Restoring law and order and rebuilding investor confidence remain the most pressing challenges for Bangladesh’s business sector, as the BNP-led government seeks to steer the economy out of a prolonged slowdown, business leaders and economists said. They stressed that sustained stability and
More than 50 people, including policemen, have been injured in a clash between supporters of a former Union Parishad chairman and a sitting member in Habiganj’s Ajmiriganj over a pre-existing dispute involving a waterbody lease. The violence broke out around 8pm on Friday in Ujan Para villag
Afghan media outlet TOLOnews has reported that Taliban forces carried out drone strikes on Pakistani military installations in Miranshah and Spinwam, both located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Citing unnamed security sources, TOLOnews said the attack triggered a fire at the Spinwam military base, Al Jaze
Bill Clinton told lawmakers on Friday that he "saw nothing that gave me pause" when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as the former president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender. Clinton's closed-door appearance before the House of Representatives Oversig
The United States on Friday expressed support for what it called Pakistan's "right to defend itself" against attacks from Afghanistan's Taliban rulers after Islamabad said earlier in the day that the neighboring countries were in "open war." Afghanistan's Taliban rulers had said on Friday they wer
Bangladesh has denounced the recent Israeli attempt to annex occupied Palestinian territory, said a spokesman of the foreign ministry on Friday. Addressing the Open-Ended Executive Committee meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at foreign ministers' level, Bangladesh's foreign
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials recovered foreign currencies worth Tk 38.04 million at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Friday, according to its press release. Acting on a tip-off, the CIID officials conducted a raid on a B
Prices of different varieties of rice increased by Tk 3.0-4.0 per kg while that of vegetables, lemon and cucumber declined over the last few days in the city markets, according to trading sources. Traders said seasonal coarse rice Swarna was selling at Tk 58-60 per kg while medium varieties such a
A seven-year-old boy was found dead with his throat slit in a maize field in Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sirajul Al Shams, 7, a Class II student and son of Mominul Islam of Amrulbari Dangapara area in the upazila. Inspector Sirajul Islam, in-ch
NASA on Friday announced adjustments to its Artemis lunar exploration program, adding a mission ahead of its planned crewed moon landing and postponing the landing to 2028 from 2027. Under the revised plan, the Artemis III mission will focus on testing systems and operational capabilities in low E
Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal, ending a high-stakes bidding war after Netflix walked away from its agreement with the HBO Max owner. The deal, with an equity value of $81 billion, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, the
Bangladesh has not issued a formal statement on the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, but is trying to persuade both sides as a friendly state, according to Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman. Returning from a special session of the OIC Executive Committee on Israel’s occupation of Pa
