National,Politics,Security & Defence
National Martyred Army Day is being observed on Wednesday to pay tributes to the martyrs of the 2009 Pilkhana massacre. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday issued a message marking National Martyred Army Day.The Prime Minister said the day had not been observed with due importance after 2...
Ali Hossain Fakir took over as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on Wednesday.He took over the responsibility at Police Headquarters succeeding his predecessor.Ali Hossain Fakir is a senior career police officer with decades of experience in policing and administration.The government appoi...
National,Politics
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday paid homage to the victims of the Pilkhana BDR carnage, including 57 slain army officers, marking Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibas.The President first placed a wreath at the Banani Military Graveyard in the capital around 10am, f...
The government has assigned departments and responsibilities to 10 advisers of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman who hold the rank of ministers and state ministers.The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.Among the five advisers with ministerial rank, three have been ...
National,Diplomachy
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has reaffirmed Bangladesh's unwavering support and commitment to revitalise SAARC process.The Minister expressed Bangladesh's readiness to take proactive initiatives to strengthen and revitalise SAARC.He made the remarks when Secretary General of SAARC Md....
A group of Dhaka University students besieged Shahbagh Police Station on Tuesday alleging that police assaulted DU student Nayem Uddin, journalists, and others during an anti-narcotics drive at Suhrawardy Udyan on Monday.The protesters gathered in front of the police station around 1 pm and submitte...
National
Former secretary Md Sarwar Alam has been reappointed as Press Secretary to the President on a contractual basis for one year.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday.The appointment has been made under Section 49 of the Government Service Act, 2018 on con...
National,Sports,Cricket,Women & Children
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially revealed the complete schedule and groupings for the expanded 12-team Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, set to be hosted across England and Wales from June 12 to July 5.Bangladesh, having qualified unbeaten alongside Ireland, Scotland, and tourn...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,Fair & Festivals
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday pledged policy backing and faster disbursement of pending export incentives to help garment manufacturers navigate a mounting liquidity crisis ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, as factories scramble to pay wages and bonuses to millions of workers.The assuran...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
The Bangladesh Army on Monday conducted a successful operation against an armed group of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS, or JSS) in Bandarban’s Roangchhari upazila, seizing a cache of weapons and ammunition, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).The operat...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit China and conveyed warm congratulations and greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.The Chinese envoy extended the invitation when he paid a call on the premier at his Cabinet Divisio...
National,Fair & Festivals
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 has been postponed by a day and will now commence on February 26 instead of the earlier scheduled February 25.The date is rescheduled for the second time as it was scheduled on February 20 earlier.The inauguration ceremony will be held at Rabindra Chattar, Bangla Acad...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has reaffirmed Bangladesh's unwavering support for Saarc process and its commitment to working with member states to achieve the shared vision of peace, stability, and prosperity in South Asia.Saarc issues were discussed when its Secretary Gen...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s office at the Secretariat around 11am, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon.He said the Chinese envoy congratulated the Prime ...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen on Monday met Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and discussed issues of mutual interest."So pleased to continue working together to make both of our countries safer, stronger, and more prosperous," said Ambassador Christensen after the meet...
Local Government Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said local government elections will be held at the ‘right time’, even though administrators have been appointed to six city corporations.“There are government rules and procedures for local g...
National,Business & Commerce,Economy
Bangladesh’s economy posted a mixed performance in the October–December quarter of FY2025–26 as weak exports, sluggish private investment and persistent inflation continued to weigh on growth, according to the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).In its quarterly ec...
The central office of the ruling BNP at Nayapaltan became lively again on Monday, as its leaders and activists gathered there during a visit by party Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.The office remained almost empty for the past six days after the new gover...
National,Politics,Law & Justice
The government has appointed Supreme Court lawyer Aminul Islam as the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal.The Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday morning.Aminul Islam has been appointed as chief prosecutor to conduct the tr...
City,Accident, Fire, Disaster
Four members of a family including a woman and a child were burned when a fire broke out apparently from a gas leak at their rented house in Hazaribagh area early Monday.The victims are Sheikh Roman, 35, his wife Pinky Akter, 32, their three-year-old son Mayan, and Roman’s brother-in-law...
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