Logo

All News

From
To

Former BNP lawmaker GM Fazlul Haque dies

10:05 AM, 18 Mar 2026 Wednesday

GM Fazlul Haque, former Member of Parliament from Chandpur and an executive committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), passed away on Tuesday evening at United Hospital in Dhaka.

University officer suspended over FB post on Home Minister

09:45 AM, 18 Mar 2026 Wednesday

An officer at Cox’s Bazar International University (CBIU) was temporarily suspended on Tuesday following allegations that he shared a defamatory and obscene post on Facebook about Salahuddin Ahmed, the lawmaker for Cox’s Bazar-1 (Chakaria-Pekua) and Minister of Home Affairs.

Eid rush triggers 10km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

09:05 AM, 18 Mar 2026 Wednesday

With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, a surge of homebound passengers has increased pressure on roads and highways. The situation has been further intensified by the start of holidays in garment factories in Gazipur, adding to the rush of people heading to their village homes.

Jago News Deputy Editor’s wife passes away

08:41 AM, 18 Mar 2026 Wednesday

The wife of Jago News Deputy Editor Dr Harun Rashid, Nazmun Nahar Khanam, has passed away.

Iran confirms security chief Larijani, Soleimani killed

08:27 AM, 18 Mar 2026 Wednesday

Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani and the commander of Iran’s internal Basij militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, have been killed, Iran’s state media confirmed hours after Israel claimed to have killed the two.

Australia beat China to reach Women’s Asian Cup final

09:57 PM, 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday

Australia captain Sam Kerr ⁠sealed ⁠a 2-1 win over China with a stunning second-half goal ⁠to put the hosts into their ⁠fourth Women’s Asian Cup final.

Rubio orders US diplomats to rally global action against Iran

09:48 PM, 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats worldwide to press foreign governments for swift action against Iran, citing an “elevated risk of attack” from Tehran and its allied groups.

568 tins of adulterated jaggery seized in Kushtia

09:26 PM, 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday

A mobile court has seized approximately 568 tins of adulterated jaggery from a factory in Kushtia's Khoksa and fined its owner Tk 1 lakh.

US counterterrorism director Kent quits over Trump's Iran war

09:18 PM, 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in Iran.

Eid countdown begins: ‘Domm’ trailer leaves fans wanting more

09:03 PM, 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday

The action-drama ‘Domm’, inspired by a true story, has ignited excitement among audiences even before its release.

Dhaka shops scramble for soybean oil in small-lot sales

08:37 PM, 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday

As Eid shopping picks up in Dhaka, local retailers are sourcing soybean oil in small quantities from other wholesalers or shops – a shift from traditional company-supplied bottles – to retain customers amid a growing supply shortage.

3 die as bus rams auto-rickshaw in Tangail

08:36 PM, 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday

Three people were killed when a bus rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Tangail's Dhanbari on Tuesday afternoon, March 17.