National,Politics
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that the upcoming national elections will be held as scheduled, despite growing uncertainty and frustration among citizens.Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of a book titled ‘Roktoakto July’ at Jatiya Press Club, he reassu...
National,Business,Country
The prices of vegetables remained high in the capital’s kitchen markets over the past three weeks, with most varieties selling above Tk 100 per kilogramme, leaving consumers frustrated.During visits to kitchen markets in Motijheel, Shantinagar, Malibagh, Rampura and Badda on Friday, many buyer...
National,Health,Country
A mysterious disease has broken out in Pirgacha Upazila of Rangpur, leaving over 200 people infected and triggering widespread panic.Locals report that the outbreak began after livestock fell ill and subsequently died.Despite weeks of emerging cases, neither the health nor the livestock departments ...
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Friday said they want 100 percent neutral behaviour from the election officials in the upcoming national election, which is going to be the most risky one.“..this Commission's bottom line is professionalism and neutrality. You must send out th...
National,Business,Travel & Tourism,Politics
A delegation from the Nepal Foreign Trade Association (NFTA), led by President Shiv Kumar Agarwal and Secretary General Jayant Kumar Agrawal, met with Ambassador Md. Shafiqur Rahman at the Bangladesh Embassy on Thursday afternoon.The delegation briefed the Ambassador on their initiatives to promote ...
National,Business,Health,Country
Some 1.5 million poultry farmers in Bangladesh purchase antibiotics every day without consulting veterinarians — representing 68 percent of total farmers — according to a new study.The research, conducted across 100 farms in seven districts under four divisions, examined broiler, Sonali ...
National,Business,CORPORATE & BRAND,Politics,Country
Principal Economist at Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI) Dr. Ashikur Rahman on Thursday said without addressing deep-rooted constraints in energy supply, logistics, and political uncertainty, it will be difficult to unlock new investment opportunities.“In this context, it is neithe...
A total of 268 officers have been promoted from senior assistant secretary to deputy secretary in the administration - the Ministry of Public Administration confirmed on Thursday.The promotion notification also includes six officers serving at foreign embassies and missions.All promoted officers hav...
National,Country
Child rights organizations - MJF, Save the Children in Bangladesh and Plan International Bangladesh - on Thursday expressed grave concern over the alarming rise in child rape cases across Bangladesh.The rising number of child rape and sexual abuse cases is a national crisis and has to be addressed t...
National,Politics,Education & Culture
A 14-member working group, led by the Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, has been formed to address the professional demands of BSc degree and diploma-holding engineers.This decision came during the first meeting of the government-formed committee tasked with examining the legiti...
National,World,Politics
Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary on Thursday said all Bangladesh nationals who were ‘found illegally entering India without any criminal intent’ are handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) ‘respectfully’.Responding to a question at ...
A case has been filed against 33 people, including former MP of Feni-3 constituency, Masud Uddin Chowdhury for laundering Tk 100 crore.The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed the case with Banani Police Station on Thursday.According to the case statement, the former MP Masud in collusion w...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against former Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader and some former top officials of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority for misapplication and irregularities in Karnaphuli Tunnel project.ACC Director General Akhter ...
National,Health,Politics
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to visit Evercare Hospital in the capital this (Thursday) evening for a routine health check-up.“Madam [Khaleda] will be taken to Evercare Hospital in the evening for health check-up as per the advice of her medical board," said BNP media cell memb...
BNP Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed on Thursday said Bangladesh’s 1972 Constitution reflects the aspirations of people as it is a product of the Liberation War, not of the Awami League.He made the remarks at a discussion held at the Jatiya Press Club, marking the 33rd founding anniv...
National,Business,INFRASTRUCTURE & DEV,Politics,Country
The interim government on Thursday announced the complete closure of three land ports and suspension of operational activities of another along the Bangladesh-India border in an effort to save taxpayers’ money and ease burden on government’s expenditure.The approval came in principle at ...
National,Business,Politics
Stressing the need for working on the concept of the ‘creative industry’, BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday pledged to integrate arts and culture from rural areas into the country’s economic mainstream if his party comes to power. &ld...
The Bangladesh Army has not received any directive from the government to be engaged in the upcoming central student union elections in different universities and there is no scope for such involvement in future either, according to Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR).Recently, reports...
The Election Commission on Thursday unveiled the electoral action plan setting timelines to complete all necessary measures to arrange the 13th parliamentary election before Ramadan in February 2026.EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed rolled out the action plan at a press conference at Nirbachan Bhaban...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is struggling with frequent technical glitches, schedule disruptions and mismanagement, raising serious concerns over the national carrier’s service reliability.While foreign passengers remain hesitant to fly with Biman, an increasing number of Bangladeshis are also l...
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