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
1 more dies of coronavirus, 3 new cases confirmed: health minister
One more coronavirus patient has died in Bangladesh while three new cases have been confirmed in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque says.
1 April 2020, 05:51 AM
Two more infected, 6 including 70-year-old recover: IEDCR
Two more persons have tested positive with coronavirus (Covid-19) in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the number of the confirmed cases to 51, says IEDCR.
31 March 2020, 09:24 AM
Bangladeshi journalist dies of coronavirus in New York
Bangladeshi photojournalist A Hai Swapan dies from coronavirus in New York.
31 March 2020, 05:51 AM
1 more infected, 4 including 80-year-old recover: IEDCR
Another person has tested positive with coronavirus (Covid-19) in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the number of the confirmed cases to 49, says IEDCR.
30 March 2020, 05:51 AM
No new infection, 4 recover in last 24 hrs: IEDCR
Four more people who had tested positive with coronavirus, have fully recovered, taking the recovery number to 15 so far, IEDCR said today.
28 March 2020, 05:43 AM
4 more infected with coronavirus: IEDCR
Four more people tested positive with coronavirus (Covid-19) in Bangladesh, taking the number of the confirmed cases to 48, says IEDCR.
27 March 2020, 04:35 AM
E-passport, new MRP operations suspended
The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) suspends electronic and machine-readable passport (MRP) operations, as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
23 March 2020, 06:13 AM
Missing journalist: Unidentified men approached his motorbike, says Amnesty
Unidentified men approached journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol’s motorbike and appeared to tamper with it, the day he was last seen before what is feared to be an enforced disappearance, Amnesty International says.
21 March 2020, 09:35 AM
Flag carrier cancels flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore
Biman Bangladesh Airlines today suspended its flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore, spokespersons of Biman said today.
19 March 2020, 08:45 AM
Modi praises Bangabandhu in tweet
Bangabandhu would be remembered for his courage and indelible contribution, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says in a tweet.
17 March 2020, 08:59 AM
IEDCR asks overseas returnees to self-quarantine
Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research (IEDCR) requests all overseas returnees to self-quarantine.
10 March 2020, 07:49 AM
Govt to introduce 1st int’l grant for young innovators
The government is going to introduce its first international grant for young innovators as part of celebrating “Mujib Borsho”, says ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak.
5 March 2020, 09:48 AM
Sheikh Rehana, Saima Wazed pay homage to Bangabandhu at Kolkata’s Baker Hostel
Sheikh Rehana and Saima Wazed Hossain, daughter and granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, pay homage to the Father of the Nation in Kolkata’s Baker Hostel of Maolana Azad College.
29 February 2020, 10:07 AM
Saudi’s ban on Umrah pilgrims: 10,000 Bangladeshis in uncertainty
Around 10,000 Bangladeshis with Umrah visas remain uncertain about performing their pilgrimage as the Saudi government has imposed a temporary ban on foreigners’ entry to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
27 February 2020, 14:33 PM
Bangladeshi national infected with coronavirus in UAE
The United Arab Emirates says it registered two new coronavirus cases, including one Bangladeshi national, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the virus in the Gulf Arab state to 11.
22 February 2020, 06:47 AM
'Tiger widows' shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh
Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbours and branded a witch. Mosammat Rashida's crime? Her husband was killed by a Bengal tiger.
18 February 2020, 07:12 AM
Convicted war criminal Abdus Subhan dead at DMCH
Convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan dies of old age complications at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
14 February 2020, 09:49 AM
Rear Admiral Nazmul Hassan new envoy to Maldives
The Government decides to appoint Rear Admiral Nazmul Hassan as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Maldives.
13 February 2020, 10:03 AM
We frame each budget with the election manifesto in mind: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh has attained an ability to advance further by competing any nation of the world and asserted that none can pull the country backward any more.
5 February 2020, 04:43 AM
361 Bangladeshis to arrive from China tomorrow
Three hundred and sixty-one Bangladeshis stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city Wuhan are to be brought back on a special flight.
31 January 2020, 07:42 AM