Saudi Arabia and eight Muslim-majority countries including Gaza mediators Qatar and Turkey have agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Wednesday. In a joint statement, Riyadh announced the “shared decision” of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates to join the ...

The government on Thursday started selling rice at subsidised prices under an additional Open Market Sale (OMS) programme in 419 upazilas across the country to help stabilise the rice market and provide price support to local people. Under the programme, one metric tonne of rice per upazila is being sold daily at Tk 30 per kilogram from today, said a ...

InterContinental Dhaka, the iconic luxury hotel by IHG, has strengthened its commitment to environmental stewardship by becoming the first hotel in Bangladesh to introduce an AI-powered Glass Bottle Water Plant producing Zero Mile Artisanal Water-setting a significant new benchmark in sustainable hospitality. The facility was recently inaugurated in the presence of Nasreen Jahan, Chairman of Bangladesh Services Ltd and Secretary ...

The government on Thursday said it recruited 3,263 doctors officers under a special BSC exam for the health cadre. A Public Administration Ministry statement said the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) health cadre officers were recruited at the entry level through the 48th BCS (Special) examination-2025. It said 2,984 of the officers were recruited as assistant surgeons 279 people as assistant ...

Apart from the public holiday on the voting day on February 12, the Council of Advisers today approved a proposal declaring public holiday on February 11 to facilitate voter participation and ensure proper law and order management ahead of the polls. The Council gave the approval at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser’s Office here with Chief Adviser Professor ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Thursday framed charges against seven accused, including Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, in a case filed for alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising. The order was issued by a three-member tribunal, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, scrapping discharge petition filed for the accused. The tribunal also set February ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) officially launch its election campaign with offering prayers at Dhaka’s Tin Netar Mazar (mausoleum of three national leaders) and Shaheed Osman Hadi at 11:30AM near Doyel Chattar on Dhaka University campus. Top party leaders, including (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary, the candidate of Dhaka-8 constituency, attended the programme. All the political parties started campaigning formally for ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged people to remain alert against the conspiracy to rig votes. “A conspiracy to rig votes is underway and urged people to remain alert against it. Like a party that has fled the country, a group within Bangladesh has also begun conspiring to manipulate the electoral process,” he said while speaking as the chief guest ...

Professor Ali Riaz Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, told a town hall meeting on Thursday that every citizen represents the “Yes” candidate in the upcoming referendum, as a positive vote will secure a democratic and humanitarian future for the nation. “People often ask who the ‘Yes’ candidate is. I say—you, I, and all of us are the candidates for ...

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has warned that political interference may return to the banking sector in the future if the Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Ordinance is not issued. He said caution must be exercised to ensure that personal or individual-centric decisions do not influence the banking sector. Due to the lack of proper governance, the sector has been ...