Sports,Cricket,Diplomachy

ICC warns PCB of legal and financial fallout over India match boycott

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cautioned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that it could face legal action from the T20 World Cup’s official broadcasters, JioStar, over Pakistan’s decision to boycott its February 15 match against India, a PCB source said on Tuesday.Pakistan d...

National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

Dhaka calls for pro-people policies, fair finance

Bangladesh has called for renewed global solidarity and people-centred policies to advance social development and social justice.Speaking at the sixty-fourth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD64) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on February 3, the Bangladesh Perman...

National,Law & Justice,Security & Defence

RAB to be renamed as SIF: Home Adviser

The government has decided to rename the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as Special Intervention Force (SIF).Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced the decision on Tuesday following a meeting of the law-and-order core committee at the Bangladesh Secretariat.RAB, an elite l...

National

Holy Shab-e-Barat tonight

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on Tuesday night with due religious solemnity and devotion.It is observed on the 15th night of the Arabic month of Sha'ban.According to Muslim belief, it is the night when Allah arranges the affairs of t...

Sports,Cricket,Diplomachy

Prove you are fair: Pakistan legend Afridi tells ICC supporting Pakistan’s boycott

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has expressed his full support for the government’s decision to boycott the group-stage match against India at the upcoming T20 World Cup, while issuing a stern challenge to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to prove its impartiality.The Pakistan gov...

National,Business & Commerce,VAT, TAX, Revenue

NBR begins publishing HS code–wise import data online

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started publishing HS code–wise import data on its website to enhance transparency and improve public access to trade-related information.The initiative follows long-standing demands from young entrepreneurs, students, investors, trade researchers, busin...

National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election,Security & Defence

Home Affairs Adviser directs strict action against election code violations

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has directed that anyone violating the election code of conduct during the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and 2026 referendum must be immediately brought under the law.The instruction came at a law and order consultation m...

City,Jatiya Sangsad,Election,Security & Defence

DMP Commissioner orders highest security at Dhaka polling centres

Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Monday directed all concerned to ensure the highest level of security at all polling centres across every parliamentary constituency in the capital ahead of the national election and during the voting and counting.Sajjat Ali...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

Abbas warns of election engineering as some candidates claim victory

BNP Standing Committee member and party-nominated candidate for the Dhaka-8 seat Mirza Abbas on Monday expressed suspicions about election engineering as some candidates are claiming certain victory despite having no public connection or electoral experience.“I have been contesting elections i...

National,Accident & Fire

JU JCD leader Rony dies at DMCH

Saiful Islam Rony, a Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader, who suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a house on January 27, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Monday.Rony, a student of Anthropology Department of JU, breathed his last around 10am at the Na...

National,Politics

NSA Dr Khalilur Rahman parries questions on Biman Board appointment

National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Khalilur Rahman on Monday parried questions regarding reported criticism of his recent appointment as a director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.When pressed by a TV journalist about becoming a Biman director while holding the post of NSA, Dr Rahman briefly smiled and...

National,Politics,Diplomachy

Indian media, AL spreading disinformation about Bangladesh: Press Secretary

Indian media outlets and the ousted Awami League are spreading disinformation about Bangladesh, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Monday.“We have seen newspapers, including a prominent one, publishing false information, despite it being among the most widely read Beng...

National

No decision against national interest in port management: Shipping Adviser

The government will not take any decision that goes against the national interest in managing the country’s ports, Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain said on Monday.“The ministry supports whatever is good and beneficial for the port and the country,” he...

National,Bank & Insurance

Public banks can lend but struggle with recoveries: Governor Mansur

Bangladesh’s state-owned commercial banks have the capacity to expand lending but continue to lag in timely loan recovery, said central bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday, underscoring a key structural weakness in the country’s banking system.Speaking at Sonali Bank’s Annual Co...

National,Healthcare,Politics

Zubaida inaugurates free heart camp at Korail slum

Renowned cardiologist and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s wife Dr Zubaida Rahman on Monday inaugurated a free heart health camp at Korail slum in the capital’s Mohakhali area.The free heart camp and medicine distribution programme was organised by the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB...

National,Fair & Festivals

Publishers calls for Ekushey Book Fair to be held after Eid-ul-Fitr

A section of publishers on Monday urged authorities to reschedule the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 by February 5 until after Eid-ul-Fitr, warning that staging the country’s largest literary event during Ramadan could deal a severe blow to Bangladesh’s already struggling creative publishin...

National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election,Security & Defence

Extra forces, drones, CCTV to guard risky polling centres: Home Adviser

The government will deploy additional security forces along with drones, CCTV cameras and dog squads, at sensitive polling centres to ensure a peaceful national election, Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday.Body-worn cameras and round-the-clock monitoring wo...

National,Business & Commerce

Gold prices plunge over 9PC: what triggered the fall and where prices may head next

Gold’s sharp slide—down more than 9 percent in a single session—has rattled global markets and raised a pressing question among investors: will prices sink below the $4,403 mark or stage a recovery?Spot gold fell to around $4,403 an ounce, marking its steepest one-day decline in de...

National,Sports,Football

SAFF U-19 Women: Bangladesh stun India 2-0 to top table

The Bangladesh Under-19 women's football team continued their dominant run in the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship, securing a convincing 2-0 victory over arch-rivals India at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Nepal on Monday.Following a record-breaking 12-0 demolition of Bhutan in their opener...

National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas

LPG price rises by Tk50 per 12kg cylinder in Bangladesh for Feb

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been increased again at the consumer level, with the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raising the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder by Tk50 for February.According to a BERC announcement issued on Monday afternoon, the new price of a 12kg LPG cy...