- Consensus Commission resumes talks Saturday
- Miraz gets best sportsperson of the year award
- Cricketer Anderson awarded a knighthood
- ‘Some illegal foreign assets to be frozen within 6 months’
- US welcomes Bangladesh's signing of Artemis Accords
- Announce election roadmap immediately after completing the necessary reforms: Golam Parwar
- Bangladesh, EU to conclude PCA negotiations by 2026
- Accountability key to resolving Rohingya crisis: Dhaka
- ICC considers revising two-ball rule in ODIs
- 648 brick kilns shut down in anti-pollution drive
- New logo for Bangladesh Police finalised
- Earthquake felt in Dhaka, various parts of country
- China now slaps 125% tariffs on US goods
- Dismembered bodies of 2 women, a kid recovered in N'ganj
- Nasrul Hamid is the greatest 'electricity thief' of all time: Siddique Nazmul
- Shamit begins process to represent Bangladesh
- Residential buildings, farms hit in new US strikes in Sana’a
- Metro Rail’s 2 stations to be closed on Bangla New Year
- Protom Alo, Daily Star represent Hindustan: JAGPA Chhatra League
- 167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
Fire at Petronas gas pipeline near Malaysia injures 33, rescue efforts underway
A fire at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas injured 33 people on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said. Six of the injured were sent to hospital, Selangor fire department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail told broadcaster Astro Awani,...
July Charter will set the future course of Bangladesh
US Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Tuesday. During the hour-long meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and ways to deepen relationships between the two friendly countries....
People can spread bird flu to their cats, US study suggests
A study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences. Two household case studies from Michigan in May 2024 were published in the agencys Morbidity and Mortality Weekly...
Petrol pumps in Northern region shut down indefinitely in protest of eviction
All petrol pumps in the northern region have been shut down indefinitely from Wednesday morning in protest against a sudden eviction drive targeting roadside fuel stations. The Rajshahi Divisional Petrol Pump Owners and Workers Unity Council called for the strike. The announcement was...
Women footballers to announce retirement if coach not removed
A section of womens football players are uneasy again after Peter Butler came to Dhaka for the second term as the coach of the womens football team. The old conflict has come to the fore again and has taken a serious shape. This evening, almost all the senior women footballers at the BFF building...
Trump imposes tariffs, sanctions on Colombia over deportation flights dispute
A trade standoff between the U.S. and Colombia escalated on Sunday after President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs and sanctions against Colombia for rejecting U.S. military aircraft carrying deported migrants. Colombia, the third-largest U.S. trading partner in Latin America, quickly...
US’s Argent LNG sets deal with Bangladesh govt to supply 5m tons of LNG annually
Argent LNG, developing a 25 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) LNG facility in Louisiana, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government of Bangladesh to supply up to 5 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually, the company announced on Friday, reports Reuters. This...
LPG 12-kg cylinder priced at Tk 1,459
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been slightly raised following a change in the structure of the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). In a press release on Tuesday, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced that the price of LPG per kg has...