Logo

All News

From
To

Remittances cross $3b on pre-Eid spike

07:42 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

Bangladesh’s remittance inflows have maintained a powerful upward trajectory, recording $3.05 billion in the first 24 days of March 2026, as expatriates increased transfers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.

Salah to leave Liverpool after nine years

07:10 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season, bringing an early end to a nine-year spell at Anfield for one of the club’s all-time great scorers.

Bus plunges into Padma while boarding ferry, passengers feared lost

06:37 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

A chilling scene unfolded on Wednesday afternoon at the Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari, as a bus carrying around 40 passengers plunged into the mighty Padma River while trying to board a ferry.

Bangladeshi scientist Senjuti wins top vaccine honour

06:13 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

Dr Senjuti Saha has been named the 2026 Rising Star at the Sabin Awards, an honour that places her alongside the world’s most influential figures in vaccine research.

4 trainee ASPs dismissed from service

06:11 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

The government has dismissed four trainee Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Police) cadre.

Dhaka seeks Swiss cooperation in recovering laundered money

05:47 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

Bangladesh has sought Switzerland’s cooperation in recovering funds laundered abroad and advancing police reforms.

Airstrike in Iraq kills 7

05:31 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

A new strike in western Iraq killed seven security personnel, the defence ministry said Wednesday, a day after a deadly attack on the same base targeted the former paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi.

JS Panel to submit ordinance review report on March 29: Law Minister

05:21 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

The parliamentary special committee reviewing a large number of ordinances has examined more than 120 so far and is set to submit its final report on March 29, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said on Wednesday.

Oil prices drop as Trump's Iran negotiation claims

05:07 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

Oil prices have fallen after US President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war were progressing, while Iran said "non-hostile" vessels could use the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route.

Won’t obstruct justice for anyone: AG Kazal

04:34 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

After being appointed as the country's 18th Attorney General, Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal, a senior lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, told reporters in a reaction, 'I will not obstruct justice for anyone.'

Upazila, municipality elections soon: State Minister

04:29 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Mir Shah Alam, has said elections to upazila parishads and municipalities will be held soon, ruling out any move to appoint new administrators in the interim.

Russian corvettes in Chittagong on goodwill visit

04:06 PM, 25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

The Bay of Bengal took on a distinctively Baltic hue this week as two Russian Navy corvettes, the Rezkiy and the Sovershenny, glided into Chittagong port for a four-day goodwill visit.