The Tazia procession marking the holy Ashura was held today peacefully commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA), the beloved grandson of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH),…

Former Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda passed away at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning. He was 83. Shamsul Huda was declared dead at the hospital around 10:15…

Bangladesh has cleared all outstanding dues to India’s Adani Power, making a one-time payment of $437 million in June for electricity imports.   Officials familiar with…

A Dhaka court has ordered the publication of a gazette notification summoning 100 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her son Sajeeb…

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Monday issued warrants for the arrest of 26 people, including Begum Rokeya University’s former Vice Chancellor Hasibur Rashid, in the Abu…

Pakistan and China are working to create a new regional bloc to replace Saarc, in which India was a prominent member. The talks on the regional bloc between Islamabad and Beijing are…

A meeting of the Parliamentary standing committee on External Affairs on Friday saw discussion on Bangladesh’s growing proximity with Pakistan and China, and implications of…

Bangladesh has continued its consultations with the United States on finalising the Agreement on Reciprocal Tariff.  The latest round of discussions took place in Washington DC…

Olga Michael, a Yup’ik woman from a remote Alaska Native village, has been declared the first female Orthodox saint from North America, honoured for her compassion, humility,…

The government is determined to ensure a safe, dignified, and harassment-free working environment for Bangladeshi seafarers working both at home and abroad, said Professor Asif Nazrul,…

  A Dhaka court on Thursday placed former Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on a three-day remand in a case filed over alleged irregularities and biased role in conducting…

Former state minister for planning Dr Shamsul Alam was arrested by detectives from the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Thursday. DMP Deputy Commissioner Talebur Rahman confirmed…

Vice-Chair of the National Consensus Commission Ali Riaz on Tuesday said efforts are underway to finalise the ‘July Charter’ by the end of this month following discussions…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday received the King Charles III Harmony Award at the St James's Palace in London. King Charles conferred the Harmony Award on Prof…

One of the leading humanitarian and impartial service organizations in the country, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), now stands caught in the grips of massive irregularities,…