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Dengue: 20 more dengue cases reported in 24hrs

Dhaka, April 8 -- Twenty more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of cases to 1,997 this year. According to the Directorate General... Read More


Home adviser sees no specific security threat centering Pahela Baishakh

Dhaka, April 8 -- There is no specific threat centering Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year's Day, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday. Besides, security has ... Read More


Bangladesh name squad for first Test vs Zimbabwe, Taskin misses out

Dhaka, April 8 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced the squad for the opening Test of the two-match home series against Zimbabwe, scheduled to begin on 20 April at the Sylhet Int... Read More


Hajj flights to start from April 29

Dhaka, April 8 -- The hajj flights from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia will start from April 29 as the visa processing will be completed within a few days, said Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hos... Read More


Inflation increases slightly in March as non-food prices rise: BBS

Dhaka, April 8 -- to-point inflation rate rose slightly to 9.35 percent in March 2025, up from 9.32 percent in February, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (B... Read More


DR Yunus to hold breakfast meetings with Chinese, Korean investors to fast-track investment

Dhaka, April 8 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced on Tuesday that he would host a breakfast meeting for both the Korean and Chinese investors to address any investment-related concern... Read More


Bangladesh signs Artemis Accords with NASA for non-military space exploration

Dhaka, April 8 -- Bangladesh and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed the Artemis Accords on Tuesday, marking a significant step in non-military space exploration. Represen... Read More


Road crash leaves 2 dead in Brahmanbaria

Brahmanbaria, April 8 -- Two people were killed and four others injured as a speeding bus crashed into a CNG-run auto rickshaw on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Brahmanbaria's Sarail upazila on Tuesday mor... Read More


Couple stabbed 'by thief' in Dhaka, attacker held

, April 8 -- A couple was stabbed allegedly by a thief in Dhaka's Chawkbazar area on Tuesday. The injured were identified as Abu Musa, 40, son of Samir Uddin and his wife Shahnaz Akter, 35 of Netrako... Read More


Hasina's extradition issue raised but nothing finalised: Foreign Adviser

Dhaka, April 8 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus raised the extradition issue of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina but stressed that noth... Read More