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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replied to the birthday greetings of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 546 people and filed 61 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime operation across the capital, police said Thursday (September 17).
Two people have been arrested after two rounds of gunfire were allegedly fired at pedestrians beside the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur following an argument over vehicle parking.
The dollar’s troubles are no longer coming entirely from outside. Some of them, increasingly, seem to be coming from within the system itself. Donald Trump wants to make America great again—by raising tariffs, tightening the gates of trade and keeping the key to sanctions firmly in his hand. But global markets are a strange place. Push someone too hard, and sooner or later they begin looking for another door. BRICS is now looking for that side door.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Bangladesh has been placed in a tough group in the FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival 2026 to be held in Azerbaijan. In Group ‘G’, Bangladesh is with Portugal, Wales, Indonesia, Burundi and Fiji.
The name of the historic Abahani ground in the capital's Dhanmondi has been changed as of Thursday. From now on, the ground will be known as Dhanmondi Cricket Ground. At the same time, responsibility for the ground has been handed over from Abahani Club to the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Bangladesh women's football team suffered a 6-0 defeat to South Korea in the Asian Games. After conceding two goals in the first half, Bangladesh had two opportunities to reduce the deficit after the break but failed to capitalise on them. They then conceded four more goals in the final 25 minutes to suffer a heavy defeat.
Two more individuals have been banned over corruption allegations in the latest edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Earlier, at the beginning of this month, three people, including former director of Aminul Islam's board Mokhlesur Rahman, were punished. This time, Chattogram Royals owner Abdul Qaiyum and Durbar Rajshahi manager Amin Khan have been temporarily banned from all cricket-related activities.
Bangladesh advanced to the women’s cricket semifinals at the Asian Games without facing a single delivery after their quarterfinal against China was abandoned due to persistent rain in Nagoya on Thursday (September 17).
Lionel Messi added another landmark to his remarkable career on Wednesday (September 16), scoring his 100th goal for Inter Miami as the club beat Cruz Azul 2-0 to win the Campeones Cup.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replied to the birthday greetings of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
A national state of emergency has been declared in the Pacific island nation of Fiji due to an alarming rise in HIV infections. The country’s government has taken initiatives to expand the scope of HIV testing, treatment and preventive services to tackle the situation.
Australia is set to announce major changes to its visa policy for international students. Under new directives, foreign students may lose the opportunity to bring their partners and children with them during their studies. At the same time, the government plans to tighten the rules for temporary migrants changing visas.
Sadia Akter, organising secretary of the National Citizen Party's (NCP) Netrokona district committee, accused in a fraud case for allegedly taking money in exchange for family cards, has been temporarily relieved of her party post.
The government is trying to import gas from Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar to address the country’s electricity and energy crisis, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed.
Former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra Union have condemned and protested the display of a photograph of Pakistan's first Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) museum. They also demanded the immediate removal of the photograph from the museum.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has paid a courtesy call on BNP acting secretary general and standing committee member Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
On August 16, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul just a day prior. The last stage of the US military's withdrawal was still in progress. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, events transpired that day which appeared to challenge any straightforward characterization of disorder.
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.
Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi has met with Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Education, Primary and Mass Education, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Labour and Employment.
Bangladesh has expressed interest in leveraging Norway's experience and increasing technical cooperation with the country to make the local government system more effective and stronger. The two countries also discussed local government elections, development projects and increasing women's participation at the local level.
Arijit Singh has taken a break from playback. Yet listeners cannot stay away from the magic of his voice. This time the name of this music artist has again come up in discussion after the release of the new song ‘Jai Jai Ram’ of Nitesh Tiwari’s much-discussed film ‘Ramayana’. However, the most discussion is taking place around a surprising piece of information about its recording—Arijit allegedly gave nearly 200 takes of the song to bring out the perfect emotion.
The growing social media trend of using intravenous (IV) glutathione drips to achieve lighter, brighter skin is drawing concern from doctors, who warn that the treatment has limited evidence of long-term safety or effectiveness and can carry serious health risks.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has launched a special scheme of Tk 20,000 crore to restart the closed institutions of the industry and service sectors. Under this scheme the interest rate on loans at the customer level has been fixed at a maximum of 7 percent. Alongside a six-month grace period has been given to the borrowers. As a result no interest will have to be paid in the first six months after getting the loan.
