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Prepare for the worst in polls: Dr Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, chairs a meeting held at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Wednesday. 

'US will resume testing nuclear weapons'

A Trident II D5 missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead is test-launched from a US ballistic missile submarine

Can the Gaza ceasefire deal survive?

 When is a ceasefire no longer a ceasefire? It depends on who you ask.According to US President Donald

'CA to decide on referendum'

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday voiced disappointment over the widening rift among political parties regarding the proposed

Referendum before national election unnecessary: Mirza Fakhrul

 BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that holding a referendum before the next general election

Trump hails 'amazing' meeting with Xi but no formal trade deal agreed

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have met for the first time in six years

Nazrul Islam Mazumder will be interrogated at jail gate

 A Dhaka court has issued orders to law and order forces to interrogate Nassa Group owner and former Exim

Police to introduce new uniforms from 15 Nov

Bangladesh Police is set to roll out its long-awaited new uniforms on 15 November, marking the beginning of a

Forex reserves stand at $27.34b

Bangladesh's gross foreign exchange reserves have reached $27.34 billion, according to the Bangladesh Bank.Arif Hossain Khan, spokesperson and

Concerns grow over 'administrative preparations' for election

With Bangladesh's 13th parliamentary election expected in the first half of February 2026, election experts are increasingly voicing concern

16mn Bangladeshis facing 'severe food insecurity'

In Bangladesh, 16 million people are facing severe levels of acute food insecurity, and 1.6 million children are acutely

Hasina plotting to obstruct election from abroad: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said Sheikh Hasina is still trying to disrupt the

Beijing hopes for peaceful elections in Bangladesh: Envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Wednesday expressed Beijing's sincere hope for Bangladesh to hold a peaceful and

Trump expects 'great meeting' with Xi

US President Donald Trump voiced optimism Wednesday for advancing toward major trade deals with Beijing and Seoul, on the

Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan 'failed'

Pakistan said Wednesday that negotiations for a lasting truce with Afghanistan had "failed to bring about a workable solution",

Commission recommends referendum, constitution reform assembly

 National Consensus Commission's (NCC) Vice-Chairman Professor Dr Ali Riaz addresses a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy

BNP rejects Consensus Commission's call for pre-election referendum: Khosru

 BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said their party does not agree with the Consensus Commission's

Merging Islamic banks can invite trouble: Experts

 A roundtable discussion program on the country's banking system was held in Dhaka University yesterday. Higher officials from Bangladesh

Foreign Adviser has no idea about Zakir Naik's Dhaka trip

 An event management company has informed journalists that Islamic preacher and theologian Dr. Zakir Naik is scheduled to visit

Many things added beyond Charter's scope in recommendations: Salahuddin

 BNP's Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that the National Consensus Commission included issues beyond the discussions and the agreed framework

Letter issued to suspend int'l flights at Cox's Bazar Airport

 The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has suspended scheduled international flights at Cox's Bazar Airport in line

Microsoft, OpenAI reach new deal valuing OpenAI at $500 billion

 Microsoft and OpenAI reached a deal to allow the ChatGPT maker to restructure itself into a public benefit corporation,

BNP eyes broader political alliance to foster national unity

 BNP's senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said their party is considering forming a greater political alliance ahead of

recommendations for July Charter implementation to be submitted to govt today

The National Consensus Commission is set to submit its recommendations to the government on the implementation of the July

Trump gets royal welcome in Japan; China trade truce hopes rise

 US President Donald Trump meeting Japan's Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct 27.     -AFP

EC finalizes 42,761 polling centers

The Election Commission (EC) has published the final list of 42,761 polling centers across the country for the upcoming

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