Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to visit Pakistan at his convenience as he sees 鈥榖right future鈥� for Dhaka-Islamabad ties.......
The Dhaka North City Corporation on Monday organised a colourful Eid procession after organising an Eid jamaat at the old trade fair ground in the capital鈥檚 Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.......
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet.......
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Monday of a forceful retaliation if the Islamic republic is attacked, following a threat by US president Donald Trump.......
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said聽on Monday that profits fell 28 percent in 2024 as the smartphone maker faces international economic uncertainty and weak consumption at home.......
A 鈥榤egaquake鈥� and subsequent tsunami could cause as many as 298,000 deaths in Japan and damage costing up to $2 trillion, the government said Monday in a new estimate.......
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said that the people of the country were celebrating this year鈥檚 Eid in a joyful and free environment, a stark contrast to the 15 years of oppressive rule under the Awami League鈥檚 fascist regime.......
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked former navy commander Eli Sharvit聽to head the domestic security agency, his office said on Monday, despite the supreme court freezing the incumbent鈥檚 dismissal.......
Myanmar鈥檚 ruling junta declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country鈥檚 devastating earthquake, which has killed more than 1,700 people, as hopes faded of finding more survivors in the rubble of ruined buildings.......
Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims, is being celebrated across Bangladesh on Monday with due solemnity, fervor, and joy, marking the end of Ramadan鈥攖he month of fasting and abstinence.......
Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident as a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Gazipur on Monday.......
The Sholakia ground in Kishoreganj witnessed an unprecedented congregation of about 6,00,000 devotees for the 198th Eid-ul-Fitr prayer, held peacefully amid tight security measures on Monday.......
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, extending greetings to the countrymen on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday, urged all to nourish closeness and unity with each other to build a new Bangladesh.......
Consumers in vast areas around the capital may experience low gas pressure for 24 hours, from Tuesday to Wednesday......
At least five people died and six others injured when a Saudia Paribahan bus and a minibus collided head-on in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram on Monday morning.......
Japan said Monday it had decided to inject more than $5 billion extra into semiconductor venture Rapidus, which is aiming to mass-produce next-generation chips in the country from 2027.......
The country's main jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr was held at 8.30am on Monday at the National Eidgah in the capital.......
World number one Aryna Sabalenka powered her way to the Miami Open title on Saturday, beating American Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 in the WTA 1000 event at Hard Rock Stadium....
Maximilian Beier scored twice as Borussia Dortmund won 3-1 at home to Mainz in the Bundesliga on Sunday, keeping their slim hopes of European qualification alive....
Inter Milan continued their march towards a second straight Serie A title with a tense 2-1 win over Udinese which moved the reigning champions six points clear at the top of the league....
Mitchell Starc claimed his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket and Nitish Rana smashed a 36-ball 81 as Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals registered victories in the IPL on Sunday....
Marcus Rashford's first goals for Aston Villa inspired a 3-0 win against Preston that sent his side into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 10 years on Sunday....
Robert Lewandowski bagged a brace as Barcelona eased to a 4-1 victory over Girona to move three points clear at the top of La Liga on Sunday....
Manchester City came from behind to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for a record seventh consecutive season with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday, but victory came at a cost as Erling Haaland hobbled off injured....
Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the moon of Shawwal month of 1446 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh Sunday evening.......
The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday celebrated the Chand Raat, the night before Eid day, at its Nandan Mancha.......
Syria鈥檚 interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday announced a new transitional government dominated by close allies and including one woman, replacing caretaker authorities in place since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.......
It is not clear whether Trump threatens bombing Iran by US planes alone or in an operation coordinated with Israel鈥�...
People in parts of Bangladesh may have to endure extreme heat rather than comfort during Monday鈥檚 Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations......
Rescuers thought they had saved the life of pregnant Mathu Thu Lwin, but they were unable to resuscitate her after extracting her from the wreckage of an apartment complex......
At least 11 people were killed Saturday in northern Pakistan when the army launched a series of drone strikes against the Taliban -- losses which the provincial government called 鈥榙eeply regrettable鈥�.......
Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj district will host the Eid-ul-Fitr jamaat at 10:00am on Monday.......
Narail district unit of Sramik Union general secretary was beaten to death over a trifling matter in Lohagara upazila Sunday afternoon.......
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that an Israeli air strike on Sunday on a house and a tent sheltering displaced people killed at least eight, including five children, as Palestinians observed the first day of Eid al-Fitr......
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,600 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread damage.......
Myanmar鈥檚 junta has pressed ahead with its campaign of air strikes despite the country鈥檚 devastating earthquake, with a rebel group telling AFP Sunday seven of its fighters were killed in an aerial attack soon after the tremors hit......
Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated across Bangladesh on Monday as the moon of Shawwal month of 1446 Hijri was sighted in the country鈥檚 sky Sunday evening.......
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday said that chief adviser Muhammad Yunus should remove the advisers who are compromising the neutrality of his government......
Two people were killed and another one injured in a gun attack on a car carried out by assailants in Chattogram early Sunday, the police said.......
Bangladesh, in solidarity with the people of Myanmar, has promptly responded to the devastating earthquake of 7.7 magnitude that struck northern Myanmar on March 28.......
The chief of army staff, General Waker-uz-Zaman, on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Bangladesh capital Dhaka....
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to return to Bangladesh from London in the middle of next month......
A 95-year-old woman, her daughter, and two granddaughters were killed as a bus collided with their auto-rickshaw in Gouripur upazila Sunday morning.......
A five-tier security arrangement has been implemented at the National Eidgah ground to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr with religious and festive fervour, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali....
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will offer the prayers of holy Eid-ul-Fitr at the Jatiya Eidgah ground at 8:30am on Eid day....
In keeping with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, thousands of Muslims in hundreds of villages in Bangladesh鈥檚 Chandpur, Faridpur, Dinajpur, Pirojpur, and Noakhali districts are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday, ahead of the national observance....
Four law enforcement officers were injured in a gunfight with the notorious Kala Lavlu terrorist group in Khulna in early hours of Sunday....
Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna took two wickets each as Gujarat Titans thrashed IPL powerhouse Mumbai Indians by 36 runs for their first win this season on Saturday....
Paris Saint-Germain moved to within touching distance of an 11th French title in 13 seasons as they came from behind to thrash Saint Etienne 6-1 away on Saturday....
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Leganes 3-2 on Saturday, pulling level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona....
Leroy Sane spared Bayern Munich's blushes with two second-half goals on Saturday, as the Bundesliga leaders beat relegation-threatened St. Pauli 3-2 to stay six points clear at the top of the table....
Nottingham Forest reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 34 years as Belgian keeper Matz Sels starred in a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over Brighton on Saturday....
A case has been filed against 165 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and eight journalists, in connection with their alleged involvement in the mass killing of protesters in the July-August uprising....
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has yet to make any decision whether its leader Ishraque Hossain will take the oath as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, following an Election Tribunal ruling, declaring him the winner in the 2020 city polls....
The police on Saturday recovered at least one hundred sacks of ballot papers used in the 2024 parliamentary election from the old bungalow of Natore deputy commissioner at the Kanduavita area in Natore district town....
A Russian drone attack killed at least four people and wounded 21 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, damaging high-rise buildings and triggering fires in a hotel, service stations and homes, an official said Saturday....
Four police officers and two suspected rebels have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a drawn-out firefight that also left several police wounded, security forces said....
Indian security forces killed at least 16 Maoists during a fierce gun battle on Saturday, police told AFP, as New Delhi ramps up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency....
A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and his second wife following a family dispute at Shibganj in Chapainawabganj early Saturday....
Eleven people were killed in drone strikes in northern Pakistan on Saturday launched by the army against the Taliban, who had killed seven soldiers a day earlier, police told AFP....
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology vice-chancellor Mohammad Zoynal Abedin on Friday filed a general diary over fraudulence using his name and picture....
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, currently staying in London, is set to celebrate Eid with her family for the first time in nearly eight years....
Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma met General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday and discussed a range of geostrategic matters....
Police on Saturday arrested Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal Barishal city unit vice-president Muhammad Almas in connection with the incident of beating two journalists, burning a motorcycle, damaging cameras, and snatching mobile phones in Barishal on March 27....
Driver of a tractor was killed when the Dhaka-bound Sundarban Express hit the vehicle while trying to cross the rail track at Soadi village near Sabdarpur Railway Station at Kotchandpur in Jhenaidah on Saturday....
The police rescued four abducted children and arrested the kidnapper, Aduri Begum, 40, on the Rangpur Railway Station premises in the city鈥檚 Alamnagar area on Friday night....
The office of the chief adviser has provided an update on the current market condition highlighting trends in essential commodities as of Saturday....
A 32-year-old man died after falling from the roof of an under-construction building while attempting to catch a thief at Courtpara in Kushtia early Saturday....
Four hundred and ten cases, lodged with the Cyber Tribunals in eight divisions across the country from 2019 to 2024, have been scrapped....
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon brought six Bangladeshi fishermen back from Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan Army鈥檚 custody....
