French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at the party's central office this evening (25 January). The meeting ...

Rikabdar said stolen and snatched mobile phones from Dhaka and other parts of the country were being taken to Gulistan, where their IMEI numbers were changed before being resold in Dhaka and nearby ...

After nearly two decades, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to visit his ancestral home district Bogura on 28 January to attend a planned election rally. Party leaders and activists have expressed ...

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Garment buying house entrepreneurs have opposed the commerce ministry's proposal to withdraw bonded warehouse facilities on the import of yarn of 10 to 30 counts, warning that the move could harm the ...

The Padma awards are conferred annually in three categories, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, and are presented by the President of India at ceremonial functions held at Rashtrapati ...

According to the Forest Department’s Wildlife Crime Control Unit, four of the vultures were recently recovered from various locations in Feni district.

Explaining the decision to contest the upcoming 13th parliamentary election independently, Charmonai Pir said he had initially hoped to forge an alliance for the sake of Islamic unity.

A free, fair and acceptable election is a prerequisite for democratic transition, but it is not sufficient on its own, Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJON) Secretary and Chief Executive Badiul Alam ...

Beneficiary numbers and allowance rates for a total of 15 social safety net programmes under the committee’s jurisdiction were finalised for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

After hearing his petition, the court ordered the chief election commissioner to expeditiously dispose of the application.

A British-born journalist who made India his home, Tully became a trusted voice across the region, best remembered for his courageous reporting during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.