LankaBangla Finance launches Mother鈥檚 Day campaign
To mark International Mother鈥檚 Day, LankaBangla Finance PLC has launched a special and heartfelt campaign titled 鈥楳otherhood is the Noblest Profession in the World,鈥� says a press release.
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18 Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant engineers dismissed
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited on Sunday dismissed 18 engineers for disobeying service rule following a week-long unrest...
India鈥檚 border town sees people return after ceasefire
Residents of the town in Indian-administered Kashmir worst hit by the deadliest fighting in decades with Pakistan trickled back on Sunday, a day after a surprise truce.
Chinese modernisation could offer reference for Bangladesh: envoy
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday expressed his hope that Chinese modernisation could offer some reference for Bangladesh as Bangladesh stands at this 鈥榗rucial crossroads of transformations.鈥�
DNCC opens Heatstroke Centre in Mohakhali
A heatstroke centre has been opened under the supervision of Dhaka North City Corporation at its Dedicated Covid Hospital in Mohakhali to treat patients suffering from heat stroke in the current heat wave.
12 killed in lightning strikes, tree fall in 5 dists
At least 12 people, including a child and three farmers, were killed by lightning strikes and fallen trees during nor鈥檞ester in five districts on Sunday...
Govt forms high-powered committee to investigate Abdul Hamid鈥檚 departure
A three-member high-powered committee, headed by education adviser Professor CR Abrar, has been formed to investigate the departure of former Bangladesh president Md Abdul Hamid from the country.
BB gets power to take over ailing banks
The interim government has promulgated an ordinance, allowing the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, to take over any crisis-hit bank, transfer its assets and hand over the bank鈥檚 operations to a bridge bank.
Bangladesh interim govt approves draft of anti-terrorism ordinance
The Council of Advisers on Sunday approved the draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 with provisions to ban individuals or entities involved in terrorist acts and their activities.
BGB rescues 14 trafficking victims from Teknaf
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh rescued 14 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims from traffickers in the Uttar Lombori area of Teknaf Sadar union in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Saturday night.
BGB detains 14 for illegally crossing into Bangladesh from India
Border Guard Bangladesh members detained 14 people, including women and children for illegally entering Bangladesh from India through Jibannagar border in Chuadanga early Sunday.
Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 ex-APS Bitu, 2 others sent to jail
A court in Dhaka on Sunday sent to jail three individuals, including Ashraf Siddiqui Bitu, former assistant press secretary to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case lodged under the anti-terrorism act.
BNP terms ban on AL activities correct
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday welcomed the interim government鈥檚 decision to ban all activities of the Awami League and its affiliates, calling it a timely and essential step towards delivering justice for the...
Leo XIV calls for peace at St Peter鈥檚 prayer
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter鈥檚 Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.
Bus carrying pilgrims crashes killing 21 in Sri Lanka
An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims plummeted into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring 24, a senior transport official said....
Long time needed to formulate a new constitution: Asif Nazrul
Bangladesh interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul on Sunday said that it would take a long time to formulate a new constitution.
Yunus asks BSEC hire foreign experts, reform stock market in 3 months
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday asked the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to undertake urgent reforms in the capital market, bringing foreign experts to reform the market and bring stability within the next three months...
ICT empowered to ban any political party
The government has amended the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973, empowering the International Crimes Tribunal to ban any political party and approved the draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025...
Gold price reduced by Tk 1050 per bhori from today
Bangladesh Jewelers Association has reduced the price of gold by Tk聽1050 per bhori, to be effective from Sunday...
War crimes accomplices must apologise: Mahfuj
Information adviser Mahfuj Alam has called for a political reckoning over the legacy of the 1971 Liberation War, demanding a formal聽 apology from the war crimes collaborators and said that the pro-Awami League left-leaning parties must not go unpunished.
Protesters take govt decision of banning AL positively: Hasnat
Protesters, including students, leaders and activists of different political groups, have taken the interim government鈥檚 decision of banning all activities of the Bangladesh Awami League positively...
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� with AQI score of 129
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 129 at 9:20am on Sunday morning...
India claims Pakistan violated truce, Islamabad denies charge
India accused Pakistan of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement Saturday and said it was retaliating, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.
Doctors must play role in reducing medical expenses of patients: BMU VC
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University, Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam, at a seminar in Dhaka on Saturday said that doctors must play a role in reducing the cost of treatment for patients as the cost of the health sector at the individual patient...
BNP standing committee discusses Awami League ban
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party held an emergency meeting of its standing committee Saturday night to discuss the ongoing political situation...
First death anniv of Rano today
Today is the first anniversary of the death of left politician and author Haider Akbar Khan Rano.
MPO teachers demand pay hike before Eid-ul-Azha
The teachers of the secondary-level schools under the monthly pay order system on Saturday demanded nationalisation of their jobs and a rise in their festival and medical allowances and house rent before the coming Eid-ul-Azha.
BNP calls for national unity against AL
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday called for national unity against the Awami League and claimed that the country鈥檚 people no longer supported the fascist party.
SEU, CZM organise seminar to promote student welfare
The department of economics at Southeast University in collaboration with the Centre for Zakat Management has recently organised a seminar titled SEU-CZM 20 Taka Sadaqah Fund: A Welfare Initiative to promote student welfare through small and...
Institutional, legal reforms stressed to ensure energy justice
Speakers at a discussion at Rajshahi University on Saturday underscored the need for legal and institutional reforms to ensure energy justice in the country.