Bangladesh and the United States (US) are set to sign a bilateral trade agreement on February 9 in Washington to resolve reciprocal tariff issues, just three days before the national election. Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman confirmed the information on Sunday while speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Commerce in Dhaka. Bangladesh has received a tentative date for signing a ...

A Dhaka court has been sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years’ of imprisonment for misuse of power in securing a 10-katha government plot in Purbachal area. The court also sentenced her three nieces UK MP Tulip Siddiq to four years’ imprisonment and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti and Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby to seven years’ separately. Judge Md Rabiul ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has said that mafia groups have been frightened by the public support. ”Out of fear, they are tearing down billboards and banners one after another. A desperate attempt is underway to stop the march of the Shaplakoli.” He made these remarks in a Facebook post on Monday. He wrote, ”On Sunday night, a ...

A writ has been filed with the High Court challenging the validity of candidacy of BNP-nominated candidate MA Kaiyum. Nahid Islam, candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance for Dhaka-11 and convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), filed the writ on Monday which sought a stay on the candidature of Quayum in the constituency. Advocate Zahirul Islam Musa and Advocate ...

The newly recruited 3,263 doctors and dentists today joined their new jobs through the 48th Special Bangladesh Civil Service (Health) exam, officials said on Sunday. Health ministry officials said 2,984 of the recruits joined as assistant medical surgeons and 279 as assistant dental surgeons following the exams conducted by Bangladesh Public Service Commission. The Health Services Division of the ministry ...

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with hemp from Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday night. The arrested were identified as Rajon Robi Das, 24, and Akshay Karmakar, 26, from Brindaban Tea Estate in Bahubal. Acting on a tip-off, a DB team conducted a drive near Amtali Bazar at around 8:30 PM and arrested ...

Country’s remittance inflow surged to US$3.17 billion in January, marking a 45.1 percent year-on-year growth and the third-highest monthly remittance total in the country’s history, according to Bangladesh Bank data. In the same month last year, the country had received US$2.19 billion in remittances. The highest-ever single-month inflow was recorded in March 2024-25 at US$3.29 billion, followed by US$3.23 billion ...

Kylian Mbappe stayed calm to roll home a 100th-minute penalty and claim Real Madrid a 2-1 win over nine-man Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in a spicy La Liga derby clash. Los Blancos cut Barcelona’s lead back to one point at the top of the table after the Spanish champions beat Elche on Saturday. Vinicius Junior scored early on for Madrid ...

The Mayor is falling short of delivering the affordable homes that Londoners need most, a City Hall report has concluded. The social housing system is failing to keep pace with increasing demand from families and disabled Londoners, the London Assembly Housing Committee have said in a new publication. There is especially a lack of affordable family-sized and accessible homes in ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday underscored the urgency of launching Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the European Union, warning that Bangladesh must act swiftly to preserve preferential access to its largest export destination as existing duty-free facilities approach expiry. The issue was raised during a meeting with Nuria Lopez, chairperson of the European Chamber of Commerce in ...