New Desk : In an unusual episode in Bangladesh’s political history, President Mohammed Shahabuddin has become the first in the country to swear in three governments over just three years, marking a period of...
Diplomatic Correspondent : Chinese Premier Li Qiang, head of the State Council of China, on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on his inauguration as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh....
Arab News : The crescent moon signalling the start of Ramadan has been sighted in the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Tuesday. Ramadan will therefore start on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and Muslims...
Staff Reporter : Following a landslide victory in the 13th national election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a 50-member cabinet, including three women — all newly elected Members of Parliament. Among them,...
Staff Reporter : Despite a surge in imports ahead of Ramadan, retail prices, fish, chicken, spices, and iftar items have risen sharply in major cities, including Dhaka and Chittagong. Disruptions caused by port-centric standoffs,...
Staff Reporter : National Citizen Party Convener and MP Nahid Islam warned on Tuesday that if Dr. Khalilur Rahman, former national security adviser to the interim government, joins the BNP cabinet as a minister,...
UNB : Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted separate drives in the capital and arrested 12 members of a honey trap gang, including two women The arrestees were identified as Tuliya Akter alias Sumi, 20;...
UNB : The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will launch a large-scale mobile truck sales program across the country today, (February 17), to provide essential commodities at subsidized rates for the upcoming holy month...
News Desk : What began as a sacred journey has ended in devastation: five Bangladeshis have been killed and a child critically injured in a road crash in Saudi Arabia while returning home after...
Staff Reporter : BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said the party supports the opposition’s move to constitute a shadow cabinet. He made the remarks to journalists in front of the BNP’s Gulshan office...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election will be remembered as a “role model” in the country’s electoral history, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday. He...
