National
The Defence Journalists’ Association of Bangladesh (DJAB) has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the martyrdom of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers in a terrorist drone attack at the Kadugli Logistics Base under the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Abyei area of Sudan.In a condolence st...
National,Bank & Insurance
The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at its 146th session held on 9-10 December 2025, approved US$51.4 million in financing as IFAD’s contribution to the US$211.7 million project in Bangladesh. This new investment will enhance climate resilience, s...
City
A new Highway Police Box has been inaugurated in the Kanchan Bridge area to strengthen road safety and improve traffic management on the busy Gazipur–Dhaka Highway. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Rahmat Ullah of the Gazipur Region Highway Police formally opened the facility during an e...
Country, Districts
Civil society leaders, climate advocates and political party representatives in Bagerhat have called for strong, specific commitments on coastal climate challenges to be included in party manifestos for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election.The call came during a citizen dialogue held on...
Healthcare
To protect non-smokers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, the Department of Environment and all its subordinate offices have been declared 100% smoke-free. From now on, all activities of the department will be conducted by following the national guidelines on tobacco control and maintaini...
Women from diverse professional backgrounds have called for the immediate passage of the proposed amendments to the tobacco control law to protect women’s health.The demand was made on Tuesday at a discussion meeting marking Begum Rokeya Day 2025.The event was jointly organised by the Banglade...
Healthcare,City
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable deaths in Bangladesh. Every day, 357 people and over 130,000 annually lose their lives due to tobacco-related illnesses (Tobacco Atlas 2025). To prevent these premature deaths, the existing Tobacco Control Act must be amended.On Monday, 8 December 2025, th...
National,Art& Culture
'United '92', an organisation of the SSC 1992 batches of the country, held a reunion at the auditorium of the Krishibid Instituiton of Bangladesh (KIB) in the capital recently (Novermer 29).Around 600 members of the organisation from across the country participated in the programme which...
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) has completed its nine-day humanitarian support operation for residents affected by the devastating fire at Karail slum. The assistance centre, set up at the T&T playground in Gulshan, wrapped up its activities on Saturday with the distributi...
Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud has said that children with special needs are one of the country’s future strengths.“Only collective support from society can help unlock their innate potential,” he added...
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) has strongly protested a series of newspaper reports claiming that Ansar members were deployed to guard a mural of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Dhamrai municipal office.In an official statement issued on Saturday, the Ansar–VDP Headquarters said...
National,Country, Districts
Posting of much-talked about Riaz Uddin Ahmmed as the Commander of Armed Police Battalion-8 (APBn-8) in such an important area like Cox's Bazar, which is famous for tourism and infamous for illegal drug trading, has sparked anger and criticism inside the police forces.Criticism surfaced as Comma...
The President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Chang Won Sam has wrapped up a high-level three-day official visit to Bangladesh, marking a significant step forward in the long-standing development cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Bangladesh.A central feature of the ...
Access Bangladesh Foundation has been honoured by the Government of Bangladesh for its significant contributions to the development and empowerment of persons with disabilities.The organisation received the national recognition on Tuesday, marking the 34th International Day of Persons with Disabilit...
National,Politics
Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air on Tuesday night visited ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.According to Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR), chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, chief of Naval Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, chief of Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan visit...
Business & Commerce
Staff CorrespondentThe non-resident Ambassador of Djibouti to Bangladesh, Abdillahi Assoweh Isse on Tuesday called upon Bangladeshi businessmen and investors to utilize the investment potentials and scope of increasing export to his country.The envoy made the call while addressing a press conference...
National,Entertainment & Glomour,Art& Culture,Glamour & Entertainment
Journalist and filmmaker Deepak Chowdhury is currently directing his new short film, ‘Adbhut Aral (Strange Veil)’, highlighting the struggles of a women remittance fighter—a young woman who sacrifices her education and personal freedom to support her family abroad.The story follows...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
Leaders of the Chattogram Hill Tracts Accord Implementation Movement on Monday demanded a national dialogue and an effective roadmap from the interim government for the implementation of the accord.They have come up with the demand through a press conference held at the National Press Club in the ca...
National,Healthcare
A comprehensive and effective Road Safety Act must be enacted immediately if Bangladesh is to meet its target of cutting road-crash deaths and injuries by half by 2030.This call was made by speakers at a roundtable organised by the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday, titled &...
National,Politics,City
Dhaka Sangbadik Samabay Samity Limited, a cooperative organisation of journalists, held a Dua and Munajat Mahfil (prayer and supplication) on Sunday at the National Press Club Mosque seeking the swift recovery and long life of Bangladesh’s most popular leader, three-time Prime Minister, and BN...
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