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The building in Bangladesh Secretariat where the prime minister carries out official duties is now operating entirely on solar power, Foreign Affairs State Minister Shama Obaed said on Saturday (September 5).
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 434 people and filed 44 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime drive across the capital, police said on Saturday (September 5).
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 534 people in a 24-hour drive across the capital, while 69 cases were filed over various allegations, police said on Friday (September 4).
The government has brought major changes in the top management of public administration. Contractual senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Ehsanul Haque has been removed and made a member of the Planning Commission. In his place, contractual secretary of the Health Services Division Md Kamruzzaman Chowdhury has been transferred and posted as secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. At the same time, three officers of the administration have been promoted to the rank of secretary and given charge of three important ministries.
It is a Bhadra afternoon. Outside the window, the sun is scorching the courtyard. The wind is blowing, yet there is no coolness in it. Sweat gathers on the forehead, neck and back. Even under the fan, the air feels hot. To make matters worse, frequent power cuts bring the fan to a halt, and the four walls of the room quickly turn into a heated box. Outside, people wait for the rain; indoors, they wait for relief. Both seem to be taking their time. Adding to the oppressive humidity this year is another uncomfortable message from the global weather system—the El Niño is strengthening.
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Former Bangladesh pacer Syed Rasel is set to join the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) High Performance (HP) programme as a bowling coach, with the board having reached an in-principle decision to appoint him.
Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis on Friday (September 5), ending their perfect start to the La Liga season.
Bangladesh made a flying start to the U-20 Women’s Asia Cup Hockey Championship, thrashing Chinese Taipei 7-0 in their opening match on Saturday (September 5).
Spain’s World Cup-winning midfielder Marcos Llorente has announced his retirement from international football, just three days after Argentina captain Lionel Messi revealed his decision to step away from the national team.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has removed English coach Gerard Jones from his duties after the Bangladesh team suffered two consecutive defeats in the AFC Under-20 Asian Cup qualifiers. He was informed of his dismissal via email late on Thursday night. BFF General Secretary Imran Hossain Tushar confirmed the matter.
Lionel Messi has made his first public appearance since announcing his retirement from international football, spending time with his family in Florida before watching his children play for an Inter Miami youth team.
The UN General Assembly has endorsed the use of the “Equal Earth” map, a projection designed to represent the relative size of continents more accurately and counter distortions associated with the widely used Mercator map.
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States could strike Iran’s heavily fortified underground nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain “very soon” if intelligence indicates activity there.
At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday (September 4) after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30km from La Paz.
The 11-party alliance began a “Long March” from Dhaka to Chattogram, pressing for an end to shortages of electricity, fuel, gas and fertiliser and demanding action on a range of economic and governance issues.
BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called on the opposition to present alternative plans to the government to resolve the gas and electricity crisis. He said instead of issuing threats of movement on the streets, they should provide advice in parliament on resolving the gas-power problems. The gas and electricity crisis has been caused by the international conflict and the flawed planning of the previous government.
After being absent from parliamentary sessions for over five months due to illness, Mirza Abbas, MP for Dhaka-8 constituency, joined the National Parliament on Thursday for the first time. Upon entering the parliament chamber in a wheelchair, he said, "I have returned to the people, to work for the people and for Bangladesh."
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has decided to contest the upcoming local government elections independently, without being part of any alliance. The information was shared by the party's Chief Organiser (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam after a coordination meeting at the party office on Thursday, September 3.
The government has brought major changes in the top management of public administration. Contractual senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Ehsanul Haque has been removed and made a member of the Planning Commission. In his place, contractual secretary of the Health Services Division Md Kamruzzaman Chowdhury has been transferred and posted as secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. At the same time, three officers of the administration have been promoted to the rank of secretary and given charge of three important ministries.
Three decades after Yasmin’s murder, the crisis against which Dinajpur rose up has not disappeared; rather, in some respects, it has returned with an even more frightening face. A particular piece of information from the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad’s “Violence Against Women and Girls: 2025 Survey” is especially heart-wrenching: according to the survey, girls aged six to nine are at the highest risk among child victims of rape. At an age when a child should be holding a doll in her arms, she is instead becoming a victim of brutality. There can be no deeper social shame than this. According to the organisation’s latest figures, in just the first five months of 2026 (January to May), 1,035 women and girls were victims of violence, including 250 rape victims, 65 victims of gang rape, and 18 who were raped and then killed. And these figures represent only incidents reported in newspapers; it is easy to assume that the actual number of unreported and suppressed cases is many times higher.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
The US Embassy in Dhaka has issued a fresh warning to Bangladeshis travelling to the United States on B1/B2 visitor visas, outlining activities that are not permitted under the visa category.
The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has urged Bangladeshi visa applicants to beware of fraudsters and unauthorised agents offering guaranteed visas, faster processing and confirmed appointment slots.
The Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) will host a three-day film screening programme to commemorate the 30th death anniversary of Dhallywood icon Salman Shah.
Waking once or twice during the night to urinate can be normal for some people. But regularly waking several times and having it disrupt sleep or daily life may point to an underlying problem.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) plans to expand the scope of direct listings to bring more financially sound and reputed large companies into the country’s capital market.
