Bagerhat: A shopkeeper was hacked to death following an argument over a juice purchase in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mujahid Mollah, 40, son of Sarowar Jahan Mollah of Hijla village. He was repor…
Dhaka: France has expressed strong interest in expanding its investments in Bangladesh, identifying the country as a promising economic destination in South Asia. The interest was conveyed today by the French Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jean-Marc S©r©-C…
Dhaka: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today announced that the government is actively working on formulating a policy to enhance the solar and renewable energy sector in Bangladesh. “If proper policy support is ensur…
Dhaka: Dr Mohammad Israfil, a professor from the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University (DU), has been appointed as the inaugural vice-chancellor of Thakurgaon University. The government has assigned Prof Israfil to this piv…
Dhaka: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today stated that the current government does not aim to control the media but seeks to establish it within a fair and independent framework. “In the modern world, no state can remain out…
Dhaka: Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Prime Minister’s Adviser on the Ministries of Finance and Planning, announced today that the government plans to introduce specialized tax receipts in the next national budget, designed to transparently display the…
Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the draft of the ‘Bangladesh Offshore Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC) 2026’ during a meeting at the Secretariat, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury. This new draft…
Lalmonirhat: A surveillance drone operated by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly entered Bangladeshi territory in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat before crashing due to a technical fault. It was soon recovered by Border Guard Bangladesh (BG…
Lalmonirhat: Two farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts on Wednesday noon. In Lalmonirhat, a farmer named Yusuf Ali, 35, died after being struck by a thunderstorm in the Bhullarhat area in Kaliganj upaz…