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Gas supply to remain suspended in parts of Dhaka Thursday

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours in several areas of Dhaka on Thursday due to emergency repair work on a gas pipeline, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Lim... Read More


GDP growth accelerates to 3.68% in FY26

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The country's GDP growth accelerated to 3.68 percent in the 2025-26 fiscal year, driven mainly by stronger performances in the industrial and services sectors in the fourth quarter, a... Read More


President calls on youth to build strong social movement against drugs

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called upon young people and social and voluntary organisations to raise awareness against drug abuse and build a strong social move... Read More


A week on from DNCC's eviction drive, Mirpur-10 remains hawker-free

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Footpaths and roadside areas in and around Mirpur-10 have remained free of hawkers for the first time in recent memory following an eviction drive by the Dhaka North City Corporation ... Read More


Bangladesh seeks to raise trade with Indonesia to $10b

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Bangladesh wants to raise bilateral trade with Indonesia to more than $10 billion, reduce the trade gap and increase exports of ready-made garments, pharmaceuticals and agricultural p... Read More


Cohorts of fallen regime trying to put elected govt in trouble: Rizvi

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- BNP acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said accomplices of the fallen fascist regime are trying to create instability in the country and put the elected governmen... Read More


NGO Platform calls for sustained solidarity as Rohingya response nears decade

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The NGO Platform in Cox's Bazar has called for sustained international solidarity, stronger community leadership and investment in resilience and host communities as the Rohingya huma... Read More


Botched drainage causes newly paved road to be dug up again in Ahalia

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- A newly paved road in Ahalia adjacent to the playground in Sector 14 of Uttara was dug up again on Wednesday, just a day after the final asphalt work was completed, following foul-sme... Read More


AUST EEE Day 2026 ends on high note, Habib Wahid headlines

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- AUST EEE Day 2026, the annual fest of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), concluded with a day-lon... Read More


Religion, identity must not stand in way of citizens' rights: PM

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday pledged to build a Bangladesh where religion, race or identity will not stand in the way of anyone's rights and opportunities, with equal ri... Read More