National,Politics
The Embassy of China in Bangladesh on Monday held a pre-departure reception for the second 2025 batch of Bangladeshi diplomats training program in China.Secretary and Rector Dr Md. Nazrul Islam and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen attended the event.Ambassador Yao said this programme marks t...
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Bangladesh and Turkey have agreed to co-host a global conference early next year on Women in Islam, bringing together leading Muslim scholars and researchers and highlighting countries that showcase best practices in advancing women’s rights.The decision was made during a meeting between Bangl...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who is attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly, has trashed the allegations of communal persecutions under his administration.“One of the specialties of India right now is fake news,” the Nobel Laureate said in an interview with Zeteo's M...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has refuted the allegations of the United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), that the paramilitary border force of Bangladesh provides support to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (R...
Nine out of every ten children aged between 1 and 14 years in Bangladesh face physical punishment or psychological abuse, often inflicted by parents, teachers or guardians, according to a report presented at a national seminar in the capital on Monday.Citing data from UNICEF, the report also reveale...
National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,Politics
Top government officials, including former power and energy state minister Nasrul Hamid, reportedly colluded with several corporate entities in Bangladesh and India to secure controversial power deals under an indemnity law during the past Awami League regime.The national committee, commissioned to ...
Industries Secretary Obaidur Rahman has said India has registered several of Bangladesh’s traditional Geographical Indication (GI) products in its own name, creating complications for Bangladesh in the international market.Speaking at a seminar titled ‘FGD on Branding and Marketing Chall...
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against 14 people including Noor Ali, owner of Unique Eastern (Pvt) Ltd, over allegations of organised fraud involving Tk 40.71 crore in manpower exports to Malaysia.The case was filed with Gulshan Police Station under the Money Laundering Pre...
Former Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun passed away at a hospital in the capital on Monday morning. He was 78.He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 8:10am, said Zannat-ul -Farhad, assistant inspe...
The Deceptive ClaimAmidst recent unrest and a Section 144 curfew in Khagrachhari, a video was circulated on social media, falsely claiming that ethnic minority groups had set fire to the Khagrachhari Model Mosque.Fact-Checking VerdictThe claim is categorically FALSE. The video is not from Khagrachha...
Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested two former MPs and 11 leaders and activists of Awami League from different areas in Dhaka on Sunday night.Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of the DMP, issued a message on Monday morning over the arrest.The arrested former MPs are Faiz...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
The government has issued a notification enabling partial exporters to import raw materials duty-free by providing bank guarantees.The notification, issued on September 25, 2025, targets export-oriented industrial enterprises that are unable to obtain bonded warehouse licenses under the existing bon...
National,Bank & Insurance
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh on Monday signed three agreements involving over $334 million in loans and grants to strengthen power distribution in the northwest, expand water supply services in Khulna, and improve basic infrastructure for displaced people from My...
BNP Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed on Monday said Jamaat-e-Islami is pushing for a proportional representation (PR) system to block elections as it has always feared the people’s verdict.“A political party that opposed the Liberation War in 1971 and the Pakistan Movement in 1...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday alleged that the current unrest in Khagrachhari was being instigated by India or fascist elements.“All necessary measures have been taken to ensure the peaceful celebration of Durga Puja, but a vested quarter is trying to ...
The interim government on Sunday dissolved the five-member advisory committee formed to initiate positive reforms in the National Board of Revenue (NBR).A gazette notification said that the activities of the NBR reform advisory committee have been terminated due to the promulgation of the Revenue Po...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher has said the party wants sustainable democracy and a fair, acceptable and participatory election for the people of Bangladesh.He, however, clarified that a participatory election does not mean one involving the Awami League but...
The Home Ministry has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of three hilly people in an armed attack by miscreants in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari district on Sunday.In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the ministry also conveyed sympathy over the injuries sustained by an army major, 13 army...
Bangladesh Bank has revised the transaction hours for the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, the central bank’s instant and secure interbank payment mechanism.The Payment Systems Department of Bangladesh Bank issued a circular on Sunday announcing the changes, which will take effect fro...
Civil society leaders and teacher representatives on Sunday urged the Election Commission (EC) to take a firm stance and diligently fulfill its responsibilities to ensure that the next parliamentary election is conducted in a free, fair and credible manner.They also urged the Commission to remain ca...
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