Shafiqul Alam returns to journalism, joins 'The Daily Waadaa' as editor
18 February 2026, 16:13 PM
Bangladesh
Jamaat-led alliance holds emergency meeting without key ally
15 January 2026, 15:11 PM
Politics
Bangladeshi-origin woman pulled from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis, says New York Post
15 January 2026, 12:51 PM
News
Tarique likely to meet CA Yunus today
15 January 2026, 12:35 PM
Bangladesh
Khaleda Zia’s legacy honoured in Washington National Press Club
13 January 2026, 23:10 PM
Yunus urges South Asian academics to align education with youth aspirations
13 January 2026, 23:02 PM
Surrendering to those obstructing reform is like walking backwards: Mahfuj Alam
13 January 2026, 22:55 PM
Selling diseased meat as 'beef' undermines public trust: Obhoyaronno
13 January 2026, 21:06 PM
Fakhrul condemns Chuadanga BNP leader’s death in custody, demands justice
13 January 2026, 16:17 PM
Old Dhaka readies for Sakrain as kites, lanterns and memories return to winter skies
13 January 2026, 16:06 PM
Bangladesh 8th most remittance receiving country in world in 2020: World Bank
World Bank, in one of its reports, projects that Bangladesh will see increased remittance flow and secure eighth position in the world in terms of it in 2020.
31 October 2020, 06:07 AM
Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the anniversary of the birth and the demise of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him), was observed in the country today with religious festivity and fervour.
30 October 2020, 14:11 PM
Covid-19: 19 die, 1,604 infected, 1,422 recover in 24 hours
Nineteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 October 2020, 09:58 AM
Bangladesh garment workers pray for orders as pandemic shreds exports
Bangladesh garment factory owner Shahidullah Azim laid off 20% of his workers in the wake of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Now watching the second wave build in Europe and the United States, Azim is staring at "an unprecedented crisis".
20 October 2020, 09:17 AM
Covid-19: 16 die, 1,684 infected, 1,576 recover in 24 hours
Sixteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 October 2020, 10:00 AM
Flights to India to resume soon, Indian envoy hopes
Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka, Vikram Doraiswami, says that he is hopeful about resuming air operation between India and Bangladesh "very quickly."
12 October 2020, 07:04 AM
Covid-19: 20 die, 1,441 infected, 1,685 recover in 24 hours
Twenty people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 October 2020, 09:35 AM
Bangladesh ahead in South Asia in GDP growth in FY2019-20: WB
The World Bank in a report has estimated that Bangladesh will do better than its South Asian neighbours in GDP growth for the fiscal year 2019-20.
8 October 2020, 06:33 AM
PM's Financial Times article advocates a 'cleaner, greener, safer world'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said climate change, pandemic and the destruction of nature are common threats and these should unite all in working towards a common solution -- a cleaner, greener and safer world.
29 September 2020, 07:26 AM
Covid-19: 32 die, 1,567 infected, 2,051 recover in 24 hours
Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 September 2020, 10:01 AM
Radwan Mujib to launch policy magazine ‘WhiteBoard’ tomorrow
Centre for Research & Information (CRI) is set to launch WhiteBoard, a magazine objectively and comprehensively analysing and narrating the policies in Bangladesh, tomorrow.
19 September 2020, 09:12 AM
Coronavirus fallout: Bangladeshi, Indian workers in ‘extreme risk of modern slavery’
For the first time, India and Bangladesh were in the "extreme risk" category, joining China and Myanmar in a group of 32 countries with the worst risk of slave labour, the Modern Slavery index by risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft finds.
4 September 2020, 05:55 AM
Covid-19: 32 die, 2,158 infected, 2,964 recover in 24 hours
Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 September 2020, 09:48 AM
Covid-19: 47 die, 2,211 infected, 3,378 recover in 24 hours
Forty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, reads a release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 August 2020, 09:35 AM
Antique idols worth Rs 35cr seized in West Bengal ‘while being smuggled to Bangladesh’
Indian customs authorities claim to have seized 25 antique idols valued at Rs 35.3 crore, which were being smuggled to Bangladesh from West Bengal.
27 August 2020, 05:27 AM
Covid-19: Total number of infections crosses 3 lakh mark
The total number of people infected with Covid-19 in Bangladesh so far has reached 3,02,147, with 2,519 new infections recorded in last 24 hours, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 August 2020, 09:58 AM
3 Bangladeshis with ‘no travel document, fake work permits’ held in Malaysia
Three Bangladeshi men, allegedly with no travel documents, and a female private taxi driver are arrested at a roadblock in Jalan Napoh, Changlun, near Jitra in Malaysia.
22 August 2020, 06:45 AM
Covid-19: 46 die, 3,200 infected, 3,234 recover in 24 hours
Forty-six people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 August 2020, 09:43 AM
Covid-19: 37 die, 2,595 infected, 1,641 recover in 24 hours
Thirty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
17 August 2020, 09:47 AM
Covid-19: 34 die, 2,644 infected, 1,012 recover in 24 hours
Thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 August 2020, 09:41 AM