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ICC flags Mustafiz as security risk; Asif Nazrul calls decision 'absurd'

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Bangladesh's participation in the T20 World Cup hit fresh controversy on Monday after Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul said the International Cricket Council (ICC) had formally f... Read More


Next govt should implement Labour Manifesto: Nazrul Islam

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday emphasised that the welfare of working people should be a key part of any development plan and said the government to be elected next wi... Read More


Bangladesh Bank to launch Tk 10,000 bond for housing, rail projects

, Jan. 12 -- Bangladesh Bank announced plans to issue the 'Bangladesh Government Special Sukuk-1', a Shariah-compliant bond worth Tk 10,000 crore, to finance selected national infrastructure and welfa... Read More


Bangladesh Bank to launch Tk 10,000 crore bond for housing, rail projects

, Jan. 12 -- Bangladesh Bank announced plans to issue the 'Bangladesh Government Special Sukuk-1', a Shariah-compliant bond worth Tk 10,000 crore, to finance selected national infrastructure and welfa... Read More


Development project execution to remain slow this fiscal: Planning Adviser

, Jan. 12 -- The sluggish pace of development project implementation is likely to continue through the current fiscal year, Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said on Monday. "The implement... Read More


Justice trails shadows; RAB arrests suspect in brutal Banasree murder

, Jan. 12 -- In a quick strike against the darkness that settled over Banasree, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a man linked to the savage killing of an 18-year-old SSC examinee on Satur... Read More


Hearings begin at UN's top court on alleged Rohingya genocide by Myanmar

, Jan. 12 -- Hearings opened on Monday at the United Nations' highest judicial body to determine whether Myanmar is responsible for committing genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority. The case ... Read More


Chinese envoy meets Jamaat Ameer

, Jan. 12 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen met Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday and discussed ways to strengthen party-to-party exchanges. The two sides had... Read More


Seat-sharing announcement within days: Jamaat Ameer

, Jan. 12 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday said the alliance is expected to make a final announcement on seat-sharing either on Tuesday or Wednesday. He made the remarks while speaking ... Read More


NEC cuts ADP by Tk 30,000 crore

, Jan. 12 -- The National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday approved Revised Annual Development Programme(ADP) for the fiscal year 2025-26 with a total size of Tk 2,08,935 crore, marking a reduction fr... Read More