Bangladesh Army detains journalist for instigating violence in Rangpur
Bangladesh Army has arrested a local journalist for allegedly inciting violence during an attack on the homes of the minority community in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur...
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ICT begins trial of Hasina, two others
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday began the first trial of Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed聽 prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her associates 鈥� former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun -- for their alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising in 2024...
Thousands of JCD activists converge at Shahbagh for student rally
Thousands of leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, have started gathering in the city鈥檚 Shahbagh area since Sunday morning to attend their student rally...
Bangladesh govt makes online submission of tax returns mandatory
The National Board of Revenue has made online submission of income tax returns mandatory for all individual taxpayers across the country, except for senior citizens aged 65 years or above, physically incapable or taxpayers with special needs subject to submission of certificates, Bangladeshi taxpayers residing abroad and legal representatives of deceased taxpayers...
Bangladeshi held for trying to break Kolkata airport glass
A 25-year-old Bangladeshi man attempted to break the glass wall of the International Transit Terminal at Kolkata鈥檚 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday, causing brief chaos before being detained...
US, Bangladesh conclude joint military exercise
The United States and Bangladesh have concluded the joint military exercise, Tiger Shark, aimed at deepening bilateral defence cooperation and enhancing regional security under the Indo-Pacific framework.
2 BCL activists arrested in Kaharole
Kaharole police on Saturday arrested two activists of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League at a village of Dabor union while they along with their supporters tried to bring out a procession.
BGB seizes Indian goods
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Thursday seized Indian goods worth Tk 1.11 crore during a special anti-smuggling operation in Sylhet.
2 BNP activists held for snatching rice meant for poor women
Two Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists were arrested on Saturday on charge of snatching three sacks of rice meant for poor women.
Govt urged to bring back July protesters from UAE jail
Bangladeshi migrants who were arrested and jailed in the UAE in July 2024 and returned home receiving special pardon demanded that the government bring back the rest 26 migrants who are still in jail...
BMU VC calls for ethical standards in doctor, pharmaceutical industry relations
Bangladesh Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a seminar on Saturday laid emphasise on the need to elevate the relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry to a higher ethical standard...
Current account returns to surplus after 8 years
Bangladesh鈥檚 current account balance returned to surplus in the fiscal year 2024鈥�25 for the first time in eight years, driven by a surge in remittance inflows and export earnings, alongside sluggish import growth reflecting weak investment demand...
Tariff can be reduced by using US raw materials
The recently announced 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods exported to the United States could be reduced further by using US raw materials, said business leader Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu...
Steady supply, strong stocks keep rice market stable
Bangladesh is unlikely to face any rice shortage during the 2025鈥�26 fiscal year as projected demand and supply will remain well balanced, according to an official document...
BSCPLC reaches 4 terabits bandwidth
State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cable PLC has marked a significant milestone by surpassing 4 terabits per second in international bandwidth (real-time internet traffic) transmission...
Political movement stressed for fair water sharing
Politicians, academics and professionals on Saturday called on the political parties to continue their movements to ensure for Bangladesh a fair share of water of the common rivers with India.
People may rise up again if democratic transition delayed: BNP
Senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Abdul Moyeen Khan on Saturday warned that if the transition to democracy聽was delayed further, the people of Bangladesh would rise up again.
NALA launched to ease remittance inflow
NALA, a US-based financial services company, has recently launched its services in Bangladesh aiming to simplify sending remittances to the country, said a press release...
US deports 39 Bangladeshis for alleged illegal stay
The United States authorities on Saturday deported at least 39 Bangladeshis, including a woman, by a special flight on the allegation of staying in that country illegally.
Rafi, Annie fail to improve timing in 50m events
Bangladesh鈥檚 swimmers Samiul Islam Rafi and Annie Akter failed to improve timings in their respective men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 50 metre backstroke freestyle events in the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
Butler & Co off to Laos
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 under-20 football team reached Laos on Saturday for their Group H qualifying matches of the AFC U-20 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
Many cricketers aspiring coaching: Bashar聽
A lot of former and current players have shown interest in taking up coaching as a career, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board鈥檚 programme coordinator of the game development, Habibul Bashar, on Saturday.聽
Gains in US tariff can only be evaluated in light of offers
THE reciprocal tariff that the United States has finally, after three rounds of negotiations in July, imposed on goods import from Bangladesh at 20 per cent, lowered from 35 per cent that the United States on July 8 announced, is viewed as something that has brought about short-term relief. The tariff came into effect on August 1, making Bangladeshi exporters pay a 20 per cent...
Bodies of 2 Bangladeshis found in Padma River
The disfigured bodies two Bangladeshis, reportedly burned with acid, were recovered from the Padma River along the Masudpur border in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Saturday, triggering fresh outrage over...
Three Bangladeshis dead, 2 hurt in Malaysia road accident
Three Bangladeshis were killed and two others injured after a multipurpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday.
Indian national held for intrusion into Khagrachari
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh detained an Indian citizen from Logang Bazar border area in Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari district on Thursday.
BNP sees no barrier to polls in Feb
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday said that his party saw no obstacles to holding the next national election in February next year.
UGC chairman for building new Bangladesh in spirit of July uprising
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has called for building a new Bangladesh free from discrimination in line with the spirit of the July uprising.
BFDC remains largely abandoned
Once a vibrant centre for film making in the country, the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation is now mostly abandoned by producers due to inefficiency, corruption and lack of advanced technology at the state-run institution.
No room for extortionists, looters: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday reiterated his party鈥檚 stance against corruption, saying that there would be 鈥榥o compromise鈥� with looters and extortionists.