Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has officially recognised Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman as the opposition leader in parliament, reports bdnews24.com.A gazette notification published on Thursday also confirmed the appointment of the party's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher as the deputy leader...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attends the first meeting of the Parliamentary Business Advisory Committee held with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in the chair at the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Saturday. —Photo PID
The 11-party opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to take to the streets unless the government arranges for the "Constitution Reform Council" to convene by Sunday (today), reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a press conference held at Jamaat's central office in...
Aminul Ehsan Anan | 2026-03-15 00:00:00
Over the past few decades, Bangladesh has experienced multifaceted development due to expanded school enrolment, improved literacy rates, and substantial progress in gender parity in education. Still, the persistent problem of poor educational quality and inequitable access lies as a...
Rounak Marium | 2026-03-15 00:00:00
Imagine spending months running between government offices, submitting the same documents again and again to different agencies, only to be told you are missing one more signature from one more department. For generations of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs, that has not been...
Epan Mohammad Arman | 2026-03-15 00:00:00
Traditionally, war has been quantified in terms of obvious destruction: loss of territories, cities reduced to rubble, and soldiers killed in combat. Governments count victories and defeats through statistics and shifting borders. However, the underlying effects of contemporary war are...
Ahmed Shamir Sakir | 2026-03-15 00:00:00
Inflation has become one of the most significant economic issues confronting Bangladesh in recent years. Rising costs of food, fuel, and essential goods have diminished household purchasing power, strained public finances, and made it more difficult to maintain economic growth....
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters): Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Friday said he was eager to see Trump ally and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison take over CNN, as he criticized the US news media's coverage of the Iran war."The sooner...
EBL honours SME women entrepreneursEastern Bank (EBL) recognised 52 SME women entrepreneurs who successfully repaid their loans under the Small Enterprise Refinance Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs and received Bangladesh Bank incentives. EBL Head of Asset Salekeen Ibrahim and Branch Area...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2026-03-15 00:00:00
If Bangladesh can attain the status of an emerging market, elevated from its current position as a frontier market, it will increase the inflow of foreign investment, but achieving this success involves a reshaping of the overall economy.Foreign index providers,...
Bangladesh batter Litton Kumar Das has defended the controversial run-out of Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha in the second ODI in Dhaka, saying the dismissal did not violate the spirit of the game, reports bdnews24.com.The incident involving Mehidy Hasan Miraz has...
The National Sports Council (NSC) official said on Friday that they will take a call on the future of the Bangladesh Cricket Board once they receive the report that will be prepared by a newly-formed five-member inquiry committee, according to...
Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) former executive committee member, former deputy director (training) of BKSP and national sports awardee Shamima Sattar Mimu passed away on Friday night, said a press release.The former athlete breathed her last due to cardiac arrest at...
Despite being outclassed in the previous game, Bangladesh refuses to give up hope as they take on Pakistan in the series-deciding third ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Sunday), reports BSS.The match will begin at 2:15...
MAGURA, Mar 14 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed when a tree branch fell on them during a storm on the Sreepur-Magura road at Keshtapur in Sreepur upazila of Magura district on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Pranto Dutta, 25,...
KHULNA, Mar 14 (UNB): A rickshaw puller who went missing three days ago was found dead at Jailkhana Kheya Ghat in Sadar upazila of Khulna district early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Hanif Sheikh, son of Aziz Sheikh.Babul Akhter, in-charge...
NARAIL, Mar 14 (UNB): Passenger train services on the Dhaka-Narail-Khulna and Dhaka-Narail-Benapole routes are currently operating with only one train, forcing travellers to rely on limited schedules and often wait long hours for the next journey.Local people have demanded an...
OUR CORRESPONDENTBOGURA, Mar 14: As the country prepares for Eid-ul?Fitr, the northern district of Bogura is witnessing a surge in the production of its famed lachchha semai and thin white vermicelli, with a bustling seasonal industry expected to generate close...
Standard Islami Bank holds its 424th board meetingThe 424th board meeting of Standard Islami Bank PLC was held at its head office in the city recently. Chairman of the board of directors of the bank Mohammed Abdul Aziz presided over...
Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches, reports AP.Experts say it's not a question of if airfares will go...
PM to open canal excavation in Sahapara of Dinajpur on Mar 16Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the canal excavation programme in the country by re-excavating a canal in Sahapara area of Kaharol Upazila in Dinajpur tomorrow (Monday). In...
The price of gold has been reduced by Tk 2,683 per bhori in the local market, with the new rate for 22-carat gold set at Tk 262,265 per bhori, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) announced on Saturday, reports UNB.In a...
State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md Shariful Alam has said closed jute mills across the country will be reopened to increase employment opportunities, reports BSS.He said this while inspecting the activities and progress of the Pirojpur Textile Vocational Institute...
ISLAMABAD, Mar 14 (AFP): President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday the Afghan Taliban had "crossed a red line" by launching what the military called "rudimentary drones" against civilian targets in Pakistan.Pakistan's military said they were intercepted on Friday night...
ROME, Mar 14 (AFP): Italians vote next week on a highly divisive judicial reform that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says is essential for impartiality, but which opponents condemn as a power grab.The referendum comes amid an ongoing struggle between Meloni's...
WASHINGTON, Mar 14 (AP): The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship.After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on...
WASHINGTON, Mar 14 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has been "totally defeated" in the US-Israeli military campaign against the country and wanted a deal he would not accept, despite Iranian officials pledging to continue the fight."The...
Ahamedul Karim Chowdhury | 2026-03-15 00:00:00
Energy crises rarely arrive without warning. They usually begin with geopolitical tension, rising oil prices or disruptions in global shipping routes. Yet the real impact of such crises is often determined by how governments manage domestic markets. Recent developments in...
The main entrance to the ChandinaUpazilaParishad and Chandina Bazar, located adjacent to the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla, has now become a nightmare for the general public. Thousands of people are enduring unbearable hardship every day due to the massive wholesale...
On Eid day, many people like to give new notes to younger family members as a token of love. This is one of the joys of Eid, especially for the children. So, although there is not much demand for new...
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