French Embassy in Dhaka Hosts Bastille Day Celebration
Dhaka - People from different walks of life gathered at the French embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday to ce…
Bangladesh
BFIU freezes $6.1 billion in assets linked to Hasina family, 10 conglomerates
Dhaka – The government has confiscated assets belonging to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's fam…
Opposition walks out over special committee for constitutional amendment
Dhaka – The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has constituted a special parliamentary commit…
Prime Minister calls for collective effort to maintain cleanliness
Dhaka – Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sought cooperation from all to keep Bangladesh clean in or…
Rainfall warning issued as monsoon active over Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh's meteorological department has forecast more rain in different parts of the coun…
Four charged over jackal killings in Barishal
Barishal – Four people have been sued in Barishal for the recent killing of seven jackals, an endang…
Former parliament speaker Jamiruddin Sircar passes away at 94
Dhaka – Former Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament and senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) le…
Over 1 million affected, 51 dead as floods submerge southeast Bangladesh
Dhaka – Flooding in southeastern Bangladesh has turned severe, with hundreds of thousands of people…
Rights defender Irene Khan named Bangladesh's UN ambassador
Dhaka – The government has appointed internationally acclaimed human rights activist Irene Khan as B…
Bangladesh seeks Dutch support for digital media sector improvement
Dhaka – Bangladesh has expressed strong interest in collaborating with the Netherlands in the field…
Rain-triggered landslides kill 10, including eight in Rohingya camp
Dhaka – At least 10 people, including eight children at a Rohingya refugee camp, have been killed in…
Bangladesh braces for flooding as rivers swell after heavy rain
Dhaka – Bangladesh has issued flood warnings for vast swathe of areas in 16 administrative districts…
Over 1.27 million students sit for HSC exams across Bangladesh
Dhaka – More than 1.27 million Bangladeshi students began their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) a…
Bangladeshi Speaker heads to Tehran for Khamenei's funeral
Dhaka – Bangladesh's Speaker of Parliament, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, has departed for Tehran to attend the…
Biman cancels DGM promotion day after issuance over scam
Dhaka – Just a day after issuing a promotion order for a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight service ma…
Bangladesh bets big on stability with $76b national budget
Dhaka – The government on Thursday unveiled an ambitious national budget outlining a total allocatio…