4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (146+ words) Banglanews24 2 Army soldiers killed, officer injured in Ctg field firing accident Khalilur Rahman sets six priorities for UNGA presidency PM orders tougher action on polythene, plastic use Oil nears $100 as Mideast attacks deepen supply fears Bangladesh crush Hong Kong 6-0, finish unbeaten…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (256+ words) The government is moving to spend an additional nearly Tk 40,000 crore to tackle the ongoing gas and electricity crisis, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser and BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Tuesday (September 8). Rizvi said the shortages…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (261+ words) Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday (September 8) said former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a fugitive death-row convict, would face the death sentence upon her return to Bangladesh. Citing International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (251+ words) Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Badhon, who has alleged that she was assaulted and harassed in Italy, is now safe, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Assistant Press Secretary KM Nazmul Haque said on Tuesday (September 8). Nazmul said in a post on his…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (851+ words) The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York on Tuesday (September 8) with particular significance for Bangladesh, as Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman assumes the presidency of the 193-member body for the year-long session. Khalilur Rahman will…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (315+ words) Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Badhon has alleged that she was harassed and physically assaulted by a group of expatriate Bangladeshis in the Venice area of Italy, where she is attending the Venice International Film Festival. Badhon said in a Facebook…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday (September 5) warned that anyone seeking to exploit problems inherited from the previous authoritarian government to create disorder in the country would face strict action under existing law. He made the remarks at a discussion…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said India does not want to comment on Bangladesh’s internal politics, stressing that the country’s people and elected government are best placed to decide what is good for them. He also called…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) The government has formally allocated portfolios to the four ministers and two state ministers sworn in on Friday, while also reassigning the portfolio of an existing minister as part of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first major cabinet reshuffle. The Cabinet…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (549+ words) Mitchell Starc produced a devastating five-wicket burst as Bangladesh slumped to 35 for six at lunch on the opening day of the second and final Test against Australia in Mackay on Saturday (August 22). After Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss…...