Sylhet Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md. Sarwar Alam has announced that from October 24, passengers will be required to present their own National ID (NID) when traveling by train. Using someone else’s NID for travel will no longer be allowed. The decision aims to enhance passenger safety, ensure transparency in ticketing, and curb black-market activities. DC Sarwar Alam made the announcement ...

In-form Marnus Labuschagne was added to Australia’s ODI squad on Friday to face India after all-rounder Cameron Green was ruled out of the series with a side strain. Labuschagne was initially omitted for the three matches starting in Perth on Sunday. But he has slammed four domestic centuries in five innings, including two in the 50-over game, to thrust himself ...

July Charter is a document which sets out broad political consensus on fundamental reforms, said European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller. He has described the signing of the “July Charter” as a significant step toward political consensus and reform in Bangladesh, as the country advances toward national elections slated for early 2026. “I was delighted to join the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, along with leaders of several political parties including BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, signed the July National Charter on Friday afternoon. The signing took place around 5:15 PM. According to sources, representatives from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Ganadhikar Parishad, Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party, Ganasanghati Andolon, and Nagorik Oikya signed the charter. The ceremony began ...

Amari Dhaka, one of the city’s leading star hotels, announces the launch of “Dhakaiya Dawat”-its latest food festival at the hotel’s signature dining outlet Amaya Food Gallery. The exclusive buffet, running from October 5-31, offers guests the experience of Old Dhaka’s rich and diverse flavors in a luxurious contemporary setting. Guests dining at Amaya Food Gallery can treat themselves with ...

Bangladesh Water Works Association (BWWA) launched the 2nd Sustainable Water Management Expo 2025, uniting industry experts and organisations to combat the nation’s pressing water and sanitation challenges through cutting-edge solutions. On Thursday morning, the three-day event, running until 18 October, was inaugurated at the capital’s International Convention City Bashundhara. Expo features 28 stalls displaying sustainable water, wastewater and environmental management ...

Once dubbed the voice of the “slacker” generation, Richard Linklater continues to defy categorization with Blue Moon, a masterfully intimate character study that ranks among his finest works. Following a career that has ranged from the philosophical (Waking Life) to the musical (School of Rock) to the epochal (Boyhood), Linklater returns with a melancholic, richly textured portrait of lyricist Lorenz ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) has slammed the political alliance formed under the banner of “national consensus,” calling it a betrayal of the people. At the formal launch of its new labor wing Jatiya Sromik Shokti at Eskaton Navy Colony in Banglamotor on Friday, NCP Convener Nahid Islam asserted that true power lies in street movements, not in paper agreements made ...

National Consensus Commission made urgent amendments to the July Charter pledge on Friday following daylong protests by ‘July Fighters’ at South Plaza of National Parliament in Dhaka. The demonstrators had demanded official recognition, legal immunity and rehabilitation for their role in 2024 mass uprising, prompting a swift response from the Commission amid escalating tensions. Vice-chairman of the Commission, Professor Ali ...

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, following a “productive” phone call between the two leaders, reports AP. Trump, who is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, wrote on social media that “great progress” ...