Final voter list likely to be unveiled today
The Election Commission will publish the country鈥檚 final electoral rolls on Tuesday, listing around 128 million voters for the 13th parliamentary election to be held in early February....
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France makes 鈥榟istoric鈥� accord to sell Ukraine 100 warplanes
France鈥檚 president Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday signed an accord for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 fighter jets and other hardware, including drones, in a boost for Ukraine as it fights Russia鈥檚 invasion....
Parties recommend revision of electoral code of conduct
Representatives of political parties on Monday recommended revising several electoral codes of conduct, including those on the use of posters and security deposits, in the interest of contestants from small parties and rural constituencies....
Boy killed in Postogola road accident
A school student died after being hit by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw while crossing the road near the Postogola Bridge in the capital鈥檚 Shyampur area on Monday afternoon....
10 vehicles burnt in repair shop in Sylhet
10 vehicles, including nine cars and a motorcycle, were burnt in a fire at a car repair workshop in Sylhet on early Monday....
Kalia police OC sued for torturing wife
A woman has filed a case against the investigation officer of Kalia police station under Section 11C/30 of the Prevention of Women and Children鈥檚 Torture Act 2000 (Amended 2025), accusing him of physical and mental torture and demanding dowry....
Consultation committee going at snail鈥檚 pace
The consultation committee formed for submitting recommendations on quality improvement of the secondary education is going at a snail鈥檚 pace....
Migrant workers in KSA subjected to devastating abuses: report
Migrant workers, including Bangladeshis employed on the Riyadh Metro project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were forced to pay exorbitant recruitment fees, work in extreme heat and accept meagre wages during a decade of serious exploitation, said the......
2,600 more edn institutions to get MPO enrolment: adviser
Education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has announced that the interim government is set to finalise the Monthly Payment Order enlistment of more than 2,600 educational institutions across the country, including general and technical institutions....
Improving local access to Disaster Management Fund stressed
A daylong workshop in Chattogram on Monday underscored the urgent need to make the Disaster Management Fund more accessible to local authorities for enabling them to take anticipatory actions before looming landslides, flash floods and other recurrent hazards....
Two medical college hospitals get new directors
The government has appointed two armed forces division officials as new directors of two medical college hospitals on deputation....
Jute industry fading amid lack of political leadership: discussion
Government officials and experts at a discussion on Monday said that the jute industry had now faded to the background amid a lack of political leadership....
Limited leadership pathway discourages youth from politics
Bangladesh鈥檚 youth, despite being politically aware and globally informed, remain discouraged from active political engagement due to unclear party ideologies, limited leadership pathways and the persistence of patronage politics, said experts at a discussion on Sunday....
Unseasonal rain: Vegetable prices soar in Rajshahi
Prices of early winter vegetables see a sharp rise in major kitchen markets in Rajshahi over the past week, as the damage caused by unseasonal early-November rainfall continues to disrupt supply, causing strain on household budgets....
NCP, Samajtantrik Dal get final registration from EC
The National Citizen Party and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Marxist) have received final registration from the Election Commission....
3 workers burnt in shoe factory fire at Bangshal
Three workers suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out at a shoe factory at Bangshal in Dhaka early Monday....
Lawyers protest against attack on Rajshahi judge鈥檚 family
Lawyers in Rajshahi formed a human chain on Monday protesting against the attack on the family of Rajshahi metropolitan sessions judge Md Abdur Rahman, in which his teenage son was killed and wife critically injured....
Three more die of dengue, 1,007 hospitalised in 24hrs
Three more people died of dengue and 1,007 people hospitalised in the past 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Monday....
Woman, son stabbed to death by another son in Cumilla
A woman and her younger son were stabbed to death at Basantapur village under Adarsha Sadar in Cumilla allegedly by her elder son on Monday....
Russian Navy ship arrives in Ctg on 5-day visit
Russian Navy ship, Gremyaschy, arrived at Chittagong Port on Monday on a five-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh....
