National,Business & Commerce
Pharmacy owners went on an indefinite strike Brahmanbaria district town on Monday morning protesting what they claimed illegal attempts to evict allotted shops from the district government women’s college market.Brahmanbaria Chemist and Druggist Association is observing the strike, causing suf...
National,Travel & Tourism,Infrastructure, Development
After nearly a full-day suspension, metro rail services between Uttara and Motijheel resumed at 11am on Monday, said Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL).In a morning statement, DMTCL said trains are now operating normally between Uttara North and Motijheel stations.The services were halted fo...
National,Art& Culture
More than a hundred people were injured in a series of clashes between students of private Daffodil International University and City University in Savar, following a trivial incident that escalated from Sunday night to early Monday.Several structures of the institutions were vandalised, and eight t...
National,Politics
The Council of Advisers of the interim government will continue to perform its regular duties until it hands over responsibility to the elected government, the government said in a statement on Monday.It also said that meetings of the Council will be held as usual during this period.The clarificatio...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics
Bangladesh and Pakistan agreed to strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation across key sectors including trade, agriculture, information technology, food, energy and connectivity, following the 9th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting held in Dhaka on Monday, the first in two decades.Finance ...
The Election Commission on Monday released the final list of 42,761 polling stations throughout the country for the 13th parliamentary election to be held in early February 2026, raising the number by around 611 from what was in the 2024 national election. “We’ve finalised the list ...
The Election Commission (EC) itself will allocate a symbol to the National Citizen Party (NCP) if the party fails to choose one from the EC’s list, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Monday.“I have no information to speak about any alternative proposal different from what the Elect...
BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said their party is considering forming a greater political alliance ahead of the next national election, upholding the spirit of national unity.“We are thinking of forming a broader alliance with the parties we have joined in simultaneous movements...
Prominent Japanese entrepreneur and politician Miki Watanabe has announced plans to establish a driving school in Bangladesh to help recruit thousands of skilled drivers for employment in Japan.Watanabe, founder of the Watami Group, made the announcement during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor...
National
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr. Mohammad Moinul Momen on Sunday said that expecting the ACC to completely eradicate corruption from Bangladesh at this moment would be unrealistic, though it is certainly possible to reduce it significantly.“It would be a bit too much to expect tha...
BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday urged all political forces to ensure the strict implementation of the July Charter in accordance with the law and the Constitution, warning that any actions taken outside legal procedures could face future judicial challenges.“The July charter will ...
National,City
Members of the Bangladesh Army seized a cache of foreign-made firearms, ammunition, and explosives from a train at the Airport Railway Station in the capital on Sunday morning.Acting on a tip-off, personnel from the Army, National Intelligence Agency, and Railway Police jointly conducted a special d...
National,Infrastructure, Development,City
The family of the man who was killed after a bearing pad from the metro rail structure fell on him at Farmgate on Sunday noon will receive Tk 5 lakh as initial compensation, said Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan.Talking to reporters after visiting the spot around noon, t...
BNP on Sunday formally opposed the recent proposed amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), which requires coalition-backed candidates to contest using their respective party symbols.A two-member BNP delegation, led by BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council member Md Ismail Zabih...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formed a nine-member Shariah Advisory Council to ensure proper issuance of Islamic Shari’ah-based securities and strengthen investor protection in the Islamic capital market.The council, formed through an official order on October 22...
The government has taken an initiative to establish citizen service centres at every Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office across the country to make land-related services more accessible to the public, said Senior Secretary of the Land Ministry ASM Saleh Ahmed.“People often face harassment ...
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday called upon all political parties to work together to restore a democratic order in the country through the upcoming national election rather than resorting to street violence or confrontational politics.“Election is a correction process...
The number of SIM cards registered under an individual’s name will be reduced ahead of the national election, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday.“One person often commits a crime using another person's SIM card. As a result, the real...
Visiting Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza has expressed his country’s willingness to deepen cooperation with Bangladesh across various sectors, highlighting the untapped potential for enhancing trade, connectivity and investment ...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been inducted as the 9th Colonel Commandant of the Bangladesh Army’s Engineering Corps at the Parade Ground of Qadirabad Cantonment in Natore on Sunday morning.Upon his arrival, the cantonment commander received the army chief with a state salute....
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