A man was allegedly beaten to death after he reportedly attempted to mug an auto-rickshaw in the Tantar area of Srinagar upazila in Munshiganj on Saturday....
At least two leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party affiliated organisations were allegedly injured in a scuffle over Eid greeting posters at the Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali....
The North South University Alumni Association hosted an iftar party at the Westin Dhaka in the capital on Friday....
As the crescent moon of Eid-ul-Fitr draws near, the heart of Bangladesh鈥檚 capital pulsates with an electrifying shopping spree....
An International Monetary Fund mission is expected to arrive in the capital on April 6 to negotiate with the government over disbursement $1 billion in next June....
Home adviser retired lieutenant general Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said that the members of the law enforcement and security agencies would not go on Eid-ul-Fitr vacation this year....
A rescue team from the Bangladesh armed forces is set to depart for Myanmar on a special flight on Sunday in response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Myanmar....
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday warned that his party would take to the streets again if any attempt was made to deprive people of their voting rights, alleging that conspiracy was going on to delay the elections....
Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest Muslim festivals, will be celebrated in Bangladesh tomorrow if the moon is sighted today....
Dhaka city residents are suffering due to severe mismanagement of traffic and traffic congestion ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, as traffic rules are being frequently flouted amid lax monitoring by the authorities....
A careless glimpse of a boy, with silken hair, moving around beds in a hospital ward, chatting with patients and their attendants suggests that he could be just another visitor....
Tens of thousands of holidaymakers have left Dhaka city before Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals of Muslims....
The health sector reform commission is set to recommend 鈥榚ffective鈥� referral and back-referral systems, connecting tertiary and grassroots health facilities....
THERE was a time when the university was imagined as a space of intellectual risk, where thought could move freely, unrestricted by the anxieties of power or professional survival. That time is long gone....
THE recently deposed Awami League government left a sordid history. Its decade-and-a-half-long reign (2009鈥揂ugust 2024) witnessed rampant corruption, violent and ruthless suppression, and repression of opponents. During this time, a mutiny......
THE winds of uncertainty are sweeping through Europe as the continent grapples with the stark reality of a diminished US commitment to its security. The handling of the Ukraine crisis by the Trump administration has rightly sent shockwaves......
IT IS hardly surprising that netizens eagerly anticipate the next item of digital consumption. The compulsion to remain attuned to the flow of events has become an almost instinctive habit. Newsfeeds refresh by the second, notifications pulse incessantly,......
THE farming of boro rice, the largest rice crop that accounts for 54 per cent of the total rice production, has declined because of water scarcity in the Rajshahi region. This is concerning. Boro farming declined by 10,280 hectares in comparison with......
TWO major coal-run power plants 鈥� the Rampal power plant owned by a joint venture of Bangladesh鈥檚 state-owned Power Development and India鈥檚 state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation and the Payra plant owned by a joint venture of......
Grameenphone has launched its Eid campaign for alo, an innovative IoT ecosystem, unveiling its first-ever television commercial alongside exclusive offers....
Akij Fair Value, retail grocery chain of Akij Venture Group, has signed a merchant pay service agreement with Meghna Bank PLC to provide cashless grocery experience to its clients, said a press release....
On the fifth floor of Southeast Asia鈥檚 biggest textile market, Indonesian trader Toni Sar waves a white envelope to signal surrender as he points to shuttered units forced to close because of falling business....
Jeff Gray, a union leader for Canadians working for GM, has a message for companies considering moving auto jobs to the United States in response to president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs....
Britain鈥檚 government is hoping to reach a last-minute post-Brexit trade agreement with Washington to avoid 鈥� or at least mitigate 鈥� more tariffs set to be announced on Wednesday by US president Donald Trump....
Sylhet, renowned for its scenic landscapes and spiritual heritage, is gearing up to host around聽 15 lakh tourists during the upcoming Eid holidays, with hotels and resorts already nearing full occupancy....
Amusement parks in the capital Dhaka are ready to host amusement loving kids and others during the long public holidays....
China Eastern Airlines has planned to operate flights from Bangladesh鈥檚 port city of Chittagong to Kunming to help people from the country鈥檚 east to take treatment in hospitals in the southern Chinese city, officials said on Saturday....
Industrial term loan disbursements declined in the October-December period of 2024 compared with the same period of the previous year, reflecting the ongoing economic distress driven by political unrest and sharp depreciation of the local currency....
Three representatives of TNZ Group owners have been taken under the custody where they will remain till April 8 when the government will meet all parties involved in the group鈥檚 three readymade garment units....
Sheffield United stormed to the top of the Championship on Friday with a 3-1 win that was a blow to Coventry鈥檚 push for the play-offs under Frank Lampard....