Theatre School staged 鈥楶rem Prolobhon Dondo鈥�
The students of the 35th batch of Abdullah Al Mamun Theatre School on Sunday staged their final production titled 鈥楶rem Prolobhon Dondo, conceptualised and directed by Tanvir Nahid Khan, at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity in the capital....
Bhashani recalled on 49th death anniv
The 49th anniversary of the death of veteran politician Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was observed across the country on Monday with the demand for observing the day nationally....
No scope of avoiding robotic surgery in this tech era: experts
Medical experts at a seminar said that in this era of technological development, there is no scope of avoiding robotic surgery as robotic surgery can make a great contribution to improving medical services....
Southeast University board holds 140th meeting
The Southeast University Trust has recently held the 140th board meeting on the university鈥檚 permanent campus at Tejgaon in Dhaka....
Bus services suspended for second day in Barishal
Bus services from Nathullabad Bus Terminal in Barishal remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Monday, leaving thousands of commuters grappling with the crisis....
Coast Guard holds Youth Festival-2025 at Mirpur
The Bangladesh Coast Guard Dhaka zone held an awareness programme titled Youth Festival-2025 at Mirpur Government Bangla College in Dhaka on Monday.聽...
Israel dismantles West Bank settler outpost
Israeli security forces evacuated and demolished an illegal settler outpost in the occupied West Bank on Monday, with the authorities citing 鈥榮evere incidents of violence鈥�....
Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers
Companies and groups backing carbon-capture technology, which critics slam as an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels, have deployed more than 500 participants to the COP30 climate talks, according to a list compiled by an NGO and shared exclusively with AFP....
Fresh attempt to demolish Mujib house at Dhanmondi-32 triggers clash
A series of clashes between law enforcers and a group of people who attempted to demolish the remainders of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman鈥檚 Dhanmondi-32 house occurred at Dhanmondi 32 and nearby areas over the verdict......
UN 鈥榬egrets鈥� death penalty聽for Hasina
The United Nations said on Monday that deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 sentencing for crimes against humanity marked 鈥榓n important moment for victims鈥�, but she should not have been sentenced to death....
Victim families want verdict execution
The families of those killed in the July鈥揂ugust 2024 mass uprising on Monday welcomed the death sentences handed by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 to absconding deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan for committing......
China鈥檚 鈥榞old policy鈥� and our middle class
A SUBTLE but significant shift is reshaping the global economic landscape. China鈥檚 central bank has been steadily purchasing vast quantities of gold while reducing its holdings of US treasury bonds, signalling more than routine reserve management. It is a political and......
Beyond checklists: why OBE must teach adaptability
IN 2022, universities across Bangladesh formally adopted outcome-based education, guided by the University Grants Commission鈥檚 curriculum template. Since independence, the country has largely relied on a traditional education model......
Jamaat-e-Islami and paradox of secular power
THE Constitution of Bangladesh provides no scope for an Islamic state or a Sharia-based governance system, as it is fundamentally founded on secular principles. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, too, operates entirely within this secular......
Land rights and gender equality
IN BANGLADESH, one of the least examined yet most consequential inequalities lies in the realm of land. The country鈥檚 legal and constitutional commitments speak clearly: women are entitled to the same rights as men, including rights to property and......
Politics of abandonment
A BUILDING is more than a structure of cement and steel; it is a declaration of intent, a statement about how a nation imagines its progress. In Sri Lanka, where economic ruin forced self-reflection, the government recently identified nearly 3,000......
Lead pollution must be contained
THE latest national survey revealing widespread lead contamination in Bangladesh is gravely concerning. The joint survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF, based on data from 63,000 households, reported that four in every ten......
A wake-up call the government mustn鈥檛 ignore
THE marked worsening of living conditions for millions of children in Bangladesh over the past six years, as laid bare by the preliminary findings of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2025, comes as a distressing truth. The survey, conducted by the......
Taiwan says China 鈥榮everely鈥� impacting regional peace in Japan spat
Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te said Monday that China had 鈥榮everely鈥� impacted regional peace in its row with Japan, which was sparked by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi鈥檚 remarks on Taiwan....
