MoFA brings diplomats together through sports
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) brought diplomats, international organisations and government representatives together through the 2nd Diplomatic Indoor Games 2026, held at International School...
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President calls on BGB to take action against drugs, smuggling, and border killings
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to take more effective measures to stop smuggling, drug trafficking, push-ins, and...
Govt plans modern labs, equipment for tech education
The government plans to replace outdated equipment, modernise laboratories and address longstanding teacher shortages at technical education institutions, Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister...
Prof Rafiqul new RUD VC
Professor Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, a professor of Economics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), has been appointed vice-chancellor of Royal University of...
Mutasim Billah Farooqi new BTB CEO
The government has appointed National Board of Revenue (NBR) Member Barrister Mutasim Billah Farooqi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bangladesh Tourism...
HC rejects petition challenging sedition law
The High Court has rejected a writ petition seeking a declaration that Section 124A of the Penal Code, which deals with sedition, is unconstitutional and...
Battery Rickshaws: Illegal, Congesting, and Draining the Grid
The frustration has reached the planned neighbourhoods. On 28 August, residents of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketan gathered at Gulshan-2, organised by the Gulshan Society,...
‘No risk’ in Mecca Pact
#Dhaka finds it a unique initiative #Willing to bolster defence ties Beijing Bangladesh sees no major risk in joining the proposed Mecca Pact and will...
Victims vow ‘Never Again’
Hundreds of demonstrators, including people who say they were secretly held by the state, marched to the gates of the Parliament on Sunday, pressing lawmakers...
Miraj Sheikh: Fear of disappearance returns
As Bangladesh marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Sunday, with officials and campaigners renewing pledges that the secret detentions of...
$453m repaid, $180m received
Bangladesh’s foreign debt-servicing burden is rising sharply as loan disbursements and commitments from development partners decline, with the country repaying 2.5 times more in principal...
Rape ‘fine’ costs Tk 90,000
A rape allegation involving a minor girl in Madhabpur, Habiganj, was reportedly settled through an informal village arbitration (shalish), rather than being referred to the...