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 ...

Taylor Swift on Thursday became the youngest woman ever inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame, another milestone in the 36-year-old US pop star’s record-breaking career. The female record was previously held by Carole Bayer Sager, who was 43 when she joined in 1987. Stevie Wonder remains the youngest person ever admitted, at age 32 in 1983. Artists become ...

South Korea got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Czech Republic 2-1 Thursday after finally converting some of the many chances they created. Until the 80th-minute mark it seemed that the Czechs would punish the Koreans’ wastefulness, but substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the decisive goal in a Guadalajara stadium that was far from full. ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami today, Thursday staged a protest rally in the capital immediately after the presentation of the proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal, describing it as “anti-people but loot-friendly,” and expressing their dissatisfaction with the additional tax burdens it imposes on citizens. Speaking at a rally before the procession, Jamaat Assistant Secretary General and former MP AHM Hamidur Rahman ...

Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten 40 as Bangladesh won the second one-day international by five wickets on Thursday to clinch their first-ever series win against Australia in the 50-over format. Chasing a DLS revised victory target of 192 in 41 overs in a rain-hit match, Bangladesh eased home with 36 balls to spare in Dhaka to take an unassailable 2-0 ...

Actress-turned-politician Koel Mallick on Thursday resigned from the Rajya Sabha, adding to the growing list of Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarians stepping down from the Upper House and intensifying speculation over the future political alignment of several party MPs. Mallick’s resignation came amid mounting political uncertainty within the TMC. Earlier, former Rajya Sabha members Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Susmita Dev had ...

The Denmark government is eager to see the full and comprehensive implementation of the July National Charter with a view to promoting lasting democratic reforms in Bangladesh, said Danish Ambassador Christian Brix Møller on Thursday. During a meeting with Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, the Danish envoy also expressed hopes to further strengthening bilateral ties based on shared ...

Bangladesh has called for stronger support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to bolster climate resilience, improve access to international climate finance and ensure a smooth graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. Speaking at the annual session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative ...