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Feb 12 elections will set a standard for future polls: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus chairs a high-level meeting on the overall law and order situation at his

36 more Bangladeshis deported from US

A US military flight carrying a group of Bangladeshis landed at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at Tuesday noon. 

Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant as Fukushima memories loom large

Japan has restarted operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima

Brent Christensen seeks stronger ties with Bangladesh

US Ambassador Brent Christensen who arrived in Bangladesh a few days ago paid a courtesy call on Chief Justice

Too many banks; Bangladesh needs only 10-15: Governor

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said that 10 to 15 banks would be enough for

Dutch Ambassador underscores power of youth, equality and art

A three-day-long art exhibition titled 'Art for Equality' and a digital catalogue were opened on Wednesday at Dhaka University

RAB vows joint raids in Jungle Salimpur

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman speaks to journalists at the RAB 7 headquarters in Patenga

University of Asia Pacific shuts down indefinitely amid protests over alleged blasphemy

The University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has declared an indefinite shutdown following days of student protests over allegations of

BNP fields candidate in Bogura 2 despite Manna's protest

Nagorik Oikko President Mahmudur Rahman Manna has expressed frustration after the BNP kept its own candidate in Bogura 2,

Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as EU trade war looms

US President Donald Trump with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who presented him with her Nobel peace prize

Arrest warrants issued on Atiur Rahman and Abul Barakat

A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants on former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman and economist Dr. Abul

Referendum is a matter of National interest: Rizwana

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the forthcoming referendum is a matter of national interest

Politics must move beyond blame, focus on people's lives: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said politics must move beyond decades of blame and confrontation, and instead focus

China's birth rate hits record low as population continues to shrink

China's birth rates sunk to a record low in 2025, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives

New US envoy holds first meeting with Tarique

Newly-appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen meets BNP's Chairman Tarique Rahman at the BNP Chairman's office in Gulshan,

ICT to deliver judgment in Chankharpul killing case today

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 is scheduled to pronounce its judgment today in a crimes against humanity case over

EC's stand 'unclear' on dual citizenship in face of BNP's 'mob': Nahid

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has failed to take a

4th BIMSTEC Meeting on Environment and Climate Change Concludes in Thimphu

The fourth meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Environment and Climate Change (JWG-ECC) concluded in the Bhutanese

'Elections must be held on Feb 12'

A four-member delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami led by its Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman meets with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad

'Rule of law biggest challenge despite progress'

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Sunday said establishing the rule of law remains the country's biggest challenge, though

Action against Rumeen Farhana sought

 Actions have been sought against Barrister Rumeen Farhana, an independent candidate from Brahmanbaria-2 constituency in the upcoming 13th parliamentary

EU envoy highlights women's role

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller visits the exhibition 'Women in the July Uprising: Essential Then-Why Erased Now?'

5 charred bodies found at Savar community center so far

Police recovered two charred bodies from an abandoned community centre in Savar municipality area on Sunday. So far five

Six killed in Pakistan shopping mall fire

A fire at a shopping centre in the Pakistan city of Karachi has killed six people as firefighters continue

'BD backs rule-based global economic cooperation'

Foreign  Adviser Md Touhid Hossain speaks as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the SAFA International Conference

Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza 'board of peace'

Donald Trump has appointed the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and former British prime minister Tony Blair to

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