Large investment coming to HSIA over 3rd Terminal
Menzies Aviation is set to be selected as the second passenger service provider for the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). Should this...
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Tarique’s UNGA debut opens new diplomatic front
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to make his UN General Assembly debut as head of government next week, using the high-profile gathering not only...
Tk75 Lakh EVs cleared for top govt officials
Government officials of grade 2 or above will be eligible to use fully electric vehicles (FEVs) costing up to Tk75 lakh, including registration, VAT and...
EC to review UP poll schedule
Before finalising the election schedule, the Election Commission will review the schedule for holding the Union Parishad elections in phases, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md...
‘Tarique Rahman was elected by millions of people’
Yusuf Molla Tipu, the seventh Administrator of Cumilla City Corporation (CoCC), says Prime Minister Tarique Rahman assumed office through a democratic process after being elected...
Dhaka’s playground crunch, DSCC rolls out new plan
Anika Tasnuba, a Class-III student of a kindergarten school in Shantinagar, has no playground in her school to play during her leisure time. Her mother,...
Bangladesh to pursue Hasina, convicted AL leaders’ extradition
Bangladesh will take all necessary legal and diplomatic steps to seek the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other convicted Awami League leaders...
Formal charge filed against ex-DU VC, Zafar, others
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has filed a formal charge against eight people, including former Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof ASM Maksud Kamal,...
RAB era ends, SRB begins
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has formally ceased to exist under its old name, with the newly formed Special Response Battalion (SRB) beginning operations under...
BJP beef curbs alter Bengal eating habits
Tighter enforcement of cattle-slaughter rules in West Bengal is disrupting livelihoods, businesses and access to a traditional source of food, with Muslim communities among those...
Foreign arrivals slide in 2025
Bangladesh’s tourism economy faced renewed pressure in 2025 as the number of foreign visitors fell by 7.6 per cent year on year, with a sharp...
1,593 patients admitted in 24hrs
At least seven more dengue patients died and 1,593 others were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday. With...