National,Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh has officially decided not to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, escalating the sporting standoff between the two countries to an unprecedented level.Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul disclosed the major development on Sunday, calling the move as a necessary response to wh...
National,Politics
Despite occasional tensions, Bangladesh and India continue to value goodwill and good neighbourliness, recognising that cooperation, not confrontation, best serves the interests of the two close neighbours bound by shared history, borders and cultural ties.The recent visit by India’s External ...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said on Saturday his family has been deeply moved by the continued outpouring of condolences and prayers from across the country and abroad following the death of his mother and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.In a post on his official Facebook page, “As th...
National,Country, Districts
Severe cold has led to a surge in patients suffering from cold-related illnesses across Rangpur division, with 1,421 new patients admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital over the past three days and 103 deaths recorded from January 1–3.Brigadier General Ashiqur Rahman, director of the hos...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
The central committee of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) has issued a show-cause notice to Mahdi Hasan, member secretary of its Habiganj district unit, directing him to refrain from organisational activities over making what it termed “unwarranted statements.”The notice, signed...
Journalist AAM Saleh, widely known as Saleh Shibly and a former General Secretary of the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU), has been appointed Press Secretary to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.The appointment was announced on Saturday through a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary...
National,Business & Commerce,Country, Districts
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has issued a seven-point demand to the government, warning of widespread consumer frustration amid what it calls abnormal and sustained price hikes in sugar, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and edible oils.In a statement on Saturday, CAB accused an influential...
National,Politics,City
The nomination papers of 17 candidates across three constituencies in Thakurgaon, including that of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, have been declared valid by the Returning Officer for the 13th national election.The announcement was made on Saturday morning at the office of the D...
National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has warned that political uncertainty ahead of Bangladesh’s national election could threaten economic recovery, urging timely and effective policy measures to sustain growth and bolster investor confidence in 2026.In a media release on Saturday, ...
National,Business & Commerce
Highlighting the importance of economic stability and growth, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed optimism that the 30th 'Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2026' will help expand economic activity, create jobs and strengthen Bangladesh’s exports.“From the very out...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed his deepest condolences to Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin following a devastating fire at a bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana that killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others, one of the deadliest tragedies in Switzerland&rsq...
The police are examining two video messages reportedly released by Faisal Karim, the prime suspect in the Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Osman Hadi murder case.“We have got the two video messages from Faisal and are currently scrutinising those. No comment on this now. We will speak after verific...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has appointed ABM Abdus Sattar, former Secretary of the Bangladesh government, as his private secretary, and AAM Saleh (Saleh Shibly), former General Secretary of Dhaka Reporters’ Unity, as his press secretary.The appointments were announced on Saturday in a ...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said their Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman would lead the country forward and uphold democracy by following the path shown by his mother Begum Khaleda Zia.“Khaleda Zia left behind ideals, moral values and commitments to the people...
World
Canada’s transport authority has warned Air India that it could lose its flight authorisations if it fails to comply with regulations on alcohol consumption by flight crew, following the arrest of one of the airline’s pilots at Vancouver International Airport.Transport Canada said the in...
National,City
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) is set to establish a dedicated Training and Research Academy aimed at reducing its long-standing dependence on costly local and foreign consultancy services.The proposed project, titled ‘Dhaka Wasa Training and Research Academy Establishment&r...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) registered 131,000 new value-added tax (VAT) payers in December through a special nationwide campaign aimed at expanding the VAT net and strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation.The achievement followed the observance of VAT Day on December 10 and VAT Week from...
National,Business & Commerce,City
The curtain rose on the 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) on Saturday as Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin formally inaugurated the month-long event at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Exhibition Center (CBFEC) in Purbachal, Rupganj.Describing the fair as a landmark in the country’s com...
BNP leaders and activists, many of them with tears in their eyes, offered prayers at the grave of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at Zia Udyan in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Friday after Jum'a prayers.More than a thousand BNP leaders and activists from different parts of t...
National,Business & Commerce,Country, Districts,Budget
The Planning Ministry, entrusted with steering Bangladesh’s development agenda, ends 2025 under mounting criticism over its persistent failure to accelerate public project implementation, culminating in what officials privately describe as a record-low implementation pace under the Annual Deve...
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