Shafiqul Alam returns to journalism, joins 'The Daily Waadaa' as editor
18 February 2026
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Bangladesh
Jamaat-led alliance holds emergency meeting without key ally
15 January 2026
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Politics
Bangladeshi-origin woman pulled from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis, says New York Post
15 January 2026
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News
Tarique likely to meet CA Yunus today
15 January 2026
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Bangladesh
Khaleda Zia’s legacy honoured in Washington National Press Club
13 January 2026
Law to secure journalists’ jobs at final stage of approval: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that journalists of both print and electronic media face uncertainty regarding their jobs, which is a threat for free media.
16 June 2021
Parliament passes daycare centre bill to support working parents
Child Daycare Centre Bill 2021 was passed in Parliament today in a bid to support working parents as the number of nuclear families is increasing day by day.
16 June 2021
Reopening educational institutions: Police bar procession of left-leaning students near education ministry
Police today barred a procession brought out by left-leaning student organisations -- demanding reopening of all educational institutions -- in front of the education ministry.
16 June 2021
3 killed in two road accidents in Gazipur
Three, including a garment factory worker, were killed in two separate road accidents in Gazipur.
16 June 2021
BGMEA urges Switzerland for extension of duty-free access
The garment makers' platform today urged Switzerland to extend duty-free access to Bangladeshi apparels for 10 years under the Everything but Arms scheme to ensure smooth transition of Bangladesh to a developing country
15 June 2021
UK aid cuts like a punch in the gut, says Brac
UK government’s funding cuts to the world’s largest international non-governmental organisation Brac is like a “gut punch” after a successful 10-year £450m partnership, according to a director of the NGO, reports Guardian.
15 June 2021
South Korea to give $700 million development loan to Bangladesh between 2021-2025
South Korea has decided to provide $700 million development cooperation loan to Bangladesh between 2021 and 2025.
15 June 2021
Stocks bounce back
The country's stock market bounced back today, as investors came out from the profit booking tendency of the last two days.
15 June 2021
SSF to be modernised further: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said, the Special Security Force (SSF) will be developed as a modern force amid the changing patterns of crimes.
15 June 2021
RMP launches ‘Police Covid Oxygen Bank’ to provide free oxygen for patients
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) today inaugurated ‘Police Covid Oxygen Bank’ with 50 oxygen cylinders to provide free oxygen to Covid-19 patients in the district.
15 June 2021
War crimes accused former JP lawmaker MA Hannan dies
Former Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Hannan, who was facing trial for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War, died of cancer today. He was 86.
15 June 2021
Parliament passes bill to curb irregularities in hajj management
The parliament today passed “Hajj and Umrah Management Bill, 2021” to deal with irregularities and mismanagement in the sector.
15 June 2021
Parliamentary body’s recommendation on female UNO: JSD MP Shirin Akhter demands PM’s intervention
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal MP Shirin Akhter today demanded intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to prevent implementation of the recommendation of a parliamentary committee to exclude women officers in giving ‘guard of honour’ to heroic freedom fighters after death.
15 June 2021
Bangabandhu Lounge opened at Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen inaugurated the newly established Bangabandhu Lounge at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN in New York yesterday.
15 June 2021
Hefajat’s former organising secretary Azharul on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed Azharul Islam, an organising secretary of hefajat’s previous central committee, on a five-day remand in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station in Dhaka on March 27.
15 June 2021
Woman dies as truck’s gas cylinder explodes in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh
A woman died after gas cylinder of a truck exploded in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh Beribandh area early today.
15 June 2021
Railway employees threaten to halt service if demand regarding IBAS++ software not met
Employees of Bangladesh Railway in Chattogram today demanded reshuffling the mileage options at integrated budget and accounting system (IBAS++ software), which is going to be introduced from July.
14 June 2021
MP Shahiduzzaman made chief of standing committee on law ministry
Ruling Awami League MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker of Naogaon-2 constituency was made the chief of the parliamentary standing committee on law ministry today.
14 June 2021
Recommendation for alternative of female UNOs for guard of honour ‘humiliating’ for women freedom fighters: Menon
Workers Party President and lawmaker Rashed Khan Menon, today in parliament, lambasted a parliamentary standing committee for its recommendation to take measures to find alternatives to a female upazila nirbahi officer’s (UNO) presence during the guard of honour given to valiant freedom fighters after death.
14 June 2021
Consumers may experience disruption in gas supply until June 16
Consumers may experience disruption in gas supply from today to Wednesday due to interrupted delivery of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG).
14 June 2021