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People to enjoy August 5 as a public holiday every year: Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said the people of Bangladesh will enjoy the 5th August, a public holiday every year as 'Mass Uprising Day', celebrating what he called t... Read More


Commemorative postage stamp released on July Uprising Day

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday released a commemorative postage stamp and an inaugural envelope on the occasion of the July Uprising Day 2025. The Chief Adviser re... Read More


Fractured trust: everyday life & the crisis of social confidence

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- In both rural hamlets and the sprawling urban corridors of Bangladesh, a quiet crisis brews beneath the surface of everyday interactions: a crisis of trust. Trust is the invisible soc... Read More


India rejects U.S., EU remarks on its Russian oil imports

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- India on Monday objected to the United States and the European Union (EU) targeting it for importing oil from Russia, saying it was "unjustified and unreasonable." In a written state... Read More


Global negotiators reconvene in Geneva to finalise legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- The resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) for a global plastics treaty kicked off in Geneva on Tuesday, drawing delegates from 184 countries a... Read More


Govt dissolves ATAB board, appoints administrator

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- The government has dissolved the current Board of Directors (BoD) of the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) and appointed an administrator to oversee the organisation. ... Read More


Global manufacturers call on US buyers for shared tariff shock responsibility

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Global garment manufacturers called on US buyers for shared responsibility on Monday, as tariffs are putting the industry, workers, and sustainability at risk. They further urged bra... Read More


Police arrest 593 people in 24 hrs

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Police arrested 593 people during raids across the country over the last 24 hours - from 6:00 am Sunday to 6:00 am Monday. Assistant Inspector General (Media) of Police Headquarters ... Read More


Teenage gang assaults JnU, DU students; stabs one

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- A Jagannath University (JnU) student was stabbed and his three friends were assaulted allegedly by a teenage gang in the capital's Lalmatia in Mohammadpur. Anurav Ashraf Rajya a stud... Read More


Election to be held in February, before Ramadan: CA Yunus

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has announced that the 13th national parliamentary election will be held in February next year, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. To this end, a let... Read More