City
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will organise a weeklong festival titled "Hridoye Dhaka" (Dhaka in Our Hearts) from July 31 to August 7 to celebrate the capital's 416th anniversary and mark Dhaka Day on August 1.The announcement was made by DSCC Administrator and Bir Muktijoddh...
Director General of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud on Sunday called for strengthening the socio-economic capacity of Sanjibon Platoon members so they can contribute more effectively to national security and public service.The remarks ca...
National
The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh (NHFB) on Saturday welcomed the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection's (DNCRP) decision to declare its headquarters and all divisional and district offices across the country as smoke- and tobacco-free, describing the move as a significan...
Access Bangladesh Foundation and Caritas Bangladesh on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the "Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Management in Khulna District (DiDRM CALL Programme)," with support from CBM Global Bangladesh and CBM Switzerland.The partnership...
The Bangladesh Coast Guard seized more than 20 tonnes of banned polythene bags worth an estimated Tk24.02 crore during a special drive in Narayanganj on Wednesday, officials said.In a press release, Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Suzan said the operation was carried out a...
Access Bangladesh Foundation successfully organized a four-day workshop on Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, Advocacy, and Fundraising Strategy for the Executive Committee members of the National Council of Disabled Women (NCDW), a national network of 111 grassroots organizations of women ...
Around 162 former members of the Bangladesh Army who were dismissed or discharged from service are set to receive retrospective promotions or service-related benefits following a review of their cases, while nearly 500 additional applications remain under examination, according to officials familiar...
Birth and death registration is essential to guarantee citizen rights such as education, healthcare, inheritance, and voting rights. Registration data is also crucial for national planning, good governance, and budget preparation. Currently, the birth and death registration rates in Bangladesh stand...
Early exposure to sports, education and mentorship plays a vital role in building confidence and resilience among young people, while financial preparedness significantly strengthens people's ability to cope with life's challenges, according to a new multinational study by MetLife.The Confid...
Accident, Fire, Disaster
At least eight people, including women and children, were killed in a series of landslides triggered by heavy rainfall at Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, early Monday.The first landslide struck at around 1:10am in Block D/6 of Jamtoli Camp-15 in Palongkhali Union, when a hillside ...
Agriculture & Farming
The government has announced a comprehensive roadmap to modernise Bangladesh's agriculture sector through expanded support for farmers, climate-resilient farming, technological innovation and improved food management, with the goal of strengthening long-term food security.Outlined in the FY2026&...
Engineer Aminul Hasib of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is preparing to file a case under the country's cyber security law, alleging that he has been the target of a coordinated online defamation campaign.Sources close to Hasib claimed that false and misleading allegations hav...
Law & Justice
An executive magistrate has been appointed to oversee the exhumation of the remains of late film actor Salman Shah from his grave in Sylhet as part of an ongoing murder investigation.Sylhet Additional District Magistrate Pinki Saha issued an office order on June 22 appointing Assistant Commissioner ...
The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Friendship on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance flood forecasting technology, strengthen community-based flood forecasting and early warning systems, and promote research, knowledge exchange and capacity building in the co...
Election
Local Government and Rural Development Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the Election Commission has already started preparations to hold the local government elections in a free and neutral manner.“In order to arrange the next local government polls in a free, fair and impa...
Environment & Nature
Illegal and converted artisanal trawling boats are increasingly operating in the coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal off Mahipur, Alipur, Kuakata and Ashakhali in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila, raising concerns over the depletion of marine resources.Using banned fine-mesh nets and modern fish ...
The Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inside the house Monday. Following the adjournment of the Jatiya Sangsad budget session, Shafiqur shook hands with the Prime Minister Monday evening.Other members ...
Business & Commerce
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has reduced gold prices by Tk 3,266 per bhori, setting the new price of 22-carat gold at Tk 225,290 per bhori, including VAT, effective from 10am on Monday.In a statement issued in the morning, BAJUS said the price adjustment was made following a decline ...
Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,Country, Districts
Residents of Sylhet city have been enduring frequent power outages over the past several days, with repeated load-shedding during both daytime and nighttime causing widespread inconvenience amid hot and humid weather.Officials of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) said the disruptions were...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday paid a surprise visit to the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO), directing officials to transform the agency into a modern, self-reliant institution capable of making meaningful contributions to national security and developmen...
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