Bangladesh’s agent banking revolution has a paradox at its heart; over the past decade, the country has built one of South Asia’s most extensive agent banking networks over 21,000 outlets
US president Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday, though there was no indication if Iran-backed Hezbollah was on board.
The Abinta Kabir Foundation organised a three-day group exhibition featuring child artists titled ‘The Little Artist 7’ that began on Thursday at Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts at Uttar Badda
Pope Leo XIV condemned ‘an endless cycle of destabilisation and death’ on a visit Thursday to a ‘bloodstained’ region of Cameroon that has been gripped by an English-speaking separatist conflict
The Finnish government on Thursday proposed that a test covering knowledge of Finnish society would be required for gaining citizenship, as the country continues to tighten its immigration policy...
The government has set a target of generating 10,000 megawatts of electricity from solar by 2030 as part of efforts to ensure the country’s energy security.
The government is preparing to raise bulk and retail electricity tariffs, citing an “unsustainable surge in subsidies” amid the ongoing fuel crunch triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.
Commerce ministry secretary Mahbubur Rahman passed away early on Friday at a hospital in the capital. He was 58. The secretary was admitted to the hospital on 13 April following
Established in 2016, Rajshahi Medical University (RMU) has yet to develop the capacity to offer postgraduate courses -- the core function of a medical university.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) estimated that the measles outbreak may continue for another one to one and a half months. It said vaccination is already underway in
Three diesel-carrying tankers (ships) are scheduled to arrive at Chattogram Port today, Friday. Another one is expected to arrive on Sunday. Altogether, four tankers are bringing 141,000 tonnes of diesel.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump added that Tehran had agreed to hand over its store of enriched uranium, as the two countries mull further talks in Islamabad
Dozens of Palestinian children have been unable to go to school in the Israeli-occupied West Bank this week because of barbed wire erected by Jewish settlers across the path they
Microsoft will shut down its Outlook Lite app on 26 May, ending support for the lightweight email service launched in 2022 for Android devices with limited storage and slower internet
Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI assistant, has begun rolling out identity verification for users accessing specific features or undergoing routine platform integrity checks. The announcement does not specify
OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, the company's founder, Ethan Bloch, recently announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Bangladesh take on New Zealand in the opening match of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today, looking to maintain their recent strong form in the
Bangladesh is aiming for a winning start to gain early psychological advantage as they take on New Zealand in the opening match of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation has announced an 18-member squad for the Women’s Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers, set to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from April 23 to 29.
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating a match involving Canada at the 2026 T20 World Cup over alleged match-fixing, while also probing wider corruption claims linked
ময়নাতদন্ত ও তদন্ত কমিটির প্রতিবেদন অনুযায়ী, কুকুরটি জলাতঙ্ক রোগে আক্রান্ত ছিল। বাগেরহাটের জেলা প্রশাসক জানান, কুকুরটিকে ইচ্ছাকৃত কুমিরের মুখে দেওয়ার কোনো প্রমাণ পায়নি তদন্ত কমিটি।
গরমের শুরুতেই ঢাকাসহ দেশের বিভিন্ন জায়গায় লোড শেডিং বাড়ছে বলে খবর পাওয়া যাচ্ছে। বিশেষ করে ঢাকার বাইরে লোডশেডিং বেড়েছে কয়েকগুণ। দিনের বড় একটা সময় ঢাকার বাইরে বিদ্যুৎ থাকছে না।
চলতি ও আগামী মাসে আরও ১৬ কার্গো তরলীকৃত প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাস (এলএনজি) আমদানি করবে সরকার। বাংলাদেশ তেল, গ্যাস ও খনিজসম্পদ করপোরেশনের (পেট্রোবাংলা) পরিচালক প্রকৌশলী
স্থানীয় সরকার প্রতিষ্ঠানে (সিটি করপোরেশন, পৌরসভা এবং জেলা, উপজেলা ও ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ) দ্রুত নির্বাচনের দাবিতে সরকারের ওপর নানা ভাবে চাপ সৃষ্টি করবে বিরোধী দলগুলো। সিটি
The 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday announced that it would hold a series of programmes between tomorrow and May 2 to press for the implementation of the July charter.
Today marks the historic Mujibnagar Day, commemorating the oath-taking ceremony of the newly independent Bangladesh’s provisional government on April 17, 1971.
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance will hold a rally in the capital Dhaka tomorrow if the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government does not implement the referendum verdict.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has further lowered Bangladesh’s cotton import forecast for the ongoing marketing year (MY) 2025-26, citing reduced use in mills.
Dum Maro Dum (Hare Rama Hare Krishna, 1971), that rebellious psychedelic cult anthem, followed by the sweet, flirty Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko from Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973),
As the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2009 remains effectively dormant in Bangladesh, RTI advocates must now rely on the new government’s resolve to operationalise it.
A country that has lived through secret detention sites, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the slaughter of July protesters does not strengthen its human rights architecture by reviving a weaker
For his contribution to the country’s culture, popular magazine show “Ityadi”’s host and creator Hanif Sanket (A K M Hanif) has been awarded the Independence Award (Swadhinata Padak) 2026 by
Bangi News app আপনাকে দিবে এক অভাবনীয় অভিজ্ঞতা যা আপনি কাগজের সংবাদপত্রে পাবেন না। আপনি শুধু খবর পড়বেন তাই নয়, আপনি পঞ্চ ইন্দ্রিয় দিয়ে উপভোগও করবেন। বিশ্বাস না হলে আজই ডাউনলোড করুন। এটি সম্পূর্ণ ফ্রি।
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