Sunday | January 25, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday evening, in what was described as a warm, cordial, and constructive exchange....
Staff Reporter : The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has dismissed as “misleading” claims circulating on social media and several websites alleging that Bangladesh’s sharp drop in the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI) occurred under...
Staff Reporter : The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to establish a presence in Bangladesh, following the interim government’s agreement in principle to host the office...
Staff Reporter : At least five individuals, including the prime suspect, have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 25-year-old woman at her home in a village in Muradnagar upazila, Cumilla....
Staff Reporter : The government will extend full support to young people aiming to become entrepreneurs in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, said Lutfey Siddiqi, Special Envoy for International Affairs to the...
Staff Reporter : BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has expressed confidence that the upcoming national election will be held as scheduled in February next year, dismissing concerns raised by some political...
Staff Reporter : The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a month-long nationwide campaign titled Desh Gorte July Padojatra (“July March to Build the Nation”), set to run from 1 to 30 July, marking...
Staff Reporter : As the anniversary of last year’s historic ‘July Uprising’ approaches, Professor Ali Riaz, co-chair of the National Consensus Commission, has voiced concern over the slow pace and uncertain outcome of ongoing...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have climbed to $26.32 billion, calculated according to the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), marking the highest level since the Bangladesh Bank...
Staff reporter : Officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have withdrawn their protest movement following the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) decision to launch an inquiry into alleged misconduct by six senior NBR officials,...
Staff Reporter : National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials protesting under the banner of the NBR Reform Unity Parishad will continue their “complete shutdown” and “March to NBR” programmes today maintaining demands for structural...
