City
Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) based in Lisbon, Portugal, Farouk S. Adatia, KC, on Monday, conveyed AKDN’s strong interest in further strengthening its partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, building on the longstanding goodwill and friendship betw...
National
The Jatiya Sangsad today passed the supplementary budget of Tk 56,117.59 crore for the fiscal 2025-26 to meet the increased expenditures under different ministries and divisions for the outgoing fiscal year ending June 30.Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury placed the supplementary budget ...
Bank & Insurance
5th Annual General Meeting of Citizens Bank PLC was held on June 14, 2026 at Citizens Bank Head Office in Dhaka. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Chowdhury Mohammed Hanif Shoeb, Chairman, Board of Directors of the bank. Among the Directors, Mr. Masuduzzaman, Mr. Mukhlesur Rahman, Mr. S. M. ...
Crime, Law and Order Situation
Police have arrested three young men on charges of allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Thakurgaon’s Sadar upazila.The incident took place in the Kalitala Bazar area under Jagannathpur Union, where the victim was rescued in an ill and distressed condition from a warehouse early Sunday.T...
Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
Oil prices plunged more than four percent Monday after the United States and Iran announced they had reached a peace agreement to end months of a war that had roiled energy markets.West Texas Intermediate was down 4.39 percent at $81.15 a barrel in Tokyo after mediator Pakistan said the United State...
Politics
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said that his party will not compromise on the country’s sovereignty and national interests while addressing a meeting with leaders of the 11-party alliance and journalists at the Sylhet Circuit House on Sunday night.“On matters of ...
World,Middle East
The United States and Iran agreed to a peace deal and an "immediate and permanent" end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in Middle East.The initial announcement from mediator Pakistan was quickly confirmed by...
National,Women & Children
Members of the human rights organization Mayer Dak, consisting of family members of victims of enforced disappearances and killings, today met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.The meeting took place outside the Jatiya Sangsad assembly room here this evening, said Prime Minister's Deputy Press Secre...
Prime Minister's wife and Vice President of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation Dr Zubaida Rahman has said that extending educational opportunities to the doorsteps of people in underprivileged areas can help unlock latent talent across the country."In past years, due to neglect, the infrastructure...
World
The US will waive oil sanctions on Iran for a specified period, allowing Tehran to sell oil and receive revenueA senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the US covered a range of issues, from Tehran's nuclear work to reopening the Strait o...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday told Parliament that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, who was arrested recently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in connection with corruption cases, will be brought back to Bangladesh soon.“An official extradition request will b...
Nepal’s plan to increase electricity exports to Bangladesh has been stalled after India declined approval for an additional 20MW, citing constraints on cross-border transmission capacity, energy officials said.Bdnews24.com, citing The Kathmandu Post reports, India’s Central Electricity A...
Healthcare
Students and interns of Ad-din Women's Medical College will have to continue their clinical training at other hospitals following the cancellation of the licence of the hospital implicated in the deaths of six newborns, health authorities said on Sunday.Professor Dr Rubina Yasmin, Additional Dir...
Bangladesh Bank has provided Tk 2,500 crore in liquidity support to Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC to help the country's largest private commercial bank cope with a severe cash shortage triggered by a massive withdrawal of deposits.The central bank's spokesperson and Executive Director Arif Hoss...
BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today stressed the need for more objective and high-quality research on the life, works and multifaceted contribution of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman to the nation."To remove th...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday discussed the progress and expected benefits of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project with experts.The meeting was held at the Cabinet Division conference room at the Prime Minister’s Office in Secretariat where detailed discussions were held on the BRT projec...
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) – Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant – is expected to begin supplying electricity to the national grid by the end of August this year, Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam told Parliament on Sunday.Replying to a starred question f...
National,Environment & Nature
Climate activists and experts on Sunday expressed concern that the proposed national budget for FY2026-27 does not allocate sufficient resources to implement long-term climate adaptation plans, urging the government to raise climate spending to at least 3 percent of GDP.Climate expenditure in the pr...
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has reportedly been arrested in Dubai by the Dubai Police with assistance from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Interpol.According to the information available, Benazir was apprehended in the United Arab Emirates in connection with multi...
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