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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the government will ensure justice for all members of the armed forces who faced discrimination, deprivation and persecution under the previous government.
Election Commission (EC) secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said the commission held another round of meetings with secretaries of 34 ministries and heads of departments to review coordination and recruitment plans ahead of the schedule announcement for the 13th national election and referendum. The meeting reached a preliminary decision to set up two secret voting booths inside a single polling room for conducting the national election and referendum simultaneously.
A total of 92,144 expatriate voters have registered through the ‘Postal Vote BD’ app, according to the Election Commission (EC).
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei may seem like a quiet Silicon Valley executive at first glance. But his company's global influence is far greater than that simple appearance suggests. The mobile networks of countless countries around the world - which carry our daily voice calls, messages, and data - rely on Huawei equipment. In many places, it is almost impossible to get mobile phone service without using Huawei's network.
‘Amar saradeho kheyogo mati' (O soil, take my whole body), ‘Amar babar mukhe prothom jedin shunechhilam gaan' (The day I first heard my father singing)’ and ‘Ami tomat duti chokhe duti tara hoye thakbo' (I will be the apples of your eyes)… These songs sung by Andrew Kishore, have become immortal to the generation of the early 80s and 90s. The lyrics and melody of these songs still touch and yearn. These timeless songs are from the Bangla movie ‘Nayoner Alo’ made in 1984. Many of the 80s and 90s generations can remember this film even today.
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Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim went unsold in the first round of the BPL auction, despite having a base price of Tk 35 lakh in category B. Both players were signed after the local players’ auction concluded.
The Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) 12th-season auction began with drama and surprises, placing opener Mohammad Naim Sheikh at the centre of fierce bidding. The left-hander became a “millionaire” in the very first call after being sold for more than double his base price.
Abhishek Sharma continues to redefine T20 batting. The Punjab left-handed opener unleashed a brutal assault on Bengal’s bowlers in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy today, smashing a fifty off just 12 balls and a century off 32 balls during the match in Hyderabad. His 148 off 52 balls powered Punjab to a massive 310 for 5.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has excluded several players accused of involvement in past fixing scandals from this year’s BPL auction.
Iran has warned it may boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw event in Washington, DC, after the United States failed to issue visas for all members of its delegation.
Host Bangladesh started the three-match T20 series with a defeat to Ireland due to batting failure. The Tigers lost to Ireland by 39 runs in the first match of the series today. This is the third win for the Irish against Bangladesh in T20Is. With this loss, Liton Das' team went down 1-0 in the series.
The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Shen-Yar on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has risen to 442, local officials said on Sunday, November 30.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senator Khurram Zishan has dismissed rumours of former prime minister Imran Khan’s death, saying he is alive and still being held in Adiala Jail.
Infertility rates among men and women are rising globally, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that currently, one in six people experiences infertility.
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that during BNP’s rule, the capital market never crashed and no major problems occurred.
Top leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) visited BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday morning (November 29).
BNP’s acting chairperson Tarique R Rahman has expressed profound gratitude for the nationwide prayers and well-wishes for his critically ill mother, former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the country’s economic distress—including escalating corruption and soaring loan defaults—was a result of what he termed “Hasinomics,” referring to economic policies of the past decade and a half.
Dhaka, home to about 20 million people, is now a highly risky city regarding earthquakes. Because the Madhupur Fault of the tectonic plate, which is within 60 kilometers of this city, has become active again where pressure has been building up for about 400 years. The sub-plates near this plate are also within 20 kilometers of Dhaka city. If a massive earthquake occurs when the strong pressure of these plates is released, a terrible disaster will befall the capital Dhaka. However, the damage will not be the same in all areas of city. Some areas will see much more and some areas will have relatively less damage. The Earthquake Observation and Research Center of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has reported this information.
‘Amar saradeho kheyogo mati' (O soil, take my whole body), ‘Amar babar mukhe prothom jedin shunechhilam gaan' (The day I first heard my father singing)’ and ‘Ami tomat duti chokhe duti tara hoye thakbo' (I will be the apples of your eyes)… These songs sung by Andrew Kishore, have become immortal to the generation of the early 80s and 90s. The lyrics and melody of these songs still touch and yearn. These timeless songs are from the Bangla movie ‘Nayoner Alo’ made in 1984. Many of the 80s and 90s generations can remember this film even today.
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei may seem like a quiet Silicon Valley executive at first glance. But his company's global influence is far greater than that simple appearance suggests. The mobile networks of countless countries around the world - which carry our daily voice calls, messages, and data - rely on Huawei equipment. In many places, it is almost impossible to get mobile phone service without using Huawei's network.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday sent two bouquets wishing a speedy recovery to BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Chinese investors have expressed strong interest in making major investments in Bangladesh’s green technology, jute, textile and pharmaceutical industries. The interest comes as part of the manufacturing transformation plan announced by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
