Economist Debapriya describes proposed budget as disappointing
Eminent economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Wednesday described the proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year as 鈥榠n many ways, a budget of disappointment.鈥�...
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BMD issues landslide alert for Chattogram Hill Tracts
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast that landslides may occur in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, including Rangamati, over the next 72 hours, beginning Wednesday morning, due to heavy rainfall...
BSF pushes 20 more people into Bangladesh through C鈥檔awabganj
The Indian Border Security Force pushed 20 more people into Bangladesh through the Chapainawabganj border on early Wednesday...
FF Sakhina who killed 5 Razakars dies
Birangona Sakhina Begum, who had killed five Razakars with a machete, died in Nikli upazila of Kishoreganj on Tuesday. She was 92.
DU approves Tk 1,035.45cr budget for FY 2025鈥�26
Dhaka University approved a budget of Tk 1,035.45 crore for the 2025鈥�26 financial year, with only Tk 21.57 crore or 2.08 per cent of the total allocated for research.
Rizwana visits Rabindra University
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan visited the permanent campus of Rabindra University, Bangladesh in Shahjadpur of Sirajganj on Monday.
PUSH-IN: Dhaka for consular dialogue with Delhi
Dhaka has proposed to New Delhi to hold a consular dialogue to resolve the issues involving the ongoing incidents of people being pushed into Bangladesh from the Indian side.
Trump says won鈥檛 kill Iran鈥檚 Khamenei 鈥榝or now鈥�
US President Donald Trump said the United States would not kill Iran鈥檚 supreme leader 鈥榝or now鈥� and appeared to demand Tehran鈥檚 surrender, as US ally Israel traded fire with its arch foe for a fifth day on Tuesday.
Process to relocate Bangladeshis from Tehran begins
Bangladesh has begun a process to relocate its citizens from Tehran to a 鈥榮afe place鈥� in Iran as around 400 Bangladeshis living in the Iranian capital have been exposed to danger due to attacks from Israel for the past five days.
Pre-Ramadan polls a consensus, be patient for EC announcement, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said that there was a national consensus on holding the next general election before Ramadan.
Court orders Hasina, 11 others to appear
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others to appear before the court in connection with a case over irregularities in plot allocations in the Purbachal New Town Project.
Prof Badruzzaman elected as BAS fellow
Bangladesh Academy of Science, the apex organisation of eminent scientists and technologists, elected Professor ABM Badruzzaman, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, as Fellow in its 16th council meeting on May 18...
244 dengue patient hospitalised in 24hrs
At least 244 patients with dengue were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning...
2 HC judges kept off duty for one more month
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has extended by a month the leave of High Court judges Md Ashraful Kamal and Md Badruzzaman, who face separate allegations...
Acting foreign secy admits failure
Acting foreign secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh foreign ministry had some responsibility for not taking place an expected meeting between interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and British prime minister Keir Starmer in London during his June 10-13 visit to the United Kingdom...
Indian national held in Habiganj over illegal entry
The Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian youth on Monday in the border area along Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on charges of illegal entry...
Israel army kills 53 near aid site
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces on Tuesday killed more than 50 aid seekers in the southern city of Khan Yunis, the latest deadly incident near an aid site in the Palestinian territory...
Judge extends pause on Trump bid to block Harvard foreign students
A judge on Monday extended a restraining order pausing Donald Trump鈥檚 ban on Harvard bringing in and hosting foreign students as part of the US president鈥檚 escalating campaign against the elite university...
Mamata slams Modi govt for labelling people as Bangladeshis only for language
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on BJP-ruled governments in states and at the Centre over the alleged 鈥榩ush back鈥� of migrant workers from Bengal to Bangladesh, accusing the administrations of labelling those individuals as Bangladeshis only because they speak in Bengali, reports The Telegraph online...
Five Air India Dreamliner Int鈥檒 flights cancelled
Air India cancelled five international flights 鈥� all using the 787-8 Dreamliner 鈥� Tuesday amid increased scrutiny of Boeing鈥檚 flagship aircraft after the horrific crash last week in Ahmedabad, reports NDTV...
NCP serves show-cause notice on Tushar
The National Citizen Party on Tuesday served a show-cause notice on its joint convener Sarwar Tushar over alleged moral turpitude...
Tk 55 lakh robbed in Jashore
Unidentified muggers allegedly robbed Tk 55 lakh from Rabiul Islam, manager of digital financial service Nagad in Jashore after blocking his car bearing number Dhaka Metro Ga-15-5923 while he was going to Monirampur from Jasore town on Tuesday morning...
Bomb threat diverts plane of Hajj pilgrims in Indonesia
A plane carrying hundreds of Hajj pilgrims back from Saudi Arabia was diverted in Indonesia on Tuesday after an email bomb threat was sent to authorities, Indonesia鈥檚 aviation body said.
Czech, Slovak planes evacuate 139 people from Israel
The Czech Republic and Slovakia have taken 139 people home on government planes from Israel because of its conflict with Iran, authorities said on Tuesday.
Xi 鈥榙eeply worried鈥� by Iran, Israel conflict
Chinese president Xi Jinping said Tuesday he was 鈥榙eeply worried鈥� by Israel鈥檚 military action against Iran, as China also accused US leader Donald Trump of 鈥榩ouring oil鈥� on the mounting conflict.
Ishraque warns of taking to streets
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday warned of taking the protest to the streets if the interim government did not administer his swearing-in as Dhaka South City Corporation mayor soon...
BMU holds meeting on university rankings
A meeting on university rankings was held at Bangladesh Medical University鈥檚 Shaheed Dr Milton Hall on Tuesday...
GSVMC holds oath ceremony for new students
Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College officially welcomed its 30th batch of MBBS students with an oath-taking and orientation ceremony on Tuesday...
46th nat鈥檒 science, tech week begins today
The 46th National Science and Technology Week, themed 鈥榃e will win in knowledge, we will be the best in the world,鈥� will begin at the Science Complex Building in Dhaka鈥檚 Agargaon on Wednesday...
10 banks hold over Tk 3 lakh crore in NPLs
Ten commercial banks collectively had over Tk 3 lakh crore in defaulted loans as of March 2025, accounting for nearly 71.4 per cent of the total Tk 4.2 lakh crore non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector...