Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Thursday warned that route permits of bus companies will be cancelled if they charge extra fares during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr travel period. The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting at the Secretariat on preparations to ensure a safe and smooth journey for passengers during Eid. He ...

A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday met visiting S. Paul Kapur, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, to discuss Bangladesh–US relations and other issues of mutual interest. The five-member BNP delegation held the meeting at Gulshan residence US Ambassador to Bangladesh, in the morning, BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan ...

Former prime minister Khaleda Zia is among 15 distinguished individuals selected for the Independence Award 2026. Alongside the key figures, five institutions will also receive the country’s highest civilian honour, according to a notification issued by Cabinet Division on Thursday. The government has decided to confer the award on 15 eminent individuals and five institutions in recognition of their outstanding ...

Libya has expressed its support for Bangladesh’s candidate for Presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during a meeting between the Libyan envoy and the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser in Dhaka on Thursday. Libyan Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdul Mutalib SM Suleiman paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kabir at ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma on Thursday met Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon to discuss bilateral cooperation, regional stability and issues of mutual interest between the two neighbouring countries. The meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere, according to Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. During ...

Leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have sparked controversy for chanting political slogans and holding a procession inside the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) in Sylhet last night. A video showing NCP northern region’s chief coordinator Sarjis Alam chanting slogans inside the shrine premises has widely circulated on social media. In the footage, Sarjis is seen delivering a series ...

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has reported that several drones fired from Iran struck its territory, causing damage and civilian injuries. One drone reportedly hit a terminal building at Nakhchivan International Airport, while another landed near a school in the village of Shakarabad. “We strongly condemn these drone attacks carried out from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted ...

Global economic resilience was being tested by the war in the Middle East, the head of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva warned Thursday. “This week global resilience is tested yet again by the new conflict in the Middle East,” Georgieva said during a livestream of the “Asia in 2050” conference in Bangkok. “This conflict, if proven to be more prolonged, has ...

Arsenal moved seven points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brighton on Wednesday, while City drew 2-2 at home against struggling Nottingham Forest. Bukayo Saka’s early strike in the ninth minute proved decisive for Arsenal, as his low shot from the edge of the penalty area beat goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. City nearly ...

The High Court on Thursday granted the bail petition of senior journalist Anis Alamgir in ca case. An HC bench of Justice KM Jahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the bail plea. Adv Aslam Miah was present during the hearing and he later confirmed the bail news to media. On January 22, a Dhaka Court rejected the bail ...