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Human-caused climate change contributed to nearly 1,500 additional preterm births in Bangladesh

Cabinet clears draft law to expedite solar power installations

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday.

AmCham eyes $5bn more US investment

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) holds a press conference in Dhaka

‘Dhaka hopes for Ganges water sharing treaty’

Bangladesh is hopeful of renewing the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty with India

Court orders freezing Independent TV Editor's bank accounts

A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of seven bank accounts held

BAF conducts aerial surveillance to protect mother Hilsa

Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) successfully conducted aerial surveillance missions in different parts

Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza

Mourners attending the funeral of five Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike,

Shops looted as German cost of living protests go reckless

Protesters try to break through a window of a Frankfurt shop selling weapons.

Quad pushes for secure supply chains

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and

President calls for optimum use of country's demographic dividend

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday called for the optimum utilization

BTMA President Shawkat Aziz surrenders, sent to jail

Shawkat Aziz Russell, son of late M.A. Hashem, founder and chairman of

Woman seen with Tahsif in CCTV footage put on remand

A Dhaka court on Sunday placed Jerika Tasnim Disha, who was seen with former

Ashulia clashes shut 25 factories

Garment workers clash with police over wages at Ashulia's industrial belt on Saturday. -Agency

Yeahia Mirza president, Nazrul Islam general secretary in PRAB elections

Yeahia Mirza, head of Public Relations and media at City Bank PLC,

Nations commit to get nature goals back on track

Nearly 200 nations struck hard-fought agreements Friday at a UN biodiversity summit,

France braces for fresh unrest

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed -

Lalon Shah lighthouse of humanity: Dinesh Trivedi

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday described Fakir Lalon

7 police officers including ex-DB chief Harun dismissed from jobs

The government on Saturday dismissed seven police officers, including former Dhaka Metropolitan

Beijing Queer film festival cancelled after harassment from authorities

Beijing's annual independent queer film festival has been cancelled after what is

Dockworkers at over 100 ports go on strike for Palestine

Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and carry a banner reading 'Embargo Zionism Now' during a general strike in Italy

RNPP starts power generation testing

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). -File Photo

Man went missing 3.5 years ago, skeletal remains found in septic tank

 Skeletal remains of a man were recovered on

Tragedy in Pabna: Lightning strike kills 6, injures 2

Six people, including a child were killed and two others injured in

Tahsif jumped into river after police chase: PBI

Former Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif Souri jumped into the Turag River

Russian strike on Ukrainian train station kills 14

A photo released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service after an air attack on a

Bangladesh, Spain seek to boost trade, investment, cultural ties

Bangladesh and Spain have discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, particularly in

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