For the first time, an aircraft has landed at the newly constructed third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, marking a key milestone in the terminal’s operational readiness. The inaugural landing was made by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Biman

Bangladesh on Tuesday (Aug 5) is commemorating the first anniversary of the mass uprising that brought an end to the 15-year rule of the Awami League. On this day last year, tens of thousands of students and ordinary citizens poured onto the streets, defying curfews and security

The July Declaration is scheduled to be officially presented to the nation at 5:00 pm today, during a public gathering at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban. Deputy Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, earlier said the event would be broadcast

The High Commission for Pakistan in Dhaka on Monday observed “Youm-e-Istehsal” (Exploitation Day) to express solidarity with the people of Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), marking the sixth anniversary of India’s unilateral actions in the region on August 5,

The government would is currently collecting data of 90,000 public servants who were recruited under the quota for children of freedom fighters, said Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk-E-Azam. The data would be scrutinized after collection, said the adviser while speaking at a

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a two-day official visit beginning August 23.  This will mark the first visit to Bangladesh by a Pakistani foreign minister since 2012. During the visit, Ishaq Dar will meet

As part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown on criminals, police have arrested 2,946 individuals over the past 48 hours, according to the Police Headquarters. Of those detained, 1,827 were arrested in connection with previous cases and pending warrants, while the remaining 1,119 were

Former Chief of Army Staff and president of the controversial Destiny Group, M Harun-ur-Rashid (Bir Pratik) found dead in a room at Chattogram Club on Monday (August 4) afternoon. Assistant Commissioner Mahfuzur Rahman of Chattogram Metropolitan Police's Kotwali Zone confirmed the

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury today (Aug 4) said there is no reason to panic over August 5, as the government has taken all necessary measures to maintain law and order ahead of the upcoming national election. “If Allah wills, the election will be

More than 295 million people across 53 countries and territories suffered from acute hunger in 2024, with Bangladesh listed among the top five nations most affected, according to the Global Report on Food Crises 2025 published by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, ranked 47th among cities with the worst air quality on Monday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 63 at 9:20am. According to the AQI index, Dhaka’s air was classified as “moderate,” indicating a light

Three people, including a woman and her child, were killed after being run over by a lorry in Ashulia, Savar.  Following the accident, local residents staged a protest by blocking the road. The accident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday (August 3) near the Bypile Central

Members of police have arrested four more people in connection with a case filed over a secret meeting allegedly held by Awami League activists in the capital’s Bhatara area, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to 26. The development has been shared by Deputy

Bangladesh has received $2.47 billion in remittance during the first month of the current fiscal year 2025–26, according to data released by Bangladesh Bank on Monday (August 3). The amount received in July was $2.47791 billion, equivalent to Tk30,106.60 crore, calculated at the

Five people were killed in a road accident after two motorcycles and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided in the Ramapur area of Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar upazila on Sunday afternoon. The crash happened on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway when a Brahmanbaria-bound motorcycle collided

A four-month-old child died and his parents were critically injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a rented apartment in Gazipur’s Pubail area early Sunday. The incident happened around 4:30am on August 3 on the ground floor of a three-storey building owned by Sajjad Munshi in

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced that submission of income tax returns through its online portal will be mandatory for all individual taxpayers from the 2025–26 assessment year, with exceptions granted only to a few specific categories. In an official directive

Traffic movement on the Baghaichhari-Dighinala road in Rangamati has been temporarily suspended following a landslide caused by continuous heavy rainfall. The incident occurred on Sunday (August 3) morning when a portion of a hill collapsed onto the road, blocking all types of vehicles

Two motorcyclists were killed after being hit by a bus on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway, near the southern end of the Padma Bridge, late Saturday night. The accident occurred around 11:30pm on August 2 in the Jajira area of Shariatpur district, near the Padma Bridge South Police Station.

Heavy traffic congestion gripped parts of Dhaka on Sunday (August 3) as multiple political gatherings and major public examinations coincided with the first working day of the week. Two large-scale events are being held in key areas of the capital—Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal held a