Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned home on Friday after completing a five-day official visit to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). During the visit, the Army chief inspected Bangladeshi contingents deployed in South Sudan, including an engineering company, an infantry battalion and the Bangladesh Navy’s Force Marine ...

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is planning to launch a new pilot initiative to sell selected essential commodities in the open market outside of its existing Smart Family Card distribution system, aiming to help ease market prices and thus giving relief to the consumers. Under the plan, commodities procured at comparatively lower prices from abroad will be sold ...

Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has said retired private-school teachers across Bangladesh are set to receive their long-awaited retirement and welfare benefits simultaneously on Saturday. The minister disclosed the information in a social media post on Friday. He said the government has decided to allocate Tk2,035.86 crore in a one-time payment, following instructions from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, ...

Tanzid Hasan became the first Bangladeshi to score a Test century in Australia as the visitors dominated to reach 286-3 at tea on the second day of the first Test in Darwin on Friday. Led by a superb 101 by opener Tanzid and an entertaining 79 not out from captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh led the hosts by 88 runs ...

Former Home Minister and BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has been given charge of the Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Ministry, while Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anny has been assigned the Home Ministry in a cabinet reshuffle. The decision was taken at a high-level government review meeting on Thursday afternoon, according to policy-making sources. Salahuddin replaces BNP Secretary ...

Derai Upazila Correspondent : The police have arrested Kamrul Mia, 30, for allegedly killing his son Muhaddis Mia, 7, and daughter Bala Akter, 4, in Shyamachar Madhupur Village of Derai Upazila of the district. According to locals and police, the children had been missing since last August 8. Kamrul Mia told the locals that he could not find them. However, ...

Bangladesh bowled Australia out for 198 during the final session on day one of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday. Seamer Hasan Mahmud was the pick of the bowlers with 6-55 while Steve Smith top-scored for Australia with 71.

As the monsoon transforms the landscape with drifting clouds, gentle rain and lush greenery, fashion embraces the season with a refreshing blend of comfort, practicality and understated elegance. Inspired by the theme “Sublime,” Le Reve’s latest women’s collection captures the poetic beauty of the rainy season while responding to the needs of modern lifestyles. The collection draws inspiration from nature’s ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to actress Tanzin Tisha in a case filed over allegations of fraud and criminal breach of trust. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana passed the order after she surrendered before the court and sought bail, defence lawyers Eltutmish Sawdagar Annie and Nihar Hossain Faruk said. Earlier in the day, Tisha appeared before the ...

An 11-party alliance on Thursday submitted the nomination papers of their presidential candidate to the Election Commission (EC). A delegation led by alliance coordinator Dr Hamidur Rahman Azad submitted the papers at the EC office in Sher-e-Banglanagar in Dhaka in the morning. Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Abdul Baten, Nasiruddin Patwary, Engineer Rashed Pradhan and Mostafizur Rahman Iran, along with senior leaders ...