‘No major train disruption likely during Eid rush’
Tthere is no fear of major disruption to train schedules during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha rush despite increased passenger pressure, Railways Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has...
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PM declares ‘Nazrul Year’ for 2026-27
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that the period from 25 May 2026 to 25 May 2027 will be observed as “Nazrul Year”, in honour...
Experts flag slow reforms, law and order failures
Policy analysts, legal experts and business leaders have raised pointed concerns about the pace of institutional reform, deteriorating law and order, economic fragility and mounting...
Death toll rises to 90
At least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in northern China’s Shanxi province, in the country’s worst mining disaster...
BGB blocks BSF attempts to install posts
Fresh tensions have emerged along the Bangladesh-India frontier after the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) prevented India’s Border Security Force (BSF) from installing posts near sensitive...
JRC meeting ends amid silence
The 90th meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) on the landmark Ganges Water Sharing Treaty to be expired this year concluded in Kolkata...
BB rolls out stimulus to reopen industries
Bangladesh Bank has announced a Tk60,000 crore stimulus package aimed at reviving closed factories, supporting businesses and accelerating economic activity across the country. The package...
Iran joins online frenzy over ‘Trump’ buffalo
Iran on Friday (22 May) injected a note of diplomatic humour into social media discourse by referencing a viral video of a Bangladeshi albino buffalo...
Fear, anger mount over brutal crimes
Growing concern over violence against women and children has intensified amid what analysts describe as a worsening law and order situation across the country, with...
Ramisa murder probe enters final stage
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday pledged that the killer of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter would face the death penalty within one month, while also warning...
‘Kill me in crossfire instead’
A court in Dhaka has ordered the formal arrest of Khadija Yasmin Bithi, daughter of top-listed criminal Subrata Bain, in connection with an attempted murder...