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Qatar Labour Minister Ali bin Saeed meets PM Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, May 18 -- Qatar's Labour Minister Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri has met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place on Sunday at the State Guest House Jamuna, according to P... Read More


UNICEF says it 'repeatedly warned' Yunus government over vaccine stocks before outbreak

Dhaka, May 18 -- UNICEF Bangladesh has said that it had "repeatedly warned" the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government about an impending vaccine shortage and the consequent risk of disease outbreaks. ... Read More


Pakistan warns Delhi of 'mutual destruction' after India's 'geography or history' remarks

Dhaka, May 18 -- Pakistan's military has issued a sharp rebuke to Indian Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi over his recent warning that Pakistan must decide whether it wanted to remain "part... Read More


Kaarina Kaisar's funeral prayers held at Central Shaheed Minar

Dhaka, May 18 -- Content creator Kaarina Kaisar's funeral prayers have been held at the Central Shaheed Minar. Following the prayers held around 10pm on Sunday, student leaders present at the venue c... Read More


Taskin, Miraz pick up scalps to put Pakistan under pressure

Dhaka, May 17 -- Pacer Taskin Ahmed and spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz have made inroads into the Pakistan innings, picking up regular wickets to wrongfoot the visitors. The duo picked up a couple of sca... Read More


Army operation in CHT arrests 3 UPDF members, seizes firearm and ammunition

Dhaka, May 17 -- The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has announced the arrest of three criminals, including Post Collector Ronel Chakma of the hill region armed organisation UPDF (Main) group, ... Read More


IUB's Aurpita receives NST fellowship for rice heat-tolerance research

Dhaka, May 17 -- A postgraduate student of the Department of Life Sciences at Independent University, Bangladesh has received the National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship for the 2025-26 acade... Read More


JU students end blockade after VC assures rape suspect's arrest in 72 hours

Dhaka, May 17 -- Protesting students at Jahangirnagar University (JU) have suspended their sit-in and unlocked the administrative building following an assurance from the vice-chancellor that the susp... Read More


Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27, Hajj on May 26

Dhaka, May 17 -- Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27, a Wednesday, following the sighting of the crescent moon signalling the start of Zil Hajj, the last month of the Islamic calendar. ... Read More


Ukrainian defence tech revolution has US and Europeans envious

Dhaka, May 17 -- As US and Ukrainian officials this week neared a landmark deal on drone production, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius was visiting a frontline command post with his own Ukrainia... Read More