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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has expressed deep shock and grief over the casualties in the fire at a tin-shed gas lighter factory in Keraniganj.
Meta Platforms has launched two new Ray-Ban prescription smart glasses, expanding its offerings in an area that has become one of the few breakthrough successes in the race for AI-powered gadgets.
To make the driving experience smarter, ChatGPT has been added to Apple's infotainment platform CarPlay. From now on, you can talk to AI directly with voice commands from the car's dashboard.
After more than five decades, NASA has launched its Artemis II mission, sending humans back towards the Moon. The four‑astronaut crew lifted off aboard the Orion spacecraft, beginning a 10‑day journey that will take them around the lunar far side and back to Earth.
Imagine standing on a flat rock nearly 1,982 feet (604 metres) above sea level, with no railings or safety barriers around you. In front of you lie endless mountains, and beneath your feet is a blue fjord. Norway's Preikestolen, or Pulpit Rock, is precisely such a spine-chilling location, known to travellers worldwide as the 'end of the world'.
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Fayazur Rahman Mithu has resigned from his position as a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday, April 4. He submitted his resignation letter citing personal reasons after the board meeting.
Bangladesh put up a strong resistance at the start but ultimately lost to a powerful China once again, making their path to the next round more difficult.
Bangladesh has retained the SAFF U-20 Championship title in the Maldives, once again achieving football supremacy in South Asia. The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has organised a reception to celebrate the historic success and honour the players.
Youth and Sports State Minister Md Aminul Haque has announced a special cash reward for the Bangladesh U-20 football team following their historic 4-3 penalty shootout victory over India in the final of the SAFF U-20 Championship held in Malé, Maldives.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has congratulated the Bangladesh Under-20 football team for winning the SAFF U-20 Championship, defeating arch-rivals India in the final.
Bangladesh has won the SAFF U-20 tournament. They defeated India 4-3 in a tiebreaker in the final held in Male, Maldives. American expatriate Ronan Sullivan's goal in the fifth shot confirmed Bangladesh's title.
US President Donald Trump has set a final 48-hour deadline for Iran to agree to a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, warning otherwise that "hell will break loose" on Iran.
Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia is set to implement major changes under its new cost-cutting policy. The company plans to cut approximately 14,000 jobs globally as part of a three-year cost-saving program announced in 2023, which represents about 20 per cent of its total workforce.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Friday (April 3), claiming at least eight lives in the capital, Kabul.
State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki has announced his resignation as chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolan, citing the need to maintain a clear separation between government responsibilities and party roles.
BNP Chairperson and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called a meeting of the party's standing committee, the highest policymaking forum, for Saturday.
The 11-party alliance has announced a protest rally and procession in Dhaka on Saturday (April 4), demanding the implementation of the July charter and recognition of the referendum results.
Kushtia-3 MP and Islamic preacher Mufti Amir Hamza has faced a fresh legal case, with the court issuing a summons against him.
After more than five decades, NASA has launched its Artemis II mission, sending humans back towards the Moon. The four‑astronaut crew lifted off aboard the Orion spacecraft, beginning a 10‑day journey that will take them around the lunar far side and back to Earth.
When two-and-a-half-year-old Nusayba from Chatmohar in Pabna passed away on March 12, her father received a call from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital exactly four days later. He was informed that a bed had been allocated for Nusayba. This ‘posthumous call’ regarding a bed for a deceased child is a significant indictment of our governance in the 21st century. The same unfortunate situation has occurred with Nahid from Terokhadia and 10-month-old Jihad from Durgapur, who have been denied access to a mechanical ventilator despite waiting endlessly. The disheartening admission from the medical team indicates that there have been 53 deaths in the past two and a half months; of these, 44 young lives were lost prematurely in the two weeks from March 10 to 24 due to insufficient intensive monitoring. The greatest irony of progress is that just a few kilometers away from where children are dying daily due to inadequate treatment, a modern specialized children's hospital with 200 beds, constructed at a cost of approximately Tk35 crore in the Ghora Chattar (Behrampur) area of the metropolis, has been fully operational since 2023. Despite having state-of-the-art facilities, including 56 intensive monitoring beds and a central oxygen system, the hospital is awaiting approval for its manpower structure (organogram) due to bureaucratic delays. This official inaction has become more significant than the lives of children today. It is particularly astonishing that the 12-bed child intensive monitoring center currently functioning in the main hospital lacks official approval; it is being operated under its own special management. Is a file concerning a manpower structure on the administrative desk of a state capable of executing large-scale projects worth thousands of crores of taka more important than the lives of 44 children?
Bangladesh needs stronger data governance and OTT regulation, but not through disruption or disproportionate compliance burdens. A sequenced, market-aware approach combining digital literacy, smarter enforcement, and competitive local infrastructure can protect citizens while preserving exports, entrepreneurship and economic resilience.
Art has always served as a bridge in bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India, Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma has said.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur has said that relations between the United States and Bangladesh are now more important than ever.
Actor Priyanka Sarkar, wife of late Tollywood actor Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee, went to the police station to initiate legal proceedings over his death. The Artists Forum, an organisation of Tollywood artists, filed a case at Kolkata's Regent Park police station on Saturday afternoon, April 4, with Priyanka present.
An eight-year-old boy named Wahid has been victimised by his sister's husband in Savar. He was rescued in a bloody condition and admitted to Savar Upazila Health Complex for treatment.
The country's export earnings fell sharply in March, dropping 18 per cent year-on-year to $3.45 billion, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
