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Stocks open higher on Sunday as indices surge at DSE, CSE

, Feb. 1 -- Trading at the country's stock exchanges began on a strong note on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, with key indices posting sharp gains at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) an... Read More


BNP delegation in a meeting with CEC

, Feb. 1 -- A BNP delegation, led by its Central Election Steering Committee Chairman Nazrul Islam Khan, is now in a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin ahead of the national elec... Read More


Gazipur's NCP candidate alleges attempt on life

Gazipur, Feb. 1 -- Advocate Ali Naser Khan, a central leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the 11-party alliance candidate for Gazipur-2 constituency, on Saturday alleged that an attempt was... Read More


Dhaka's train link with northern region resumes after 3 hours

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Train services between Dhaka and the northern parts of the country remained suspended for three hours on Saturday following the derailment of a bogie in Dangapara of Hakimpur upazila... Read More


Litton, Shanto, Akbar to lead teams in special 3-team T20 event starting Feb 5

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- With the national team absent from the upcoming T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a high-stakes domestic T20 tournament titled "Odommo Bangladesh" (Indo... Read More


23 jute mills in Khulna to suspend production from Sunday

, Jan. 31 -- Production at 23 private jute mills in Khulna region will be suspended from Sunday due to an acute shortage of raw jute. The crisis was created after excessive rainfall disrupted jute cu... Read More


Govt cuts fuel prices by Tk 2 per litre for February

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The government has announced a Tk 2 per litre reduction in the prices of diesel, octane, petrol, and kerosene for February 2026, aiming to provide fuel at a relatively affordable pri... Read More


At Least 200 Die in Mine Collapse in Eastern DR Congo

, Jan. 31 -- At least 200 miners have died following the collapse of multiple shafts at coltan mines in Rubaya, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a spokesperson for the March 23 Movement rebel... Read More


Iraqi calligrapher completes massive handwritten Quran after six years

, Jan. 31 -- Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman has completed an extraordinary handwritten copy of the Holy Quran after six years of tireless work, marking the end of a deeply personal artistic journey. St... Read More


Young people protest ICE and reenact immigration raids in Roblox

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Some Roblox users have been staging "raids" in the popular roleplaying game Brookhaven, wearing ICE gear and acting out immigration enforcement scenarios. Others have taken to virtua... Read More