Thursday | January 22, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Amid earlier hints that the roadmap for the upcoming 13th national election would be unveiled this week, the Election Commission (EC) has now suggested that the announcement could come next Sunday.“A...
News Desk : Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), will leave for Malaysia on a three-day visit today (Aug 22) at the invitation of the NCP Diaspora Alliance, Malaysia Chapter. During...
News Desk : International Crimes Tribunal-2 has indicted 16 people in connection with the killing and burning of six bodies during the July Uprising in Dhaka’s Ashulia, paving the way for the trial to...
NN ONLINE: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said the interim government is actively engaging with international stakeholders to address the Rohingya crisis, bringing the issue back to global forums as...
NN ONLINE: The US Embassy in Dhaka on Thursday said lying or providing fake documents can lead to a permanent ban on travel to the United States. The US Department of State remains...
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday described the newly signed Joint Declaration on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as a milestone for Bangladesh’s public health, saying...
Abu Jakir : The long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election has ignited a wave of activity across the campus, with eight student panels preparing to contest leadership in what promises to be...
Reza Mahmud : Nearly 50 per cent of defaulted loans in Bangladesh’s financial sector are linked to the manufacturing industries, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank. Economists warn that non-performing loans have...
Staff Reporter : The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Wednesday heard testimony from Dr Md Mahfuzur Rahman, associate professor at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINSH), who described the scale of casualties...
Farrukh Khosru : The Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal year 2025-26 has introduced two major innovations, with climate finance and public-private partnerships (PPPs) now formally integrated into the government’s development planning framework. Of...
Staff Reporter : Following the publication of the news report titled “AGM sparks controversy” on 20 August 2025 in The New Nation, NRB Commercial Bank PLC (NRBC) has issued a rejoinder disputing its content.In...
Staff Reporter : AFM Shahinul Islam, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), will remain on mandatory leave as an ongoing investigation continues. Despite clear instructions, Shahinul Islam reported to work at the...