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Govt starts efforts to repatriate laundered funds: Khasru
09:01 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayAmir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government has initiated a coordinated effort to bring back money allegedly laundered abroad, signalling a broader push to stabilise the economy and restore financial discipline.
Fakhrul says Ekushey now free, opens path to democratic Bangladesh
08:37 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night said Ekushey had remained confined under a fascist regime, but this time it is free, creating an opportunity to build a just and discrimination-free democratic Bangladesh.
Jamaat pays tribute at Shaheed Minar for first time
01:38 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayIn a historic first, Jamaat-e-Islami marked its presence at the Central Shaheed Minar on the night of February 21, paying homage to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement.
President, PM lead nation in remembering Amar Ekushey martyrs
01:11 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayThe nation entered the first hour of Amar Ekushey with solemn remembrance as the President and the Prime Minister led tributes to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
Delhi eyes ‘positive, constructive’ course for Dhaka ties
10:42 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayIndia has expressed optimism about advancing its relationship with Bangladesh under the country’s new government, signalling a willingness to deepen cooperation across sectors.
Shankar takes final exit from Jana Aranya
09:45 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayA towering voice of Bengali fiction has fallen silent. Eminent writer Mani Shankar Mukherjee, known to generations of readers simply as Shankar, passed away at around 1:30 pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at Peerless Hospital in Kolkata. He was 93.
US Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs
09:39 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayThe US Supreme Court ruled Friday that Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing a swath of tariffs that upended global trade, blocking a key tool the president has wielded to impose his economic agenda.
Bangladesh beat Pakistan to storm into Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars final
08:47 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayBangladesh A defeated Pakistan A by 54 runs in the semi-final of the ACC Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok on Friday.
PM stresses collective efforts to uphold, protect dignity of languages worldwide
08:18 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayPrime Minister Tarique Rahman on Friday, February 20, called upon all concerned to work collectively to uphold and protect the dignity of languages worldwide.
No Ramadan joy, respite for families in Gaza City destroyed by Israel
07:18 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayJust before sunset on Thursday, Nisreen Nassar crouched over her makeshift oven, burning wood and scraps of plastic to bake bread for her family so they could break their fast.
Nation to pay homage to language martyrs at zero hour
05:30 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayThe Martyrs Day and the International Mother Language Day will be observed on Saturday, February 21, marking the 74th year of the Language Movement.
Hasnat Morshed appointed PS to Home Minister
05:22 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayMuhammad Hasnat Morshed Bhuiyan, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the personal secretary (PS) to Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed.