A court here on Thursday issued arrest warrant against 18 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed in a case lodged over taking 10-katha plot through fraud in Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Purbachal New Town Project. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, accepting formal charge filed in the case. ...

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations for 2025 will begin across the country at 10:00 am on Thursday. This year, a total of 1,490,142 candidates are expected to sit for the examinations under nine general education boards in 2,291 centres in 18,084 institutions of the country. Of them, there are 701,538 male and 788,604 female students. Under ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the United Kingdom to deepen its collaboration with Bangladesh, particularly in revitalising the country’s healthcare system and expanding cooperation across other key sectors. The call came during a meeting with Baroness Rosie Winterton, the UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh, held at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. “We are at a transformative ...

A Habiganj court on Wednesday sentenced four people to death for the murder of a day laborer at Madhabpur upazila in the district. Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Judge (2) AKM Kamal Uddin delivered the verdict in the afternoon. The court also the them Tk 50,000 each in the case. The convicts are Emran Mia of Bar Chandura village in ...

A “commercial solution” for British Steel is “within reach” according to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, as the government considers nationalising the Chinese-owned business. Nandy told the BBC that British Steel – which employs 2,700 people – will “continue to be an important part of our economy for years to come” and an agreement over its future was “achievable and within ...

The infected blood inquiry is holding two more days of hearings amid concerns about the government’s response on compensation, with campaigners warning they are “losing faith”. It comes nearly a year after the final report was published into the scandal – said to be the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. More than 30,000 people contracted HIV ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on global investors to join Bangladesh’s journey of transformation, branding the country as the best destination for purposeful and impactful investment. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, held at Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka, Prof Yunus said, “Bangladesh is full of bold ideas aimed at changing the world. We ...

A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze of Tk 161.25 million deposited in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust, naming former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed and sister Sheikh Rehana in connection with an ongoing corruption investigation. The order was issued on Tuesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, ...

Tea may be the second-most consumed beverage worldwide, but matcha in particular has been stealing the spotlight lately. Consumption of the Japanese green tea powder is skyrocketing — the matcha market was valued at $3.63 billion in 2024 and is projected to climb to $8.67 billion in 2031 — thanks to health-focused consumers and “green-tea obsessed” influencers drawn to its ...

The government is set to launch a “Government Pharmacy” in all public hospitals across the country for the first time. The initiative aims to provide 250 commonly used medicines at one-third of their current market prices. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced that these government-run pharmacies will be established in the premises of every public hospital nationwide. ...