Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday stated the country must not return to the situation that existed before August 5. He also stressed the need to avoid violence, revenge and political division while guiding the nation toward a constructive future. Speaking at a greetings exchange with senior media editors at a hotel in Dhaka, Tarique said differences ...

US President Donald Trump on Friday again suggested the use of force to seize Greenland as he brushed aside Denmark’s sovereignty over the autonomous Arctic island. “We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,” Trump said at a White House meeting with oil executives looking to benefit in Venezuela, where the United States last ...

As severe cold spell is sweeping across Khulna and adjoining districts, hospitals across Khulna are reporting a sharp rise in cold-related illnesses and diarrhea, particularly among newborns and young children. Over the last three days, around 1,400 children have received treatment at the Khulna Divisional Children’s Hospital, hospital sources said. Most of the affected children are suffering from fever, cough ...

Joint forces today arrested five people and recovered a large batch of illegal arms, ammunition and equipment used for criminal activities during a drive in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet. The arrested persons were identified as Gias Uddin, son of late Yusuf Ullah of Chiladia village in Jagannathpur upazila, Md Habu Mia, son of late Geda Mia of Rifatpur village under ...

Ingredients: * 2 cups rice flour * 1 ½ cups fresh coconut grated * ½ cup water plus additional for steaming * 1 tsp salt * 1 cup date molasses coarsely broken into small pieces (brown sugar can be substituted) * Also need 2 pieces of cheese cloth a deep small round bowl to shape the pitha, a bhapa pitha ...

Neymar has started his recovery process after undergoing minor surgery on his left knee on Dec. 22. The Brazil forward, who turns 34 on Feb. 5, arrived at the Santos training ground on Thursday and looked in good spirits as he worked out in the gym. Neymar did specific exercises to strengthen his left knee following the arthroscopic surgery to ...

Nestle Waters has been given the go-ahead to market its four French brands as “natural mineral water”, despite the use of filters before bottling. In two orders dated December 23, 2025, the prefect of the Vosges region in northeastern France authorised the company to install filters for its Contrex and Hepar brands. Two of the Swiss food giant’s other brands, ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that truly an opportunity has created to build a liberal democratic state after many years. “A critical time, our leader Tarique Rahman has returned to the country from abroad. The dream of building this country that he has shown to us has made the entire nation much more hopeful today.” ...

Tasnim Jara, independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, will be able to contest the upcoming elections as she has regained her candidacy. During an appeal hearing on Saturday, the Election Commission said that her nomination is valid. The commission announced the decision after the hearing in presence of Chief Election Commissioner. On January 3, nomination papers of Tasnim Jara have been ...

Bangladesh and the United States have discussed upcoming elections in Bangladesh, economic and trade relations, Rohingya issue and regional matters. National Security Adviser Dr. Khalilur Rahman met Allison Hooker, Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Paul Kapur, Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department in Washington DC and discussed the issues. In the meeting with Under-Secretary, Dr. Rahman ...