National,Healthcare,Politics
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is receiving her prescribed treatment properly and is expected to recover, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said on Tuesday (December 02, 2025).“We firmly believe she will recover this time and return to us. She is properly recei...
National
A mild earthquake was felt in parts of Bangladesh including Chattogram early Tuesday.The tremor measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 12:55am, said meteorologist Shahnaj Sultana of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).The epicentre was in Mingin of Myanmar 431 km southeast of BMD ...
National,Politics
Expressing deep concern over BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's health condition, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India stands ready to extend all possible support in whatever way they can."Deeply concerned to learn about the health of Begum Khaleda Zia, who has contribu...
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday highlighted the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) as India’s commitment to South-South Cooperation, offering capacity building and human resource development programmes based on the needs and priorities of partner cou...
The government has declared BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia a ‘very important person’ (VIP).A notification in this regard was issued on Monday.Mohammad Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, Director General (Administration) at the office of the Chief Adviser, signed the orde...
The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking why the provision in the Representation of the People Order (RPO) that requires candidates in an electoral alliance to use their respective party symbols while contesting elections should not be declared illegal.The bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Just...
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia remains in a critical state as her health deteriorated on Sunday night, prompting the involvement of a specialised Chinese medical team to assist in her care.Since her admission to Evercare Hospital on November 23, Khaleda Zia has been under inte...
Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman said on Monday that the ‘eight-party alliance’ does not want victory only for itself, but for the 180 million people of Bangladesh.“We want to keep fighting for a corruption-free society, justice, economic freedom and an independent country free from...
National,Jobs,Country, Districts
Another 173 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Monday.They arrived at Dhaka at 6am on a Burak Air chartered flight, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The repatriation was coordinated by the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatr...
National,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,Infrastructure, Development
Rampal power plant in Bagerhat, has set a national record in electricity generation as the plant produced 700 million units of electricity in November this year, marking the highest monthly output by any power plant in Bangladesh.Anwarul Azim, Deputy General Manager of Bangladesh-India Friendship Po...
The Election Commission (EC) has extended the deadline by seven days for expatriate Bangladeshis to register through the ‘Postal Vote BD’ app to cast their ballots in the upcoming national election and referendum to be held in early February 2026.“The deadline for 'out-of-count...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics
Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said the government’s ambitious reforms to the public procurement system are temporarily slowing down the implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP), but the overhaul is essential to dismantle long-standing contractor monopolies and...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,CORPORATE & BRAND
Bangladesh Bank has approved the liquidation of nine non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) after years of irregularities, mismanagement and failure to return depositors’ funds, marking one of the largest clean-ups of the sector to date.The central bank’s Board of Directors signed of...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts
Bangladesh reopened St Martin’s Island to overnight tourists on Monday after months of restrictions, drawing 1,174 visitors on the first day as authorities tightened monitoring of operators and enforced new environmental rules.Three vessels — Keari Sindabad, MV Karnaphuli Express and MV ...
National,Infrastructure, Development,Politics
The government on Monday (December 01) approved two major housing projects involving over Tk 2100 crore aimed at rehabilitating families of July martyrs and the injured protesters.The approval was given at an ECNEC meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the NEC Conference room in Dh...
BNP has said all official updates over party chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s health will be communicated exclusively by Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of the BNP National Standing Committee.The party urged all concerned to refrain from spreading unverified or misl...
There is no known legal bar preventing BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman from returning to Bangladesh, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said on Monday (December 01).“If any obstacles exist, we will certainly cooperate (with him). We will make the best possible arrangements for his security,&rdqu...
National,Business & Commerce,Budget
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved 17 development projects involving an estimated cost of Tk 15,383.51 crore.Of the total outlay, Tk 9,451.84 crore will come from the government’s own resources, Tk 5,609.70 crore as project loans, and Tk 379.31 ...
Bangladesh’s marine fish stocks are declining at an alarming rate because of illegal, unregulated and excessive harvesting in the Bay of Bengal, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has warned.Speaking at a briefing on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF)-Nansen Survey 2025 in Dh...
National,Healthcare
One in every three people in Bangladesh suffered from some form of illness in 2025, with women reporting higher morbidity than men, according to a new survey released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).The “Health and Morbidity Status Survey (HMSS) 2025” found that 33 percent o...
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