BBC to fight Trump defamation case: chair
The BBC鈥檚 chairman vowed Monday to fight a billion-dollar lawsuit which US president Donald Trump has threatened to bring against the British broadcaster for defamation....
Sri Lanka probes claims of cruelty to elephants gifted by Thailand
Sri Lanka is investigating allegations that two elephants gifted by Thailand have been subjected to cruel treatment at their homes in Buddhist temples, the environment minister said on Monday....
Gunmen kidnap 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen from a criminal gang kidnapped 25 people and killed a staff member in an early morning raid on a northwestern Nigerian girls鈥� secondary school on Monday, police said....
Migrant shipwreck toll hits 36 as Malaysia ends search
Malaysia ended its search Monday for migrants who went missing after their boat capsized 11 days ago, with searchers recovering 36 bodies after the sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast....
Syria to hand over Uyghur fighters to China
Syrian authorities intend to hand over fighters from China鈥檚 Uyghur minority to Beijing, two sources said on Monday, as Damascus鈥檚 foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani makes his first visit to the country....
Delhi car bombing accused appears in Indian court, another suspect held
Indian anti-terrorism investigators presented a suspect linked to last week鈥檚 deadly car bomb in New Delhi in court on Monday, one of three men now accused of involvement in the suicide attack....
Trump signals possible US talks with Maduro
Donald Trump suggested Sunday that future talks with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro could be on the table, as a regional US military build-up has whipped up tensions between the nations....
Tuchel lays down law to Bellingham
Thomas Tuchel warned Jude Bellingham to respect his decisions after the England midfielder showed frustration at being substituted during Sunday鈥檚 2-0 win against Albania....
Mymensingh thrash Ctg, Rangpur beat Barishal聽
Asadullah Hil Galib claimed 6-21 as Mymensingh beat Chattogram by 251 runs after bowling them out with their lowest ever total of 59 runs at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram in the fourth round fixture of the......
Hakimi, Salah, Osimhen shortlisted for top African award
Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, Nigerian Victor Osimhen and Egyptian Mohamed Salah were shortlisted on Sunday for the 2025 African men鈥檚 player of the year award, the Confederation of African Football announced....
Barishal crowned champions
Barishal were crowned champions of the Women鈥檚 National Cricket League T20 after defeating Rangpur by 13 runs in their last and final league match at the BKSP Ground-3 in Savar on Monday....
Mirpur wicket under spotlight again聽
The wicket of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, where the second Test between hosts Bangladesh and Ireland starts on Wednesday, is under the spotlight as the visitors are hoping to adapt more after their drubbing in Sylhet....
Bangladesh off to flying start
Bangladesh started their campaign of the IKF second Women鈥檚 Kabaddi World Cup with a 42-22 win over African champions Uganda in the opening game of the competition at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city on Monday....
Bangladesh ready for India
Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuyan expects a 鈥榟igh-voltage鈥� yet emotional contest when they face long-time rivals India in their AFC Asian Cup qualifier fixture at the National Stadium in Dhaka today....
Kaspersky spotlights threats faced by financial sector in 2025
Kaspersky has launched its 2025 Security Bulletin, which reviews major cybersecurity trends of the year and offers a look towards the future, said a press release....
Mahbub new director of Janata Bank
AA Mahbub Uddin Chowdhury has recently joined Janata Bank PLC as a director, said a press release....
PGCL holds 26th AGM
Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited held its 26th annual general meeting on Sunday, said a press release....
Citizens Bank holds annual risk confce
Citizens Bank PLC organised Annual Risk Conference 2025 at its head office in the capital recently, said a press release....
Sonali Bank holds divisional business meeting in Cumilla
Sonali Bank PLC General Manager鈥檚 Office Cumilla and Noakhali jointly organised a Divisional Business Review Meeting-2025 at Buro Bangladesh Auditorium on Saturday....
Community Bank signs deal with Cox鈥檚 Today
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC signed an agreement with Hotel the Cox鈥檚 Today recently at the latter鈥檚 premises in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, said a press release....
