Dhaka: At least 120 people, comprising members of both Bangalee and ethnic minority communities, were killed in infighting between extremist outfits United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) and Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS) over the pa…
Chattogram: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued an advisory for the country’s maritime ports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3. This directive comes in response to the formation of a low-pressure area over the North Bay and nearby…
Dhaka: To accelerate Bangladesh Bank’s universal ‘Bangla QR’ payment initiative and strengthen the cashless transaction ecosystem, bKash has conducted a series of view exchange sessions with merchants nationwide. So far, around 1,500 bKash merchants h…
Sylhet: Police recovered the bodies of an elderly couple and their domestic help with their throats slit from a flat of a four-story building in the city’s Raynagar residential area on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as MA Sattar, 82, of Rayna…
Dhaka: The International Trade, Investment and Technology (ITIT) Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened the third virtual national Townhall on AI Governance and Global Technology Architecture on Wednesday. This event marked the final nationa…
Dhaka: Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury emphasized the government’s commitment to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a way that enhances the quality of life and economic participation for every citizen. Speaking at t…
Dhaka: The government has decided to restrict the operating hours of shopping malls, markets, and shops across the country until 8:00pm as part of measures to conserve electricity amid an ongoing power and gas crisis.
According to United News of Ba…
Savar: Police recovered a bomb wrapped in a pressure cooker with scotch tape from a field in Savar’s Sadhapur area early Wednesday and later it was safely defused by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) bomb disposal unit. Police and locals said the su…