Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman is set to assume the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 8 September. The 81st session of the UNGA will formally open on 8 September, while the high-level general debate will begin on 22 September with speeches by heads of state and government. Khalilur Rahman will preside over ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday warned that no one would be spared if people’s rights were undermined. “If any obstacle comes our way, we will fight it and reach our destination. We will not spare anyone who plays games with the rights of the people,” he said. He made the remarks while addressing the inaugural rally of ...

The second day of Cosmetica Dhaka 2026, an international exhibition for the cosmetics industry, remained lively at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital. On the holiday, visitors began arriving at the ICCB premises even before the exhibition opened. The crowd continued to grow as the day progressed. Attendance was also notable on Thursday, the opening day, with ...

India’s foreign exchange reserves (INFXR=ECI), opens new tab climbed to another record high of $740.80 billion in the week to 28 August, central bank data showed on Friday, boosted by heavy inflows from special schemes to attract dollar inflows into the country. India’s FX pile has risen for nine straight weeks, jumping by almost $75 billion during this period, with ...

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has said the government is implementing a multi-pronged and coordinated plan to overcome the country’s energy crisis and build a self-reliant and sustainable energy system. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday in response to questions from lawmakers, he said strengthening energy security, increasing the use of renewable energy and reducing dependence on imports were among the government’s ...

Kareena Kapoor Khan just proved that festive dressing does not need to be loud and heavy all the time. She recently stepped out in an ivory cape top set by Anamika Khanna and the whole look feels like something you could actually copy without spending hours getting ready. There were no heavy embroidery, no bling, just clean lines and great ...

The country will not face the kind of power crisis experienced in August next summer as the government is taking a series of measures to improve electricity and fuel supply, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit has said. He made the remarks in Parliament on Wednesday in reply to a question from Chapainawabganj-3 MP Nurul ...

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has set new prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for September. The retail price for a 12-kilogram (kg) LPG cylinder has been reduced to Tk 1,585 from Tk 1,598. The regulator announced the price adjustment on Wednesday (September 2). Under the revised structure, prices for other cylinder sizes have also been refixed: 5.5 kg ...

Police recovered the hanging body of a BGB personnel from Minatila Border Camp tower in Jointapur upazila of Sylhet district early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Jamil Ahmed, a member of Sylhet BGB-48 Battalion. He served at Minatila BoP. Mahbubur Rahman Molla, officer-in-charge of Jointapur Police Station, said Jamil might have hanged himself from the tower of the Minatila ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the United States to review and ease its existing visa bond system for Bangladeshi businesspeople and genuine tourists travelling to the country. He made the call when US Ambassador Brent T Christensen paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Wednesday morning. During the meeting, the President recalled US investment and cooperation ...