Initial results from 18 polling centres in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) elections show a neck-and-neck battle for several top positions. Candidates from the Oikkoboddho Nirbhik Jobian panel, backed by Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, are leading for the VP pos
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) traders have warned of a nationwide suspension of LPG supply and marketing from Thursday if Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) does not announce a fresh price adjustment within 24 hours. LPG Traders Cooperative Society Limited issued the ultimatum from a h
Global oil prices fell on Wednesday and China denounced the US as a bully after President Donald Trump's administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion worth of embargoed crude. The deal was in line with Trump's stated aim of controlling
AKM Moinuddin, Special Correspondent of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), has been re-elected President of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) for the year 2026. Abeda Sultana Mukta, Diplomatic Correspondent of Desh TV and Emrul Kayesh, Special Correspondent of Bangla Visio
A delegation from the European Union has met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman to discuss the upcoming general election and the Rohingya crisis. The three-member delegation, led by Paola Pampaloni, director for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service (EEAS), paid a courtes
Allies including France and Germany are working closely on a plan on how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, as Europe seeks to address U.S. President Donald Trump's ambitions in the region. A U.S. military seizure of Greenland from a longtime
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the newly elected executive committee of the Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA) have committed to work together in enhancing the country’s capital market. During a courtesy meeting held on Wednesday at the BSEC building
In a move to regulate service charges for travelers, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has fixed the maximum fee for passport endorsement by money changers at Taka 300. To this end, the central bank on Wednesday issued a circular. Under the existing guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions (GFET)-2018, li
UN Secretary General António Guterres has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of three-time former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. “I was saddened to learn of the passing of Her Excellency Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's top adviser hailed "concrete results" on Wednesday as talks in Paris on peace and security guarantees for Ukraine entered their second day, vowing Kyiv's national interests would be protected. Ukraine is seeking strong backing from allies in the event of a ceasefire
What if Bandarban, the hill city of Bangladesh, typically requiring multiple days to explore, could be experienced in less than 24 hours? It might sound impossible, but that's precisely what is happening today. In recent years, several social media groups have begun organising a day trip to Band
A Dhaka court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to freeze Tk 65,50,246 from 53 bank accounts of Faisal Karim Masud, the prime accused in Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Hadi murder case. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sabbir Foyez passed the order following a petition filed by Criminal I
