National,Politics
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday expressed support for the proposal made by the National Consensus Commission to decentralise the lower judiciary and extend its reach to the upazila level, aiming to bring justice closer to people.Talking to reporters during a break on the tenth day of the Commis...
National,Country
Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday expressed concern over the country's deteriorating law and order situation, saying it is not conducive to holding a credible election."Those responsible for creating this situation may occupy polling stations, snatch ballot boxes, or engage in other subversive acti...
World
An Australian woman, Erin Patterson, was convicted on Monday of murdering three of her estranged husband’s family members by intentionally serving them poisonous mushrooms during a lunch.After six days of deliberation, a jury in Victoria’s Supreme Court delivered the guilty verdicts foll...
At least 400 environment-friendly trees have been felled allegedly by rivals over land dispute at Diara Kochua village in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali district.Family members and locals said Abul Hashem Matubbar, Abul Kashem Matubbar and Abdul Hakim Matubbar jointly own 21.36 acres of land in the ar...
National
Bangladesh's population stands at 175.7 million in 2025, with two-thirds in the working-age group, offering a crucial opportunity to reap the demographic dividend, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).The findings were revealed in UNFPA's flagship annual publication, the S...
National,Politics,City
Police used water cannons and fired sound grenades to disperse dismissed members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now known as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and their family members after they blocked the road in front of Kakrail Mosque on Monday morning.Police barred them when they were marching toward...
AFP, MORRISTOWN, United States: US President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed former ally Elon Musk's launching of a new political party as "ridiculous," deepening the Republican's feud with the man who was once his biggest backer.Trump also branded the SpaceX and Tesla tycoon a &quo...
National,Business,Chattogram
Chattogram Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), an organization under the control of the Bangladesh Navy, took over the management of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) early Monday. To this end, a six-month management agreement is being signed between the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) and Chattogr...
National,Education & Culture
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations are likely to be published on July 10 subject to approval from the Ministry of Education.Professor SM Kamal Uddin Haider, convener of the Inter-Education Board Examination Controllers' Committee, said...
Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Professor Ali Riaz on Monday said all are unlikely to reach a consensus on every aspect of state reforms and mentioned that the commission is making sincere efforts to avoid any misunderstandings or confusion.“We are striving to ensure that th...
Shamim Ahmad, former Chief of Correspondents and City Editor of UNB, passed away on Monday morning.He was admitted to a private hospital on Sunday following a deterioration of his health conditions, and he breathed his last in the morning.Shamim Ahmad served as Minister (Press) at Bangladesh Embassy...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday expressed the hope that the interim government will arrange the national election by February next year saying that only through elections can the country return to the right track.He made the remarks while talking to reporters after offeri...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Sunday said his party has no objection to polls in February but the party is unwilling to participate in an election that is hastily arranged. Speaking at a dialogue titled "National Unity is Essential for National Se...
World,Oil & Energy
Beijing: China's farthest offshore wind power project has achieved its first grid connection, marking a significant step forward in the country's deep-sea renewable energy development, the state-owned China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) has announced.At 3:12 a.m. Friday, during a critical ...
UNB, Sylhet: A 21-year-old man was killed after sustaining burns in Sylhet’s Biswanath Upazila.Khaled Ahmed, son of Lal Mia from Karpara village in Daulatpur Union, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka early Sunday.Khaled was employed at a local car works...
UNB, Cumilla: Six people have been sent to jail over the lynching of a mother, her son, and daughter in Cumilla’s Muradnagar on Sunday.Judge Siddique Azad of Cumilla Senior Judicial Magistrate Court No. 5 passed the order.Among the accused, Bachchu Mia gave a statement under Section 164 in cou...
UNB, Jashore: Two people were killed, and three others injured in a road accident in Jashore’s Monirampur Upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Ratan Roy, 27, son of Rajan Mia, a van passenger from Abdullahpara village in Shaghata Upazila, Gaibandha district, and Nazmul S...
The National Earth Olympiad (NEO) 2025 Award Ceremony, a flagship initiative of the Bangladesh Youth Environmental Initiative (BYEI), was held recently at the residence of the French Ambassador to Bangladesh, Marie Masdupuy in the capital’s Gulshan.The ceremony brought together a diverse gathe...
UNB, Mymensingh: A man and his son were killed in a lightning strike in Nandail Upazila of Mymensingh.The incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Abdullahpur village of Kharua Union of the Upazila.The deceased were expatriate Golam Mostafa, 45, and his son Abdullah, 9.Mohammad Anwar Hossain, offi...
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