Current Affairs
PM seeks united efforts from all MPs to make parliament effective
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged all Members of Parliament (MPs) to make united efforts to ensure the effectiveness of Parliament for the betterment of the nation.
34 per cent turnout in Dhaka Bar polls
Voting for the Dhaka Bar Association election ended on Thursday.
First session of 13th Jatiya Sangsad prorogued
The first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad was prorogued after 25 sittings, which began on March 12.
We made concessions on all matters out of fear of failing to hold poll: Salahuddin
During the interim government, the BNP and its allies in the simultaneous movement reached an agreement on all issues due to their concerns about the inability to hold elections, emphasizing the necessity for reforms, stated Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed.
Bangladesh slips 3 notches down in World Press Freedom Index
Bangladesh has slipped again in the World Press Freedom Index. On Thursday, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international non-profit organization working on the rights of journalists worldwide, released its 2026 index.
The President is an institution, we have protected that institution: Mirza Fakhrul
Local Government Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, ‘Whoever the President is, he is an institution. Not an individual, we have protected that institution for our needs.’
Bangladesh signs deal to buy 14 Boeing aircraft
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a deal to buy 14 more new aircraft from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing.
200 hawkers get QR code smart cards
The organization has rehabilitated about 200 hawkers in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) area in the initial phase. Hawkers from Mirpur-10 area have been shifted to Mirpur-13 opposite the BRTA office and hawkers from Mirpur-1 area to Gabtoli Raw Market, said DNCC Administrator Shafiqul Islam Khan.
Exit polls predictions made at BJP's behest to demoralise TMC workers: Mamata
After the two-phase voting in the West Bengal assembly elections in India, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has opened up about the BJP's lead in most exit polls.
David Allan Coe, country music outlaw, dies at 86
David Allan Coe, one of the most influential and controversial artists in the history of country music, has died at the age of 86. According to a report by 'Rolling Stone', he died on Wednesday.