UNGA presidency to give BD diplomatic edge
Bangladesh hopes to use its upcoming presidency of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to strengthen international pressure on Myanmar and push for a political...
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1,000 vehicles expected in Dhaka- Ctg long march
At least 1,000 vehicles are expected to join a Dhaka-Chattogram long march organised by the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance on September 5, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General...
Abdul Muhith new BD envoy to UK
The government has appointed Muhammad Abdul Muhith, rector of the Foreign Service Academy, as Bangladesh’s next high commissioner to the United Kingdom. The Ministry of...
Vehicles on footpath
Footpaths across the capital are increasingly being occupied by vehicles, leaving pedestrians with little choice but to walk alongside moving traffic. Motorcycles, cars, CNGs and...
250 disappeared, none returned: ICT finds
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said on Tuesday that investigators have found preliminary evidence supporting allegations that around 250 people who...
Afghan man waits for brother’s body
An Afghan man has been waiting for weeks to take his brother’s body back to Afghanistan after the remains were recovered from the Ichamati River...
4 cops, workers hurt in Ctg union poll clash
At least four police personnel and several transport workers were injured in clashes between transport workers and police in Chattogram on Tuesday afternoon during an...
Development spending rises 29pc in July
The implementation of Annual Development Programme (ADP) rose 29 per cent year-on-year to Tk 2,121 crore in July, according to the first month of 2026-27...
Govt to buy 2 LNG cargoes at higher rates
The government has given approval the purchase of two LNG cargoes at prices $0.32 to $0.70 per million British thermal units higher than rates approved...
HC sentences two accused to death, acquits 10
The High Court has sentenced suspended principal of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil (Degree) Madrasa, Siraj Ud Daula, and Shahadat Hossain Shamim to death, handed life imprisonment...
Current govt doing worse than interim govt
The 11-party alliance opposition has alleged that the country’s law and order situation has worsened substantially during the first six months of the BNP-led government...
Bihar CM urges West Bengal to open Farakka Barrage
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has requested West Bengal (WB) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to open all gates of the Farakka Barrage due to rising...