The government is currently reviewing 101 bilateral agreements signed with India during former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime, Chief Whip of Parliament Nurul Islam Moni said on Friday (September 11). Addressing a press briefing at the Parliament Media Center, the Chief Whip emphasized that the current administration is actively pulling back from various unethical arrangements to prioritize national interest. Moni ...

Gold prices have fallen in the local market, with the price of 22-carat gold dropping by Tk 2,158 per bhori. The new rates, announced by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS), came into effect at 10:00 AM on Friday. According to the revised rates, the price of 22-carat gold has been reduced to Tk 231,880 per bhori. The price of 21-carat ...

The resumption of Bangladesh-India passenger trains Maitree, Bandhan and Mitali Express was not on the agenda of the 38th Inter-Governmental Railway Meeting (IGRM), and no decision or timeline was set for their resumption. This piece of information came from Ziaul Haque, additional secretary of the Ministry of Railways and head of the Bangladesh delegation, on Thursday evening at the end ...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has denied her party’s plans to cut housing benefit would make people homeless, but suggested some would have to “move somewhere cheaper”. At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, she had challenged Andy Burnham to commit to spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, saying the cost could be covered by cuts to welfare. The Conservatives ...

People are overestimating how much crime takes place in London and how unsafe residents feel, according to research by King’s College London. Researchers found that respondents thought that 30% of Londoners had personally experienced a crime in the year between October 2024 and September 2025, when the reality was 12.2%, according to ONS figures. Londoners involved in the survey also ...

A section of teachers backed by BNP-backed “White Panel” at Sylhet Agricultural University continued their sit-in for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Alimul Islam over allegations of irregularities, autocratic conduct and corruption. A section of university officials has also joined the protest programme. The protesters locked the main gate of the university’s ...

Bangladesh will face India in the first semifinal of the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai today, with a place in the final at stake. Bangladesh finished runners-up in their group after losing to Sri Lanka, while India remain unbeaten in the tournament. Bangladesh’s campaign has followed a familiar pattern. They suffered a narrow defeat to Sri Lanka in the group ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the Anti-Corruption Commission to bring corrupt people to book through neutral and proper investigation no matter how powerful they are. The president made the call after an ACC delegation led by its Chairman Justice AKM Asaduzzaman paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Thursday, said a press release. Other members of ...

Speakers on Thursday said climate action must ensure decent work, protect livelihoods and promote inclusive growth, calling for reliable, disaggregated data to identify vulnerable groups and better target social safety net programmes. They also recommended for focusing on creating employment through green transition, requiring sector an occupation level mapping to identify where jobs will be generated or lost. Thy made ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Thursday expressed confidence that the Bangladesh Army Medical and Dental Corps would continue to play a valuable role in humanitarian and service-oriented activities, stressing the importance of integrity, honesty and a strong sense of duty. He made the remarks while addressing the annual Commanders’ Conference of the Medical and Dental Corps at the ...