DBL, Bright Ceramics host annual business confce
DBL and Bright Ceramics hosted two-day Annual Business Conference 2025, centred on 鈥楨choes of Excellence鈥�, on November 14 and 15, bringing together business partners from across the nation....
EU predicts less eurozone 2026 growth due to trade tensions
The EU on Monday cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2026 as risks from international trade and geopolitical tensions weigh on Europe鈥檚 economy....
Global stocks lower on uncertainty over US rates
Stock markets struggled on Monday on concerns the US Federal Reserve could hold off on further rate cuts this year and fears of a tech bubble....
ONE Bank hosts agent banking confce
ONE Bank organised its Agent Banking Conference 2025 and Training session for agent banking outlet proprietors and their users, said a press release....
Japanese economy contracts as Takaichi readies stimulus
Japan鈥檚 economy shrank 0.4 per cent in the three months to September, official data showed Monday, as new prime minister Sanae Takaichi鈥檚 government prepares a major stimulus package....
Fruits worth Tk聽40 crore sell a day at Old Dhaka鈥檚 Badamtoli
Old Dhaka鈥檚 Badamtoli has become the country鈥檚 largest wholesale fruit market, with fruits worth about Tk聽40 crore selling at the market a day....
Dhaka stocks continue to go up
Stocks on Monday managed to sustain its recovery mode as opportunistic investors continued to accumulate beaten-down scrips following the sharp corrections.聽...
Two foreign cos to invest $71m in BEPZA EZ
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority on Monday signed land lease agreements with two fully foreign-owned companies to establish new industrial units at the BEPZA Economic Zone, said a press release....
Ramadan essentials鈥� import rises
Imports of key Ramadan essentials have risen sharply in the past two months as traders accelerated the opening of Letters of Credit....
India strikes US gas deal under Trump pressure
India said Monday it had signed a 鈥榮ignificant鈥� deal that will see the United States supply nearly 10 per cent of the Asian giant鈥檚 liquefied petroleum gas imports, as it seeks to diversify its energy sources....
Verdict against Hasina confirms none is above law: Yunus
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the conviction and sentence delivered to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates affirm a fundamental principle that no one, regardless of power, is above the law....
Juba Dal leader gunned down at Pallabi
A leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, youth front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the capital鈥檚 Pallabi area on Monday evening....
Rangs Group employees to enjoy exclusive perks under foodpanda deal
Leading online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has partnered with Rangs Group to offer exclusive corporate benefits for employees of three subsidiaries of the renowned business conglomerate, says a press release....
DU VC not willing to serve beyond interim government鈥檚 tenure
Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan said on Sunday that he had no intention of continuing in his role once an elected government took office....
Committed to best interests of Bangladesh鈥檚 people, says India
India has reaffirmed its commitment to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh following the verdict delivered by the International Crimes Tribunal concerning the deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday....
IUB鈥檚 two-day international business conference concludes
The two-day International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management 2025, organised by the School of Business and Entrepreneurship of Independent University, Bangladesh, concluded on November 15, 2025, with an award and closing ceremony at The Westin Dhaka......
Bangladesh interim govt calls Hasina鈥檚 verdict historic, urges calm
Bangladesh interim government on Monday called the death penalty handed down to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ousted home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal for crimes against humanity as a historic verdict, urging the people to remain calm, restrained and responsible....
Most parties hail verdict
Most political parties on Monday expressed satisfaction over the death sentence handed down to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan for atrocities committed during the July uprising in 2024....
Gold Sands Group opens Best Western Plus Bay Hills in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
Gold Sands Group inaugurated the 4-star Best Western Plus Bay Hills Hotel in Himchhari, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, on November 15, 2025, says a press release....
45 Indians killed in Saudi Arabia bus accident
A fatal accident involving a bus filled with Indian pilgrims killed at least 45 people near Saudi Arabia鈥檚 holy city of Medina, Indian police said Monday, one of the deadliest crashes in the Gulf kingdom in years......
Dhaka urges聽Delhi to extradite Hasina, Kamal
The Bangladesh government on Monday once again called on the Indian government to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan....
