will begin their fitness camp for the forthcoming three-match T20I series against the Netherlands at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday, as the BCB announced the itinerary for the series on Monday night.
Nagad hosts inter-university go-kart contest
On the occasion of World Friendship Day, Nagad has hosted an inter-university go-kart championship, in which 50 students selected from 12 universities across Bangladesh participated, said a press release...
EC places recommendations to empower presiding officers
Election Commission has submitted a seven-point set of recommendations to Bangladesh interim government aimed at empowering presiding officers, strengthening their role and enhancing security measures at polling centres ahead of the upcoming 13th national elections.
Bangladesh national polls by mid-Feb
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said that he would write to the chief election commissioner for making all preparations to hold the next national election in February 2026 before the month of Ramadan which will begin...
Tarique urges all to be respectful to each other
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, has urged the people of the nation to be respectful to each other.
Three more die of dengue, 319 hospitalised in 24 hours: DGHS
Three more died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 89 this year.
10 people sustain burns after fire breaks out at Manik Mia Avenue
At least 10 people were injured after a fire broke out at the celebration event of the first anniversary of the July uprising at Manik Mia Avenue on Tuesday...
10,202 taxpayers file returns online on first day of E-return launch
A total of 10,202 individual taxpayers filed their income tax returns online on the very first day of the launch of the e-return filing process for the financial year 2025鈥�26, according to the National Board of Revenue...
Bangladesh interim govt chief to address nation at 8.20pm
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will address the nation at 8.20pm today.
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality categorised as 鈥榞ood鈥� this morning
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality was categorised as 鈥榞ood鈥� on Tuesday morning...
Five-member BNP delegation to attend July Proclamation event
A five-member delegation from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), headed by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will take part in the July Proclamation event to be held at Manik Mia Avenue in the Dhaka today.
Corruption, extortion unchanged: TIB
A study carried out by the Transparency International Bangladesh found that the promise of building a 鈥楴ew Bangladesh鈥� through state reforms was facing significant setbacks as the culture of corruption, grabbing, extortion, and politicising remained unchanged during...
First anniv of July uprising today
Bangladesh today celebrates the first anniversary of the fall of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina, which was toppled on august 5, 2024 by a student-led mass uprising.
BOU VC Prof Obaidul elected as ACU council member
Professor ABM Obaidul Islam, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University, was elected as a council member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, one of the world鈥檚 most esteemed higher education networks, recently.
Infusing uprising spirit into diplomacy urged
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday in the city said that Bangladesh did not have any dignity to other countries in the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising...
Tagore University of Creative Arts premieres 鈥楢nimal Farm鈥� at BSA
The theatre department of Tagore University of Creative Arts premiered a play based on George Orwell鈥檚 famous novel titled 鈥楢nimal Farm鈥� at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday...