Dhaka may see thundershowers by noon
Rain accompanied by thunder may occur in the capital Dhaka and adjacent areas by noon, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said. Wind may blow at a maximum speed of 15 kilometres per hour during this time. This information was given in a…
Class six girl goes to UNO office to stop her child marriage, administration takes charge of her studies
Although her family wants to marry her off, a class six schoolgirl is not willing to be married at this age. Her dream is to finish her studies and work in the police. To save that dream, she turned up by herself at the office of the upazila nirbahi…
Prayer timings in Dhaka on Jumma day, 25 September 2026
Today is Friday, 25 September 2026, 10 Ashwin 1433 in the Bangla calendar and 13 Rabius Sani 1448 Hijri. The prayer timings for Dhaka and adjacent areas are given below – Jumma waqt begins: 11:53am Asr waqt begins: 4:11pm Maghrib: 5:56pm Isha waqt…
Best-quality gold at Tk 2,34,621 after Tk 1,691 rise per bhori, same rate today
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) last raised the price of gold in the country’s market last Saturday morning. The price of best-quality gold was fixed at Tk 2,34,621, an increase of Tk 1,691 per bhori. The new rate took effect from 10am…
Dropped from Sheeran’s concerts, Macklemore launches own ‘Free Palestine’ tour
US rapper Macklemore had been dropped as an opening act at Ed Sheeran’s concerts for speaking in favour of Palestine. Now he has announced a concert tour of his own. The solo music tour, named ‘Free Palestine’, will begin in Europe next…
No urge to marry, and Raima Sen has thought out a path to motherhood too
Raima Sen, the popular actress of West Bengal, will turn 47 in a few days. Yet she has still not tied the knot. Is it fear of marriage, or regret at not finding her soulmate? The actress spoke candidly about the matter in a recent interview. Asked…
Houthis claim attack on Aramco facility, Brent crude crosses $108
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed a fresh attack on a facility of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state energy company. Oil prices jumped on the world market on the news. Amid fresh concern over energy supply in the Middle East, the price of Brent…
Breetzke’s century, Maharaj’s spin help South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs
The hosts came under considerable pressure with the bat at the start of the innings. From there, Matthew Breetzke pulled the side up, hitting a superb century. Towards the end, Marco Jansen’s aggressive batting took the team close to three hundred.…
‘Bangladesh can now beat any team’, Mushtaq eyes Test Championship final
National team spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed believes Bangladesh’s chances of playing in the final of the ICC Test Championship are now quite bright. In his view, Bangladesh now have the ability to beat any team in the world in any conditions,…
New turn in Yemen conflict: Makkah defence alliance moves to stand by Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have planned an emergency meeting of their military chiefs as tensions keep rising with the fighting against the Houthis in Yemen and one attack after another on Saudi Arabia. The subject of the meeting will be how Saudi…