ICT orders confiscation of properties of Hasina, Kamal, compensation for victims
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Monday issued an order for the confiscation of all properties belonging to deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal....
LALDIA PORT, PANGAON TERMINAL: Foreign firms to manage operation聽聽
The Chittagong Port Authority on Monday signed two agreements for appointing overseas operators to its Laldia Container Terminal in Chattogram and Pangaon Inland Container Terminal in Dhaka amid allegations of carrying out the procedures hurriedly....
Hasina, Asaduzzaman sentenced to death, ex-IGP Mamun jailed in July uprising case
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced deposed prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death for committing crimes against humanity during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 mass uprising....
Protesters gather with excavators at Dhanmondi 32 to demolish remains of Mujib鈥檚 house
A group of protesters along with two excavators gathered near Dhanmondi 32 on Monday afternoon to demolish the remaining portions of the house of Bangladesh's founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman amid verdict against Sheikh Hasina......
Bangladesh next elections to be a century defining moment, says CA Yunus
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Monday that the next general election, expected to be held in the first half of February next year, would be an election to save the country....
International Crimes Tribunal-1 reading out verdict in Hasina鈥檚 case
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is reading out its verdict in a high-profile case against Bangladesh鈥檚 prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others for crimes against humanity committed during last year鈥檚 July-August uprising......
Arson, crude bomb attacks continue amid tight security
Arson and crude bomb attacks continued at places in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Monday amid tight security measures taken over the verdict against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Awami League, in a case of......
Unidentified attackers hurl crude bomb at Grameen Industrial Park in Gazipur
Unidentified people hurled a crude bomb at the main gate of Grameen Industrial Park in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district on early Monday......
Three workers sustain burn injuries in shoe factory fire in Bangshal
Three workers sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Bangshal area of Dhaka on early Monday......
Crude bomb explodes at Chobir Hat
Unidentified people exploded a crude bomb at Chobir Hat in Dhaka University area on Monday morning......
Security tightened across Dhaka over verdict in Hasina case
The government has heightened security measures in the Supreme Court area as the International Crimes Tribunal-1 is set to deliver its verdict in the crimes against humanity case against Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Monday......
Glenrich School hosts GlenFest
Glenrich International School hosted an event titled GlenFest: Spirits Unite on its Uttara senior campus in Dhaka on Saturday....
Politicians call to follow ideology of Bhashani
Leaders of different political parties on Sunday at a discussion in Dhaka demanded restoration of democratic rule following the ideals of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani....
5 killed as bus crashes into parked truck
At least five people were killed and around 20 others injured when a passenger bus rammed into a stationary truck on the Dhaka鈥揅hattogram highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Sunday evening....
Case filed 5 days after Mamun killing聽
A case was filed on Saturday evening with the Sutrapur police in Dhaka city against unidentified assailants over the murder of Tarik Saif Mamun, who was shot dead on November 10....
AL regime used kneecapping tactic to silence dissent: discussion
Scholars, rights advocates and survivors at a discussion on Sunday stated that the systematic use of 鈥榢nee-capping鈥� during the Awami League鈥檚 decade-long autocratic rule aimed at silencing political dissent and intimidating opposition activists....
Bus services halted as workers, students clash in Barishal
Bus services on all routes, including Dhaka and North Bengal, remained suspended from Barishal Nathullabad Central Bus Terminal following a violent clash between transport workers and students over half fare on Saturday night....
Russia seizes 2 new villages in southern Ukraine
The Russian army on Sunday claimed to have captured two more villages in southern Ukraine, where its troops are slowly gaining ground against outnumbered Ukrainian forces....
Israeli leaders voice opposition to Palestinian state
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his government underscored their opposition to a Palestinian state ahead of a UN Security Council vote Monday on a resolution endorsing a US-backed Gaza peace plan....
Vehicular ban in Dhaka cantonment on Nov 21
Restrictions have been imposed on vehicular movement inside the Dhaka Cantonment on November 21, marking Armed Forces Day, according to a release from the Inter-Services Public Relations Sunday afternoon....
