President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday called upon officials and employees of Bangabhaban to discharge their duties with sincerity, integrity and professionalism. Addressing a special durbar at Bangabhaban, the President said he has resigned from all political positions before assuming the office of the President and has now become a completely non-partisan person. “You know that I resigned from ...

A chaotic scene erupted in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday when opposition lawmakers voiced strong protests against Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed’s response to a query raised by Cumilla-4 Member of Parliament Hasnat Abdullah. The uproar occurred during the scheduled question-and-answer segment of the parliamentary session. Addressing the assembly, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed stated that he could not grasp the nature ...

A sudden flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has killed at least 22 people, while several others, including 108 Indians, are reportedly missing. The flood has also caused extensive damage in the affected areas, prompting precautionary measures in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which border Nepal. Several major rivers flow from Nepal into Bihar, including the Gandak River, also known as the ...

The draw for the league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco today (Thursday). The draw is scheduled to begin at 10:00pm Bangladesh time, with European football’s biggest clubs set to discover their opponents for the new season. The qualifying play-offs concluded last night, completing the 36-team lineup for the league ...

Five more people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours ending Thursday morning, while 1,031 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported during the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released the update through a press bulletin sent from its control room on Thursday (August 27). According to the bulletin, 956 people ...

Muhammad Kader Gani Chowdhury, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Member Secretary of the Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad, has been appointed Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) on a contractual basis. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification to this effect on Thursday through its Contract and Foreign Employment Branch. According to ...

Few dinners fill bellies and nourish souls as effortlessly as a good old-fashioned roast, so we thought we’d share four of our favourites. From a slow-roasted lamb shoulder to upside-down roast chicken and pork with perfect crackling, these dishes make the oven do the heavy lifting. This easy recipe turns the traditional roast chook on its head. Placing the bird ...

Tea workers at 23 plantations in Sylhet have begun a two-hour work stoppage indefinitely, demanding that their daily wage be increased to Tk500, an immediate election for the Bangladesh Tea Workers’ Union, and the fulfilment of two other demands. The work stoppage began yesterday (26 August) and continued today (27 August). The workers said the programme would continue until their ...

Mercantile Bank PLC (MBPLC) signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank on Thursday to join a Tk 41,000 crore refinance package aimed at boosting large industries, rural economic activities and cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs). The agreement was signed on August 27 at a ceremony organised by the Supervisory Data Management and Analytics Department (SDAD) at the conference ...

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick to ensure Jose Mourinho enjoyed a victorious return to the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad in La Liga. The victory followed Mourinho’s successful start to his second stint in charge of Real Madrid over the weekend, where his side secured a 2-1 win at Espanyol. Supporters packed out the Bernabeu on Wednesday ...