Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to pay an official visit to Japan. A delegation from Japan handed over the Japanese Prime Minister’s invitation letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday (August 12). The invitation was conveyed during the 7th Bangladesh-Japan Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in Dhaka. Foreign Secretary ...

Three new police superintendents (SPs) have been appointed to Gazipur, Khulna and Kushtia districts, while the incumbent SPs of the three districts have been transferred to the Highway Police and Armed Police Battalion (APBn). A notification, signed by Home Ministry Deputy Secretary Tawsif Ahmed, issued on Wednesday (August 12) in this regard. Kushtia SP Mohammad Jasim Uddin has been appointed ...

The prosecution has concluded its arguments seeking the maximum punishment for seven senior leaders of the Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam described Obaidul Quader as a “political joker” and said his actions accelerated the fall of the Awami League. The prosecution ...

Sylhet Office : Police detained the prime suspect in connection with the murder of an elderly couple and their teen domestic help in Sylhet city’s Raynagar earlier today. The arrestee, Babul Miah, 40, painted houses for a living, said police. The victims are MA Sattar, 82, his wife Suraiya Begum, 72, and their help, Tahmina, 15. Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) ...

Sylhet Office : An elderly couple and their 25-year-old domestic worker were found dead at their home in Sylhet city’s Raynagar area this morning (12 August), with police suspecting that they were murdered. The victims were identified as Abdus Sattar Mia, 90, his wife Suraiya Begum, 75, and their domestic worker Tahmina, 25. Police detained a suspected person, identified as ...

With Bangladesh’s intense heat and year-round sunshine, sunscreen has become more than a beauty product-it is an everyday essential. Yet a recent international controversy has reminded consumers that choosing the right sunscreen is just as important as applying it regularly. For many Bangladeshis, comfort plays a key role in daily sunscreen use. Some products feel greasy or sticky, while others ...

Speakers at a sit-in programme on Wednesday alleged that restricting journalists from entering the courtrooms of the Supreme Court, including the Appellate Division, is unconstitutional and violates the public’s fundamental right to information. They – mainstream journalists and leaders of different journalist organisations also demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Chief Justice’s decision to block journalists’ access to the courtrooms ...

Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Health Affairs S M Ziauddin Hyder has said the government is trying to revamp the health sector and is working towards that goal. “The government has already increased the budget for the health sector. The health sector was politicised over the past 17 years. As a result, the sector is in an imbalanced state. We ...

American businessman Josh Kushner and former Disney executive Bob Iger are purchasing the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking price of $12.5 billion, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Per the network, the duo purchased controlling interest from Mark Walter, who bought a controlling interest in the team from the Buss family for $10 billion in October 2025. The NBA Board of ...

Bangladesh joined the “Home Show Brazil 2026” in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to expand its export market across South America. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and the Bangladesh Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, are managing the country’s participation at the Distrito Anhembi venue. The trade show concludes on 13 August. Four Bangladeshi companies—Zihan Plastic Industries, Mother Tannery, Rainbow Jute, and Classical ...