Maritime ports asked to hoist distant cautionary signal 1

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no one (r) one as a well-marked ...

COP28 draft calls for fossil fuels to be reduced or eliminated

Negotiators released the first draft of a UN agreement on climate action Friday calling for fossil fuels to be reduced or eliminated, setting up a ...

PM for putting climate change victims in charge of fighting its impact

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has coauthored an article with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen on climate change in the famous American ...

Nothing to worry about US’s memorandum on labour rights: Dr Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said there is nothing to worry about new US policy on labor rights as Americans and Europeans ...

BNP's Shahjahan Omar submits nomination on AL ticket

BNP Vice-Chairman Barrister Muhammad Shahjahan Omar, Bir Uttam, has submitted his nomination form online to the returning officer on Awami League ticket for Jhalakathi-1 (Rajapur-Kathalia) ...

46th BCS circular published

The circular for the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations has been published. The Public Service Commission (PSC) published the circular on its website on Thursday. As ...

BNP announces fresh 48-hour blockade

BNP and like-minded parties have announced a fresh 48-hour blockade of road, rail, and waterways across the country from early Sunday. The blockade will be held ...

DU Professor Sadeka Halim made JnU VC

Dhaka University's Sociology Department Professor Dr Sadeka Halim has been appointed as the first female vice-chancellor of Jagannath University.By approval of President Mohammed Shahabuddin and ....

UN will not send polls observers to Bangladesh

The United Nations (UN) has said it has no plan to send observers to monitor the 12th national parliamentary elections of Bangladesh. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson ...

7 Bagerhat Razakars sentenced to death

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-1) has sentenced seven Razakars from Bagerhat to death in a crimes against humanity case. Justice Md Shahinur Islam, Chairman of the ...

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies

Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy, died ...

Miscreants set bus on fire in Sayedabad

Miscreants set a bus of 'Raida Paribahan' on fire at Sayedabad in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday night. Torching the bus was reported around 7:35 pm, ...

Gold price reaches record Tk 1.9855 lakh per bhori

The Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to raise the price of gold by Tk 1,750 to Tk 1,09,875 per bhori following an increase in the ....

Cocktail exploded at Rajshahi court premises, one injured

One person was injured in a cocktail blast at the Judicial Magistrate Court premises in Rajshahi around 11:30am on Wednesday. The injured was sent to Rajshahi ...

Resignations of 3 PM advisers, 3 technocrat ministers accepted

The resignation letters of three advisers of Prime Minister, two technocrat ministers and one state minister have been accepted, a concerned source said on Wednesday. Science ...

3 Bangladeshis killed as building collapses in Malaysia

Three Bangladeshis were killed and two others injured when a building under construction collapsed at George Town in Penang of Malaysia at about 9.45pm on ...

BNP’s 24-hour countrywide blockade underway

BNP and other opposition parties’ 24-hour countrywide blockade of road, rail and waterways is underway demanding polls under a non-party interim government. The eighth-phase of blockade ...

54 BNP men, 1 Jamaat leader jailed in sabotage cases

Some 54 BNP men and a leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami have been sentenced to jail for different terms for committing subversive acts in capital Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan ...

PM for addressing climate displacement to avert future human crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for International support for the countries affected worst due to climate displacement, suggesting five things need to be ...

Lottery results of secondary school admissions published

The results of the digital lottery for admissions to public and private secondary schools across the country were published around 2pm on Tuesday. Students can get ...

Country’s total population stands at 16,98,28,911

The country’s total population has stood at 16,98,28,911, according the national report of the Population and Housing Census, 2022. Out of the total population, 8,41,34,003 are ...