SIM reg per person to be cut before polls: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said the number of SIM cards registered under a single individual will be reduced ahead of the upcoming national elections.Speaking after the 15th meeting of the Law-and-Order Advisory Committee...

Firearms, ammo seized at Airport Railway Station

Members of the Bangladesh Army seized a cache of foreign-made firearms, ammunition, and explosives from a train at the Airport Railway Station in the capital on Sunday, reports UNB.Acting on a tip-off, personnel from the Army, National Intelligence Agency, and...

Gen Waker inducted as 9th Colonel Commandant of Engineering Corps

NATORE, Oct 26 (UNB): Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been inducted as the 9th Colonel Commandant of the Bangladesh Army's Engineering Corps at the Parade Ground of Qadirabad Cantonment in Natore on Sunday.Upon his arrival, the cantonment commander...

Employees, customers demand recovery of embezzled money

Officials, employees, and customers of Fareast Islami Life Insurance formed a human chain in the capital on Sunday, demanding the recovery of Tk 45 billion allegedly embezzled from the company and exemplary punishment for its former chairman.The protest was held...

Commuters waiting for long at the entrance of Metro Rail's Secretariat Station

Commuters waiting for long at the entrance of Metro Rail's Secretariat Station in the capital on Sunday. Operations of the mass transport system remained suspended for hours, as its one bearing pad fell off near Farmgate area, killing one pedestrian....

Global financial, technical support crucial to ensure climate justice: Rizwana

Global financial and technical support is crucial to ensure climate justice in Bangladesh, said Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan.She noted that it is vital to enhance research, policy formulation, and action planning within the...

Another youth found dead on staircase

Within days of a similar gruesome discovery, another young man has been found dead in Old Dhaka, this time in the Bangshal area, with a GI cable wrapped tightly around his neck, raising alarm over a disturbing pattern of deaths...

Moscow seeks consent to opening Sberbank liaison office in BD

Russia is pressing Bangladesh for allowing its Sberbank to establish a liaison or branch office for helping resolve multi-million dollar outstanding payments for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and defense equipment.The proposal was made during recent high-level meetings in...

NBR rejects claims of restrictions on Benapole land port operation

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday dismissed media reports claiming that customs authorities had imposed restrictions on import and export operations through the Benapole land port after 6:00 pm.In a clarification, the NBR said no new order or...

GP CEO gets bail in case filed by former employee

Grameenphone Chief Executive Officer Yasir Azman and two senior officials appeared before a Dhaka court on Sunday and secured bail in a criminal case filed by a former employee who has accused them of fraud, criminal breach of trust and...

Cabinet closes in November: Mahfuj Alam

The Advisory Council of the interim government will wrap up its meetings within November, Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a "Meet the Reporters" event organised by the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Sunday, he highlighted the...

Italian PM to focus on migration, trade during Dhaka visit

Migration and trade will top the agenda during the Italian Prime Minister's upcoming visit to Dhaka, scheduled for late December, Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro said on Sunday.Speaking to reporters after a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...

Top Japanese entrepreneur plans to set up driving school in Bangladesh

A prominent Japanese businessman and politician, Miki Watanabe, has announced plans to establish a driving school in Bangladesh to help train and recruit thousands of skilled drivers for employment in Japan. The initiative marks another step in the deepening cooperation...

Trade, investment, defence coop dominate discussions

A wide range of issues concerning Bangladesh-Pakistan relations, including growing importance of bilateral trade, investment and defence cooperation, came up for discussion when visiting Chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza called on Chief...

Govt to appoint int'l legal consultant

The government plans to appoint an international legal consultant to resolve existing and future disputes involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts.The consultant will also provide legal advice on finalising terminal use agreements (TUAs), LNG sales and purchase agreements (SPAs), and...

Prayer Timings (2025-10-27)

Depression over Bay may turn into cyclone within hours

A low-pressure system over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) warning that it could develop into a cyclonic storm within the next 24 hours, repotrs bdnews24.com.In a special weather...

BNP objects to proscribing common alliance symbol

Election-hopeful Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) officially objected to a new rule providing for political parties' poll contest on respective symbols despite running for election as an alliance partner. The BNP formally submitted a protest note to the Election Commission (EC)...

Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway project cost to rise by Tk 10b

The cost of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway (DAEE) project are set to increase by at least Tk 10 billion due to changes in design, utility shifting, and integration of ramps with other infrastructures, including the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA)...

Recommendations for implementing July Charter today

Recommendations on implementing the initiatives taken in state reforms over a year-long discussion are set to be submitted to the government on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.A member of the Consensus Commission told bdnews24.com, "On Monday, the commission members led by Vice-Chairman...

Capital-machinery import rebounding from slump

Capital-machinery import rebounds into positive trajectory from a slump, indicating some acceleration in the economy after months of sluggishness Bangladesh had witnessed following disruptions.In sync with the upturn in import of capital machinery, the country sees a sharp growth in...

Bearing-pad crash from metro-rail pillar kills pedestrian

Tragedy struck down a young man as an about 100-kg bearing pad of metro-rail pillar crashed on him while crossing the area near its Farmgate station on Sunday noon, sources said.Witnesses and official sources said the bearing pad from pier...

New govt pay scale may cost Tk 700b more yearly

An initial estimate by the National Pay Commission (NPC) suggests the new government pay scale would require around Tk 700 billion more annually, including a hike in pensions, gratuities and medical allowances.The amount is equivalent to nearly three months of...

Kurdish PKK withdrawing all forces from Turkey

BAGHDAD, Oct 26 (AFP): The Kurdish militant PKK said Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to take legal steps to protect the peace process as held a ceremony in northern Iraq."We are...

Russian drone kills three persons in Kyiv

KYIV, Oct 26 (AFP): An overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people and wounded dozens, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said on Sunday.The head of Kyiv's military administration said early Sunday that "several" Russian drones were operating...

Now in touching distance of becoming NY mayor

NEW YORK, Oct 26 (AFP): An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto New York's political scene and is closing in on becoming the first Muslim mayor of America's most populous city.Since his...

Rubio does not see division of Gaza

JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (AFP): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that he did not envision a permanent division of Gaza, despite Israeli troops remaining in an area that has been prioritised for reconstruction.Under a US-brokered ceasefire, Israeli forces...

Russia tests new N-powered cruise missile

MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters): Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon Moscow says can pierce any defence shield, and will move towards deploying the weapon, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.The test, alongside a nuclear...

Nepal interim PM adds popular youth figures to cabinet

KATHMANDU, Oct 26 (AFP): Nepal's Prime Minister Sushila Karki expanded on Sunday her interim cabinet which was formed in the wake of youth-led uprising last month, inducting two ministers seen as popular among young people.The unrest on September 8-9 was...

Cambodia, Thailand sign expanded truce

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Reuters):The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an enhanced ceasefire deal on Sunday in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose intervention in their fierce border conflict earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The...