Festivity fills the air this month. As the joyful celebration of Eid ul Fitr comes to an end, excitement builds for Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, which is just around the corner. This is a time when people across Bangladesh prepare to welcome the new year with happiness, hope, and vibrant traditions. Baishakh is all about colour, culture, and ...

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane aimed a dig at Cricket Australia after $2.7 million all-rounder Cameron Green was unable to bowl as they opened their IPL season with defeat. Green was snapped up by three-time champions Kolkata in the December auction for 252 million rupees to become the most expensive overseas buy in Indian Premier League history. Kolkata posted ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin, the Prime Minister and other national leaders on Monday paid their tributes to Professor Dilara Hafiz, wife of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, on the premises of the Jatiya Sangsad. The coffin of the deceased was brought to the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad at around 12:00pm and placed on a stage draped in black cloth. On ...

The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested former director of DGFI, Md Afzal Naser, who is known to have been associated with the 1/11 government. He was apprehended early on Monday (30 March) from a residence at House No 864, Road No 12, Mirpur DOHS in the capital. DB Joint Commissioner Nasirul Islam confirmed the arrest. ...

Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar. The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February and Tehran has hit back by targeting crude-exporting countries in the region and halting shipments ...

The body of a businessman was recovered from a hotel in Sylhet on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mofazzal Haque Saurav, 32, owner of Tonni Kitchen, a hotel in Lamabazar area of the city. Saurav was staying in a room on the fifth floor of Relax Inn, a residential hotel in the northern part of Dhopadighi area, said ...

Bangladesh’s sporting landscape took a major leap forward on Monday as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman officially launched a groundbreaking athlete allowance and ‘Sports Card’ scheme, awarding Tk1 lakh per month to 129 national players in its first phase. The initiative, unveiled at the Prime Minister’s Office, aims to strengthen financial security and elevate sports as a viable profession across the ...

Bangladesh and South Korea held a bilateral meeting Sunday on the sidelines of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaound‚ Cameroon to enhance trade cooperation and mutual investment. The Bangladeshi delegation was led by Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman and other senior officials, said a press release here today (30 March). The South ...

Health experts have raised fresh concerns over a resurgence of measles in Bangladesh, warning that the highly contagious viral disease poses a serious risk, particularly to children. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects children. It is caused by the measles virus and spreads easily from person to person through respiratory droplets released when an infected individual ...

Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Planning, has said the government’s main focus is to revive the country’s struggling economy by increasing revenue collection. Speaking at a press conference held at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) building in Agargaon of the capital on Sunday, he said Bangladesh had inherited a “devastated economy”. ...