President urges respect and empathy for sufferers in Mental Health Day message
In a message issued today on the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2026, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said respect and empathy must be shown to those suffering from mental health problems. He also stressed that the support of family and…
Bangladesh ready to provide support for holy sites if asked: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir
Bangladesh makes no compromise on the question of Makkah and Madinah, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir told journalists on Saturday after a seminar held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital. He also said that Bangladesh, as the…
Department of Youth Development suspends recruitment test for 242 posts amid question leak allegation
The Department of Youth Development has decided to suspend the recruitment test for the post of assistant upazila youth development officer. An allegation has been raised that the question paper of the test for this post under the department’s…
College student Mitu hopes to earn alongside her mother, with Bashundhara Shuvosangho’s support
Forty underprivileged women from Netrokona Sadar and Barhatta upazilas have received sewing machines after completing three months of sewing training. Bashundhara Shuvosangho has stood beside them to help them become self-reliant
Iskander Mirza lost power to the very martial law he imposed
Pakistan’s democratic journey stumbled badly when, as a result of a power struggle, the constitution was abrogated, politicians were arrested and state power was handed over to the army. It was Iskander Mirza who had declared military rule, yet that very…
Rain fails to stop ICCB’s car bazaar
The sixth episode of the Super Sale Car Bazaar, held every Friday at the Expo Village of International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), has again drawn a large crowd. Despite continuous rain in the capital, this car trading event did not stop;
Barrister Gias Uddin Rimon made Special Assistant to the Prime Minister
The government has appointed Barrister Gias Uddin Rimon (Dhaka University, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism) as a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister
ABG University Cup begins with cricket on 25 October, football on 26 October
Anvir Bashundhara Group (ABG) is set to organise cricket and football tournaments together for the first time.
22-carat gold rises by Tk 2,216 a bhori to Tk 2,31,297
The price of gold jewellery, including VAT, has been raised by up to a maximum of Tk 2,216 per bhori. The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has made this announcement of an increase in gold prices in the domestic market. BAJUS gave this…
Farmer electrocuted by rat trap while fetching grass in Senbagh
A farmer has lost his life after being electrocuted by an electric trap for killing rats laid in a paddy field while going to fetch grass for his cattle. The farmer killed in this incident in Senbagh, Noakhali, was named Sheikh Khaja Mainuddin (45). The…