Professor Yunus meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a private one-to-one meeting with King Charles III on Thursday.
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Yunus mourns tragic plane crash in India with 242 on board
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday expressed deep shock over the crash of a plane in India with 242 people on board.
Yunus to receive 鈥楬armony Award 2025鈥� today
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will receive the prestigious 鈥楬armony Award 2025鈥� today from King Charles III.
1pc customs duty set on raw materials import for e-bikes
The government has taken a step in the green technology-based transportation, electric vehicle and lithium battery industry in Bangladesh...
US immigration protests widen
Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city鈥檚 downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown...
Sri Lanka raises electricity price in line with IMF bailout
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 15 per cent increase in the electricity price to shore up revenues for the state-run utility, in line with conditions imposed by an IMF bailout...
Zimbabwe sets lithium export ban
Zimbabwe will ban exports of lithium concentrates from 2027 in hopes that mining companies start processing and refining the critical mineral locally, the government said...
Toyota, Daimler to merge truck subsidiaries
Shares in Hino Motors, the truck-making unit of Japanese auto giant Toyota, plunged Wednesday after it announced a merger with a subsidiary of Germany鈥檚 Daimler Truck...
Biman shuts Makkah, Madinah temporary desks amid Saudi visa ban
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has requested Hajj pilgrims to contact its Jeddah or Madinah city offices for return flight services this year.
Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientists
Greenland鈥檚 ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution said in a report Wednesday.
Not interested to be part of next elected govt: Yunus
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said there was no way that he would be interested to be part of the next elected government...
Over 91 lakh animals sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh
More than 91 lakh animals were sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh in 2025 as cattle and goats account for the largest number, according to the Department of Livestock Services.
UK security adviser calls on Yunus in London
UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell called on Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in London on Wednesday.
Team Group MD, Biman pilot die in Canada canoe capsize
Team Group managing director Abdullah Hil Rakib and senior pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Captain Md Saifuzzaman died after the canoe they were on flipped over in Sturgeon Lake in Canada鈥檚 Ontario on Sunday afternoon (local time)...
Sacrificial animal waste still on some roads
Waste of the sacrificial animals had yet not been removed from several areas and roads in Dhaka city till Tuesday afternoon, the third day after Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims...
Eid-ul-Azha celebrated
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated on Saturday across the country with due solemnity, religious fervour and zeal...
Airbus, Menzies Aviation evps meet Yunus
Executive vice-president of Airbus Wouter van Wersch and EVP of Menzies Aviation Charles Wyley met chief adviser Muhammad Yunus separately on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interests...
Govt to set up interrogation rooms made of glass: adviser
Bangladesh interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Jahanagir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said that interrogation rooms made of glass will be set up so that people can sees how accused individuals are being treated there during remand.
Climate change heightens risk of Indian farmer suicides
On a small farm in India鈥檚 Maharashtra state, Mirabai Khindkar said the only thing her land grew was debt, after crops failed in drought and her husband killed himself.
Biman鈥檚 senior pilot Captain Saifuzzaman dies in Canada accident
Captain Md Saifuzzaman, a senior pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines assigned to its Boeing 787 fleet, died in an accident in Canada on Sunday, the national flag carrier said in a statement on Monday....
Trump sends military force to Los Angeles over immigration protests
US president Donald Trump聽ordered National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a rare deployment expected Sunday against the state governor鈥檚 wishes after sometimes-violent protests against immigration enforcement raids...
Politics to please foreign masters buried on Aug 5: Ishraque
Slamming Bangladesh interim government鈥檚 moves regarding the Chattogram Port and the 鈥榮o called鈥� Rakhine corridor, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Saturday said that the politics of pleasing foreign masters was buried by the people on August 5, 2024.
CA Yunus offers Eid-ul-Azha prayers at National Eidgah
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus offered the holy Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah on Saturday morning.
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated in Bangladesh
Muslims across Bangladesh are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the community, today with due solemnity, a spirit of sacrifice, and religious fervour.
CA鈥檚 language breached political decorum: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 standing committee criticised the interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday for overstepping the interim government's mandate in his Eid speech, citing that his remarks on issues such as the Chattogram Port and the Rakhine corridor went beyond the scope of reforms, trials and elections.
Eid-ul-Azha today
Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims, on Saturday...
US slaps sanctions on four ICC judges over Israel, US cases
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court including over an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it ramped up pressure to neuter the court of last resort...
500 patrol teams deployed to ensure security in Dhaka during Eid: Jahangir
Bangladesh interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Jahangir Alam on Friday said he is 鈥�100 per cent confident鈥� about the security measures taken in Dhaka during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, with 500 patrol teams deployed across the capital.
Six films set to be released for Eid-ul-Azha
Six new Bangladeshi films are set to be released for cinemas on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of the Muslims to be celebrated in the country on June 7...