ECNEC meeting underway with PM in chair

Dhaka, July 22 -- A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) got underway on Wednesday morning with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began at... Read More

Teesta nears danger level; rising waters spark flood fears in Lalmonirhat

Lalmonirhat, July 22 -- The Teesta River was flowing just 1 centimetre below the danger level at the Dalia point on Wednesday morning following heavy upstream flow and persistent rainfall, raising fea... Read More

Rain likely across country: BMD

Dhaka, July 22 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rains in all the divisions in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Wednesday. According to the BMD forecast, light to moderately heavy... Read More

Bangladesh co-chairs UN road safety panel, calls for stronger institutions to save lives

Dhaka, July 22 -- Bangladesh has called for stronger institutions, coordinated implementation and greater accountability to accelerate global efforts to reduce road traffic deaths and serious injuries... Read More

Dhaka records moderate air quality, ranks 26th globally

Dhaka, July 22 -- Dhaka ranked 26th among the world's most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 75 at 9:10 am. According to the AQI scale, the city's ai... Read More

Local govt polls likely by year-end or early 2027, to be free and fair: Fakhrul

Dhaka, July 22 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said local government elections are likely to be held either by the end of thi... Read More

Bangladesh condemns Houthi naval blockade against Saudi Arabia

Dhaka, July 22 -- Bangladesh has strongly condemned the Houthis' declaration of a naval blockade against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It believes such actions risk escalating tensions, undermining re... Read More

Tarique Choyon resigns as press secretary at Bangladesh's Kolkata mission

Dhaka, July 22 -- Md Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan, better known as Tarique Choyon, has resigned from his post as first secretary (Press) at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, citing personal a... Read More

Journalist Abu Hena Rasel dies; CRAB mourns death

Dhaka, July 22 -- Senior journalist and Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) executive committee member Abu Hena Rasel died at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday. He was 57. He breath... Read More

Govt to roll out reforms to cut project delays, improve spending efficiency: Saki

Dhaka, July 22 -- State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki on Wednesday said the government is preparing a series of policy reforms to cut lengthy delays in project implementation, strengt... Read More

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