Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has said there is no illegal government interference in Islami Bank and that the central bank has not engaged in any irregular intervention in its operations, dismissing allegations circulating on social media. Speaking at a post-budget press conference at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Friday, the governor said neither Bangladesh Bank ...

Acting president of Sylhet city BNP Rezaul Hasan Koyes Ludhi has been appointed chairman of the Sylhet Development Authority. He has been given the responsibility on a contractual basis through a gazette notification issued yesterday (11 June), by order of the president. Rezaul Hasan Koyes Ludhi, a former panel mayor and councillor of Sylhet City Corporation, confirmed the matter himself. ...

A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Dattagram border in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila this evening (12 June), according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The deceased was identified as Mujibur Rahman, son of the late Ajib Ullah and a resident of Dattagram village under Sharifpur union. The incident occurred in the Nishchintapur area near ...

We often think of salt simply as the ingredient that brings life to our meals. However, reducing salt in our diet is one of the most vital steps we can take for our long-term health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, high salt intake is a major health risk, linked to nearly 1.7 million deaths every year. The ...

When you walk into Liberty Drink House, or just Liberty Falooda as the locals lovingly call it, you’ll enter a small, vintage-style shop frozen in time. The old-fashioned logo, the retro tiles, and the classic seating arrangements make you feel as if the 20th century never really left. It’s the kind of place where people don’t just stop by for ...

Electricity consumers in Sylhet using prepaid meters say they are facing significant difficulties after receiving unusually long recharge tokens, with some codes stretching to more than 200 digits following recent top-ups. Customers report receiving token numbers ranging from 80 to 240 digits after recharging their meters. Many say the lengthy codes are difficult to enter correctly, leading to repeated errors ...

India’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi arrived in Bangladesh on Friday morning (June 12), marking the formal start of his diplomatic assignment in the country. He entered Bangladesh through the Benapole-Petrapole border point by road, according to sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Trivedi succeeds career diplomat Pranay Verma, who served as India’s High Commissioner to ...

Border Security Force (BSF) of India and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have agreed to strengthen joint efforts against trans-border crimes and enhance cooperation to maintain peace and stability along the Bangladesh-India border. The commitment came at the 57th Director General-level Border Coordination Conference held at BSF Headquarters in New Delhi from 8-11 June. BSF Director General Shri Praveen Kumar led ...

A flag return ceremony and press conference were held at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday to honour Bangladeshi female mountaineer Nurunnahar Nimni following her successful ascent of Mount Everest. The programme took place at the Zahur Hossain Chowdhury Hall of the National Press Club at 10:30am. Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Nepal in Bangladesh ...

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has identified the target to achieve the proposed revenue collection of Tk 695,000 crore and bringing inflation down to 7.5 percent as the biggest challenges in implementing the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27. Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday unveiled a record Tk 938,000-crore budget, the largest in Bangladesh’s history. Reacting ...