National,Politics
The Cabinet Division has said that three ministries will closely monitor the overall situation including law and order during Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu Community.Concerned divisions and departments under the ministries of home, education and religious affairs have been ...
BNP today said party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not give any interview to foreign media recently.In a statement, the BNP said a baseless report was published in the Kolkata-based Bengali daily 'Ei Somoy' that Mirza Fakhrul gave an interview with the newspaper."His...
Barishal: Foreign envoys on Wednesday expressed the hope that the upcoming national election in Bangladesh would be held in a free, fair and peaceful manner, pledging to continue their support to the Election Commission (EC) in ensuring credible polls.They express the hope during a discussion m...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
The government has taken all possible measures for holding the five-day Durga Puja celebrations in a festive manner as Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury instructed law enforcers to ensure its peaceful celebration. The home adviser has said all possible measures ...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus who is on a visit to USA has expressed profound sorrow at the passing of Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh.The Grand Mufti passed away in Riyadh on Tuesday morning at the age of 82.In a condo...
New York: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus attended a meeting of the public and private sector leaders on social innovation here on Tuesday.The event was being organised by the World Economic Forum on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly....
New York: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said the upcoming February election will usher in a new era for Bangladesh’s democracy as he was called on by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo at his hotel here on Tuesday.“The upcoming February election will be a foundational one, usherin...
National,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,City
The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has called upon the people not to move within 100 meter radius of the chemical warehouse, which was damaged in a massive fire on Monday afternoon, citing health risks. “We’re requesting the common people not to move within the 100 meter radi...
National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
The government on Tuesday approved a proposal in principle for procuring some 50,000 metric tons (MTs) of gasoline to meet the growing demand for energy.The approvals came from the 38th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held today at the Cabinet Division Confer...
The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs (ACCEA) has approved the procurement proposal of around 40,000 body-worn cameras for police to enhance security at voting booths during the upcoming general election.The approval was given at the 31st meeting of the ACCEA held at Cabinet Division in...
National,City
A fireman who sustained cent percent burn injuries in the explosion of a chemical warehouse in Tongi on Monday died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) this afternoon. The deceased was identified as firefighter Shamim Ahmed (42), hailing from Netrokona. He is survived ...
The Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Tuesday said that they have no scope to allocate Shapla (water lily) electoral symbol to the National Citizen Party (NCP), as it does not exist in the Commission's official list of registered symbols.Speaking to reporters ...
National,Infrastructure, Development
Australia has reiterated its commitment to supporting inclusive development in Cox’s Bazar by strengthening the capacity of the NGO Affairs Bureau to ensure greater transparency and accountability in humanitarian and development activities.The commitment was made recently when Deputy High Comm...
National,Politics,Culture & Entertainment
The names of 35 Dhaka University teachers have been published in the list of the world's best researchers by the famous Stanford University in the United States and the Netherlands-based publishing company 'Elsevier'.It included the world's top 2% Scientists 2025 list, which is the h...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,CORPORATE & BRAND
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday stressed the urgent need for Bangladesh to shift its funding model away from high reliance on bank debt towards a robust capital market, arguing that the current system facilitates defaults. "Private sector participation in bonds is very poor. To ...
The government has allocated 16,495 tonnes of rice for 32,990 mandaps ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja across the country, an official press release said on Monday.It said the disaster management and relief ministry sanctioned the food grains through which every mandaps would get 500 kg of rice.In l...
National
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Monday for Malaysia on a four-day official visit to attend the 14th Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference (IPACC)-2025, according to a press release issued by ISPR.It said that the conference, jointly organized by the US Indo-Pacific Command and...
Convener of National Citizen Party (NCP) and July Movement leader Nahid Islam on Sunday said Awami League (AL), as a party, should be brought under trial as soon as possible.He made the comment while talking to reporters after giving testimony and cross-examination in a case of crimes against h...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that a deep-seated conspiracy is underway against the country's independence and sovereignty."Following the political changes after August 5, threats are emerging from a neighboring country and various new power...
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday that the choice of adopting the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system or maintaining the existing method must be made by the political parties themselves."The government should preferably speak less on the matter of th...
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