National,Business & Commerce,Diplomachy

Bangladesh, UK strengthen defence partnership with survey vessel sales deal

Bangladesh Navy and the United Kingdom have signed a government‑to‑government sales agreement for the former HMS Enterprise, an Echo‑class hydrographic and oceanographic survey vessel.The sale of the HMS Enterprise highlights the UK’s continued partnership with Bangladesh in enhancing ma...

World,Sports,Cricket,Diplomachy

ICC delegation lands in Lahore for crisis talks over India-Pakistan World Cup match

A high-level delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is scheduled to arrive in Lahore on Sunday evening for urgent crisis talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), following the government's directive to boycott the T20 World Cup match against India.The president of Bangladesh...

National,Business & Commerce,Politics,Diplomachy

Bangladesh to buy 25 Boeing aircraft, deal with US on Monday

The interim government has announced plans to purchase 25 new aircraft from US aerospace giant Boeing, a deal aimed at consolidating the country’s nearly Tk 1 lakh crore export market in the United States, Civil Aviation and Tourism Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said Sunday.The deal, scheduled to be...

National,Country, Districts

Bangladeshi teen girl injured by gunfire from Myanmar dies

Huzaifa Afnan, who was critically injured by gunfire fired from across the Myanmar border in Teknaf, died at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning after 27 days of treatment.Huzaifa breathed her last around 9:45am at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka, her family m...

National,Business & Commerce,Politics

Ctg Port workers announce fresh strike from Sunday

Port workers have announced a fresh indefinite work stoppage at Chattogram Port from Sunday, protesting the proposed leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign operator DP World and pressing four other demands.Humayun Kabir, coordinator of Chattogram Port Protection Movement Coun...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

BNP alleges plot to manipulate national election

BNP Central Election Steering Committee Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Saturday alleged that a political party is systematically preparing for ‘election engineering’ to influence the national election and its results.“Some recent incidents indicate a well-planned attempt to manipulate ...

National,Law & Justice

Ex-Jubo Dal leader among 3 held with arms in Savar

Joint forces in a drive arrested three people including a former Jubo Dal leader along with a large cache of locally made weapons from Ashulia area in Savar early Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Jahangir Alam Mandal, former joint secretary general of Dhaka district unit Jubo Dal, Swapan an...

National,Media,Diplomachy,Law & Justice

Attacks on media houses not acceptable: Adviser Hossain

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said the attacks on the media houses - The Daily Star and Prothom Alo - are in no way acceptable and condemnable."Such attacks are not acceptable. We condemn the attacks," he said, acknowledging that they could not prevent it.The Foreig...

National,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas

Electricity tariffs of three state-run power plants revised downwards

In a move aimed at reducing public expenditure on electricity procurement the interim government has revised the tariffs of three state-run gas-based power plants in Ashuganj, Siddhirganj and Haripur.The officials concerned are expecting annual savings of about Tk 119.06 crore through this pragmatic...

National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND

Policy reforms, ethical business key to competitiveness after LDC graduation: Business leaders

Analysts and business leaders on Thursday said  comprehensive policy reforms, stronger institutional efficiency and an uncompromising commitment to ethical business practices are crucial for Bangladesh to sustain its competitiveness in the post-LDC graduation era.The observations came at a high...

National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,VAT, TAX, Revenue

Nagad to receive remittances thru National Bank

Nagad, the mobile financial service of the Bangladesh Postal Department, and National Bank PLC have jointly introduced a new channel allowing expatriates’ families to receive remittances directly into Nagad mobile wallets.Under this initiative, customers sending remittances through National Ba...

National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND,Politics

DCCI calls for immediate normalisation of Ctg port operations

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Thursday urged the government to take immediate steps to restore normal operations at Chattogram Port, warning that the prolonged shutdown is severely disrupting trade and could have far-reaching consequences for the national economy.Describing Chatto...

National,Fair & Festivals

Ekushey Book Fair to begin on Feb 20, reaffirms Bangla Academy

Bangla Academy on Thursday reiterated that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will begin on February 20, ruling out the possibility of postponing the country’s largest literary event.The decision was announced at an emergency press conference organised by the Bangla Academy.Member Secretary of th...

National,Politics

Inqilab Moncho leader stages sit-in outside CA’s residence demanding justice for Hadi

Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of Inqilab Moncho, on Thursday staged a sit-in in front of Jamuna, the residence of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, demanding justice for their leader Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.The organisation shared the information on its official Facebook page on Thursday aftern...

National,Politics,Diplomachy

Bangladesh-India ties faced setbacks during interim govt, recognises Adviser

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday acknowledged that the relations between Bangladesh and India had not been ‘smooth’ and faced some ‘setbacks’ during the tenure of the interim government.He, however, expressed optimism that the next elected government woul...

National,Sports,Cricket

Center of World Cup storm Mustafizur lands PSL deal with Lahore

Bangladesh cricketer Mustafizur Rahman has been roped in by Lahore Qalandars for the next season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).Mustafizur was earlier bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but was later released due to security concerns for him in India, which s...

National,Politics

387 July warriors upgraded to 'A', 474 to 'B' category

A total of 387 July warriors have been upgraded to 'A' category from their previous 'B' and 'C' categories while 474 warriors in 'C' category have been promoted to 'B'.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a notification of the revised list of categori...

National,Sports,Cricket,Diplomachy

Pakistan PM breaks silence saying India boycott is a ‘thoughtful decision’ to support Dhaka

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has officially confirmed that their national cricket team will not take the field against India in the upcoming T20 World Cup, stating the decision was made to stand in solidarity with Bangladesh.Addressing cabinet members in Islamabad on Wednesday, Sharif decl...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

BNP to hold its final election rally in Dhaka on Feb 8

BNP will hold its final election rally on Sunday in the capital on February 8, ahead of the national election.The rally will take place at the party’s central office in the capital’s Nayapaltan area at 2:00 pm, with BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman set to address the gathering as the chief gu...

National,Politics,Law & Justice

Ex-MP Saiful, 5 others to die in Ashulia body burning case

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced ex-MP Muhammad Saiful Islam and five others to death in connection with a case over the burning of six bodies in Ashulia during July-August uprising.The three-member bench of ICT-2 led by its Chairman Justice Nazrul Islam pronounced the judgm...