February 17, 2026

Khulna Farmers Achieve 96% of Boro Planting Target

Khulna: Farmers in the district agricultural region have already completed 96 percent of the targeted Boro paddy planting for the current season, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s food security. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Additiona…

CA Prof Yunus to Address Nation at 9:15pm

Dhaka: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will address the nation at 9:15pm on Monday. Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar will broadcast his speech, as announced by the Chief Adviser’s press wing.

According to United News of Bangladesh, earli…

Tarique Rahman: A Life Shaped by Many Homes and Memories

Dhaka: In poetry, home is rarely just a building. It can be a place, a memory, a feeling of belonging, a cultural root, or even a state of mind. American poet Robert Frost gives one of the most quoted definitions of home: ‘Home is the place where, whe…

Tarique Rahman Sworn In As Prime Minister

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman, elder son of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and late Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, took oath as the prime minister. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office a…

Hanging Body of JnU Student Recovered from Gandaria

Dhaka: Police have recovered the hanging body of a Jagannath University student from Gandaria in the capital. The deceased was identified as Imran Nabil Paramanik, a student of the 2016-17 session (12th batch) of the Islamic Studies Department, said I…