Current Affairs
Dhaka, Tokyo deepen partnership, eye trillion-yen investment prospects
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae today welcomed projected Japanese private investment of up to one trillion yen in Bangladesh over the next five years, expected to create 200,000 jobs, while praising Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s investment promotion efforts.
JU students burn effigy of Sayeedi over obstruction of freedom fighter’s burial
A group of students at Jahangirnagar University burned an effigy of Delawar Hossain Sayeedi, who was convicted of crimes against humanity, in protest against allegations that obstacles were placed in the way of the burial and guard of honour for freedom fighter Manik Pashari.
Bar council caps age for lawyer enrolment at 35
The Bangladesh Bar Council has set 35 years as the maximum age for candidates seeking enrolment as lawyers.
10 Cox’s Bazar resort fire victims identified
The identities of 10 people who died in a fire at Tuptup Resto Resort at Patuartek Beach, Inani in Cox’s Bazar have been confirmed through DNA testing.
Maritime ports advised to hoist signal 3 as severe cyclonic storm 'Arnab' intensifies
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a special bulletin advising all maritime ports—Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra—to keep Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 hoisted as severe cyclonic storm 'Arnab' intensifies over the Westcentral Bay and adjoining areas.
Child among five killed as lorry hits stranded bus in Sitakunda
Five people, including a child and three women, were killed and at least eight others injured when a lorry ran over passengers of a bus stranded on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram early today.
Tarique Rahman joins luncheon hosted by Japanese PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today joined a luncheon hosted in his honour by his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office here following their bilateral summit and a joint press announcement.
Shama urges Spanish investors to explore Bangladesh opportunities
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today urged Spanish entrepreneurs and investors to explore Bangladesh's growing market and manufacturing capabilities, highlighting opportunities in diverse sectors to expand bilateral trade and investment.
543 arrested in 24hrs across Dhaka
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 543 people and filed 38 cases during raids across the capital over the past 24 hours.
Bangladesh to surpass India in per capita GDP this year: IMF
Bangladesh is projected to overtake neighbouring India in nominal per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026, with its per capita GDP expected to reach US$2,886, compared with US$2,749 for India, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).