The President Parade (Winter)-2025, marking the commissioning of No 87 BAFA (Bangladesh Air Force Academy) Course, Direct Entry-2025B and SPSSC-2025B of Bangladesh Air Force, was held at BAF Academy in Jashore on Thursday. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan attended the ceremo
The Secretary of Agriculture, Dr. Mohammad Emdadullah Mian, announced that the agricultural sector managed to save Tk 4,000 crore over the past year by curbing corruption and waste in development projects. He further declared that Bangladesh aims to achieve self-sufficiency in onion and ginger pro
Senior lawyer ZI Khan Panna has said he will not act as state-appointed lawyer for Sheikh Hasina in two cases involving enforced disappearances and torture at the TFI and JIC during the Awami League government. Freedom fighter Panna, a Supreme Court lawyer, was initially appointed on Nov 23 by a t
A barge has been allegedly cut up at a dockyard by a man posing as its owner. The barge’s original owner, Rakesh Sharma, lodged the case at Sonargaon Police Station on Monday, alleging that the vessel was dismantled without his permission. He named seven suspects, including: Md Zafar, 42, S
Information and Communication Technology Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury has said 46 percent of Bangladesh’s population still use feature or button phones, leaving them “deprived” of the benefits of various government initiatives due to their lack of internet connectivit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that outline draft peace proposals discussed by the United States and Ukraine could become the basis of future agreements to end the conflict in Ukraine, but that if not Russia would fight on. US President Donald Trump has long said he wants to end
Two separate fires broke out at a shanty adjacent to the Karwan Bazar railway gate in Tejgaon and at an eight-storey building in Moghbazar on Thursday night. Duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room Rakibul Hasan said they received the first call at 8:50pm from Karwan Bazar
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has released the results of the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written examination, with 4,042 candidates making the cut. The results were published at 9pm on Thursday, PSC spokesperson SM Matiur Rahman confirmed. Candidates can check their outcome at www.
Five students of a madrasha were stabbed allegedly by a fellow student in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Thursday. The injured were identified as Rifat, Nadim, Muhin, Rifat, and Rashidul, students of Gararan Khaliliya Bahumukhi Fazil Madrasa. The victims said their final examinations were underway
Flood rescue teams in Thailand readied drones to deliver aid and helicopters dropped supplies to people marooned on rooftops on Thursday, as the death toll from its worst floods in years rose and the number killed by a cyclone in Indonesia climbed to 61. Thailand’s government said 55 people
No phone purchased before December 16 next will be blocked, said Mahmud Hossain, Commissioner, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday. “Measures are being taken to bring all existing handsets in the market under legal channels for the sake of public security an
The Election Commission plans to resume Out-of-Country voter registration on Friday for Bangladeshi expatriates in seven countries after suspending it due to incorrect or incomplete mailing addresses provided by many applicants. The seven countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
