Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the new government is working to make state institutions, long rendered ineffective, functional and properly institutionalised once again. He also confirmed that local government elections will be held on schedule. Mirza Fakhrul, also the BNP Secretary General, made the remarks while responding to journalists after laying ...

Thirty underprivileged women from Sreemangal and Kamalganj upazilas in Moulvibazar have received sewing machines after completing a three-month tailoring training programme aimed at making them self-reliant. The initiative was organised by the Sreemangal and Kamalganj upazila units of Bashundhara Shuvosangho. The machines were handed over at a ceremony held on Friday at the auditorium of Sreemangal Udayan Girls’ High School ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman held a series of bilateral meetings with key counterparts on the sidelines of the OIC Executive Meeting on Palestine in Jeddah, reaffirming Bangladesh’s stance on Palestine and boosting diplomatic engagement. The Foreign Minister met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar of Pakistan, Vice Foreign Minister Waleed A. Elkhreiji of Saudi Arabia, ...

Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal. The governor of South-Kivu province, Jean-Jacques Purusi, said authorities found two mass graves with at least 171 dead bodies in the ...

As dengue surges globally, an Indian vaccine candidate has entered the final stage of testing, raising hopes for one of the world’s first single-dose shots against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. Dengue, which causes severe flu-like symptoms and debilitating body aches, has exploded globally, fuelled by rising temperatures and densely populated cities. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that almost half ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the state honors distinguished and knowledgeable people for its own necessity. ”A nation becomes more enlightened in prosperity and moral standards as the number of accomplished individuals in society continues to grow.” PM Tarique Rahman made the remarks while addressing the Ekushey Padak-2026 distribution ceremony at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Thursday morning. ...

The High Court on Thursday granted six-month ad-interim bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in five cases filed with Fatullah and Narayanganj Sadar Model police stations. The order was issued by a bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher. Four of the cases relate to the killings of Abul Hossain Miji, ...

Members of the UK Parliament and diplomats from several countries have highlighted the importance of protecting and promoting linguistic diversity, describing multilingualism as vital to cultural identity and global understanding. They made the remarks at a programme organised by the Bangladesh High Commission in London to mark International Mother Language Day 2026, said a press release. The event was held ...

After more than seven years of keeping their relationship in a space between acknowledgement and denial, South Indian superstar Vijay Deverakonda and popular South and Hindi film actress Rashmika Mandanna tied the knot at 11:30am on Thursday in a traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony at the luxurious ITC Mementos Udaipur. The wedding rituals were conducted according to Telugu Hindu customs, with ...

The country’s annual per capita income rose 1% to US$2,769 in the 2024–25 fiscal year, according to final data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Thursday. In local currency, per capita income stood at Tk334,511 in FY25, up from Tk304,102 in the previous fiscal year. In FY24, per capita income was $2,738. The BBS also said the ...