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Remittances hit record high in 2025

Remittance inflows to Bangladesh surged to an all-time high of US$32.82 billion in the calendar year 2025, underscoring the growing role of migrant workers in supporting the country's economy at a time of persistent domestic and global challenges.The record inflows have provided crucial relief to the external sector, bolstering the...

Diplomats, politicians, business leaders sign condolence book

Diplomats, political leaders, businesspeople and other dignitaries Thursday signed the condolence book opened at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office as tributes to the late political matriarch abound.It was the third and final day of signing the condolence book and thus mourning the demise of the three-time prime minister and uncompromising...

Thousands pay tribute at Khaleda Zia's grave a day after burial

Thousands of mourners, including women and children, thronged Zia Udyan on Thursday to pay tribute at the grave of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, a day after her burial, amid tight security.Her grave, located next to that of former president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman at Zia Udyan, became...

Tarique thanks citizens, officials, armed forces

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his gratitude to all those involved in the funeral prayers and burial of his mother, former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, describing her final farewell as "historic" and carried out with due dignity and respect for the people of the...

5 killed as sand-laden truck overturns in Rajshahi

Rajshahi, Jan 1 (UNB): Five people were killed and another one was injured as a truck ploughed through a roadside banana market and overturned on Rajshahi-Natore highway at Jhalmalia in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Siam, 15, son of Shaheen Ali of Kafuria...

Over 82pc textbooks sent to schools nationwide, says NCTB

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) under the Ministry of Education has already sent over 240 million textbooks to schools across the country to ensure that students receive their books on the first day of the year."It has been confirmed that all school students across the country have received...

Salman faces 4 more cases

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file four more cases against Salman F Rahman, former business adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and vice-chairman of Beximco Group, along with 94 others.The cases involve serious allegations of embezzling Tk 28.57 billion from Janata Bank through loans and laundering the...

ICD owners now agree to raise charges by 20pc

Container-depot owners have now agreed to revise handling charges upward by 20 per cent instead of previously announced 81 per cent for outbound goods-laden boxes following a meeting with Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).The Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) on 20 July 2025 had announced new charges in case of...

Lawyer beaten to death in Bashundhara Residential Area

A lawyer was beaten to death in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area on Wednesday night (31 December 2025), according to police.The victim was identified as Naeem Kibria (35) according to Vatara Police Station. Police quoting family sources said Naeem Kibria, son of Golam Kibria, hailed from Pabna Sadar upazila. He...

Lowest temp at 9.7°C recorded in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR, Jan 1 (BSS): Met Office recorded the lowest temperature of the current winter season on Thursday, with the mercury dropping to 9.7 degrees Celsius, according to the District Meteorological Department.Md. Tofazzal Hossain, an official of the Meteorological Department, confirmed the matter on Thursday afternoon.He said that Dinajpur registered the...

Modi says Khaleda Zia's ideals will guide a 'new journey' for Bangladesh and India

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep condolences over the death of former Bangladesh prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, saying her political ideals would serve as a "beacon" for a new phase in Bangladesh-India relations under the leadership of her son, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.In...

Jaishankar's visit should not be read through political lens: Touhid

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain suggested not to interpret Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's brief visit to Dhaka through an inter-state or political lens, saying it should be seen primarily as a gesture of courtesy.He made the remarks on Thursday while speaking to journalists at the Ministry of...

Substandard bearing pads, flawed designs caused Metro rail accident

The inquiry committee on bearing pad accident has finally concluded its investigation finding alignment design fault and standard deviation in bearing pads as causes for the fall of heavily weighing metal material from critical turning alignment twice in a year.But the committee members considering lack of adequate expertise on the...

Youth hacked to death in Hazaribagh

A youth was hacked to death allegedly by miscreants in Jhauchhar area under Hazaribagh Police Station of Dhaka early Thursday, on the first day of 2026.The victim was identified as Md Shipon, 24, son of Md Shah Alam of local Boro Mosque area under the same police station, reports UNB.The...