A meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) is being held with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began at 10:00 am today at the Bangladesh Planning Commission Auditorium in the city’s Agargaon area, PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said. The meeting’s agenda includes discussion on the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2026-27 fiscal ...

Former lawmaker and retired Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of embezzling Tk119 crore through worker recruitment to Malaysia. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Fayez issued the order on Monday following an application by the ACC. The application had earlier been submitte on 25 ...

World Health Organization member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has gripped global attention is not officially on the agenda, it is expected to feature prominently in the discussions, as is ...

It is a “personal decision” for Sir Keir Starmer whether he chooses to fight any potential leadership contest, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said. She told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that Sir Keir had “shown before that he’s up for a fight” and “I wouldn’t write off the prime minister”. The PM has defied calls to step down ...

The Metropolitan Police has said 43 arrests were made on Saturday during an enormous £4.5m police operation to keep demonstrators at two rival London protests apart. More than 4,000 police officers were deployed to the capital to manage a so-called “sterile zone” between a rally organised by far-right figure Tommy Robinson, and a pro-Palestinian demonstration. Tourists trying to navigate major ...

Leaders of the Editors’ Council called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday. The meeting was held at the Public Administration Meeting Room of the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat. Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury, Prime Minister’s Adviser on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Zahed Ur Rahman, ...

The government on Sunday launched free high-speed Wi-Fi service at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), enabling more than 37,000 passengers to access internet services simultaneously as part of efforts to strengthen digital connectivity and improve passenger services. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam formally inaugurated the service at the airport this afternoon. Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Fakir ...

New Zealand has expressed strong interest in continuing duty-free and preferential market access facilities for Bangladesh even after the country graduates from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. The interest was conveyed by New Zealand’s non-resident High Commissioner to Bangladesh, David Pine, during a meeting with Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir at the Secretariat today, ...

Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season as Manchester United secured third place with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest. Fernandes, who was recently crowned the football writers’ player of the season, moved alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne when his cross was turned in by Bryan Mbeumo for United’s third goal. Mbeumo ...

A grandmother was stabbed to death after she tried to stop a group of armed assailants from forcibly abducting her 14-year-old granddaughter around 3am on Friday in Sylhet’s Goainghat upazila. The incident took place around 3am on Friday in the Birmongol Haor village under Rustampur union. Police recovered the body from the scene at around 10am the following morning. According ...