Next national parliamentary election and referendum on constitutional reforms will be held concurrently the same day in early February 2026, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus announced Thursday to break a political standoff. In a televised address to the nation in the afternoon, the head of
The government on Thursday night appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) in 23 districts. The Ministry of Public Administration issued two separate gazette notifications—one covering 9 districts and the other 14, reports UNB. The districts include Chattogram, Lakshmipur, Munshiganj, Netrok
Police in Chittagong have recovered about 100,000 yaba tablets worth an estimated Tk 30 million from an abandoned private car in the Firingi Bazar area under Kotwali police station. The operation took place on Thursday around 6:30 p.m. near the old Fishery Ghat area, according to OC Abdul Karim of
Highest religious leader of Bangladeshi Buddhists and Ekushey Award winner, the Supreme Patriarch of Sangha Council of Bangladesh (monastic order) Aggamahapandita Dr Jnanasree Mahathero passed away at a city hospital on Thursday. He was around 101, hospital and monastery, sources said
The dengue situation in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate, with three more deaths and 833 new hospitalisations reported across the country in the 24 hours till Thursday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest figures bring this year’s total death
