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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


45 crude bombs recovered in Shariatpur: 4 held

, Jan. 12 -- Law enforcers in a joint drive have recovered 45 crude bombs and bomb-making materials from a bamboo grove in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district on Monday. Tipped off, a joint force t... Read More


Home Adviser warns Ansar against unethical conduct during election

Gazipur, Jan. 12 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Genl (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday issued a firm warning to members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP), directing them t... Read More


Youth loses leg in landmine blast along Teknaf Border

Cox's Bazar, Jan. 12 -- A young man lost his right leg in a landmine explosion along the Teknaf border in Cox's Bazar on Monday. The incident occurred around 10:30 am in the Hauserdip area of the Hoi... Read More


Why Baba Vanga's 2026 'World War III' prophecy is going viral worldwide

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- As 2026 begins amid mounting geopolitical strain, renewed attention has turned to Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, whose alleged warning of a year marked by "war and destruction" is spre... Read More