Bangladesh Krishi Bank achieved a remarkable success in foreign remittance collection in 2025. By collecting USD 3.13 billion, the Bank secured the second highest position among all banks in the country that marked a glorious milestone in its history. To celebrate this historic achievement, Bangladesh Krishi Bank organized a Glorious Milestone Celebration Program on 19 January 2026 at the Auditorium ...

Despite growing awareness among parents about ensuring safe food for children, alarming levels of adulteration have been found in powdered milk sold in the market under the label of “reputed brands.” Recent laboratory tests conducted by different agencies revealed that several popular milk powder products contain extremely low levels of actual dairy ingredients, while harmful adulterants make up a dangerously ...

Gold and silver hit record highs Monday while most equity markets fell after Donald Trump revived trade war fears by threatening several European nations with tariffs over their opposition to the United States buying Greenland. The US president has fanned already-rising geopolitical tensions this month by insisting that Washington would take control of the North Atlantic island, citing national security ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly paused all preparations for the national team ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 set to take place from February 7 till March 8 in India and Sri Lanka, sources told Geo News on Monday. The team management will be briefed later on the future course of action, according to officials. They ...

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) staged demonstrations on Monday, protesting the High Court order that postponed the first SUCSU election in nearly 30 years. Witnesses said students began a procession at the main gate around 2:10 PM and later blocked the Sylhet–Sunamganj highway, chanting slogans like “SUCSU is our right, who can stop it?” disrupting traffic. ...

Black coffee sits on the stronger end of caffeinated beverages. A study published in The Journal of Nutrition in July 2025 found that black coffee consumption is linked to a lower mortality rate. In other words, drinking coffee without added sugar/cream was associated with a 14 per cent lower risk of all-cause mortality. The findings also reveal that the health ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday said it is the responsibility of all stakeholders – the government, the Election Commission, and political parties – to ensure that the election scheduled for February 12 is held in a ‘fair and festive’ atmosphere. “I seek the cooperation of all political parties in this regard,” he said when a delegation of National ...

Holy Shab-e-Barat will be observed on the night of February 3 as the Shaban moon was not sighted in the country on Monday. As the moon was not sighted the holy month of Shaban will begin from January 21 and Shab-e-Barat will be observed on February 3. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee ...

A delegation of the European Union countries met Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting, led by European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller, took place at 5:40 PM at the BNP Chairman’s Gulshan political office here, bsaid BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. Ambassadors from Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and Italy attended the meeting. ...

After a wait of over 28 years, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) is set to hold its central students’ union (Sucsu) and hall union elections tomorrow (Tuesday). The long-awaited polls have generated widespread excitement across the campus. The last election was held in 1997. According to the Election Commission, voting will take place from 9:00am to 4:00pm without ...