Garment exports earn $7.5 billion in first two months of fiscal year
Export earnings rose 5.12% year-on-year in July-August, with knitwear leading growth after a stronger August offset a weaker July, EPB data show.
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After a failed first love and two failed marriages, where is this actress now
South Indian actress Charmila opens up about a suicide attempt after her first heartbreak, two marriages that didn't last, and unwanted behavior she says she faced during her film career.
ACC seeks records on hiring, transfers during Asif Mahmud's tenure at youth ministry
Investigators are examining bribery allegations tied to postings for 38 upazila youth development officers and promotions for 150 assistant officers under the former adviser.
UAE president congratulates Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a congratulatory message on Bangladesh's new president's election and inauguration, joined by messages from the UAE's vice president and deputy prime minister.
Argentine football to pause at 10th minute for Messi tribute
The Argentine Football Association will halt all domestic matches this weekend for a minute of applause honoring Messi's international retirement.
Law and order much improved compared with 2025, home minister says
Salahuddin Ahmed said mugging has declined due to sustained operations, citing the arrest of a suspect within 12 hours of a recent robbery that killed a teacher.
Government plans major reforms for leather industry
Commerce Minister Khondaker Abdul Muktadir outlined plans for mandatory LWG certification, a new Savar waste treatment plant and a push to build a 'Bangladesh Leather' export brand.
PBI finds no evidence against actress Tanjin Tisha in sari dispute
The Police Bureau of Investigation report clears Tisha of fraud and threat allegations brought by designer Sanaya Chowdhury, who has filed a formal objection seeking to reopen the case.
Bangladesh plans single 'One-ID' to replace NID and other ID cards
The government's planned Unified Digital Identity would be issued at birth and eventually consolidate services now provided through the national ID, family card and farmer card.
Woman detained in Kotchandpur with 18 bottles of Indian cough syrup
District detective police arrested Asma Khatun, 32, near a scrap shop in Jhenaidah after a tip-off about the banned Scruff cough syrup.
Minister's car fined 6,000 taka for driving wrong way
Traffic police filed two cases against the driver of Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat's vehicle after it was caught heading the wrong way on Circuit House Road.
Tribunal orders newspaper notice for Hasina, 30 others to surrender in Shapla Chattar case
International Crimes Tribunal-2 set a Sept. 16 deadline for fugitive defendants, including former army chief Aziz Ahmed and former police chief Benazir, in the 2013 killings case.
Power, energy situation to improve within two weeks, state minister says
Anindya Islam Amit said gas supply has been roughly 88% restored, with Payra and Rampal power plant units offline and a $1 billion Eastern Refinery expansion set to be signed with Islamic Development Bank…
Pay scale gazette to be published Sept. 6
Finance Secretary Dr Khairuzzaman Majumder says the Ninth National Pay Scale-2026 notification is set for release Sunday after the draft clears vetting.
President urges expatriates to take a more active role in Bangladesh's development
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called on UK-based Bangladeshi business leaders to invest in the country and help attract foreign investment during a courtesy meeting at Bangabhaban.
BNP government growing disconnected from the people, NCP's Akhter Hossain says
The National Citizen Party's member secretary announced a Sept. 5 Dhaka-to-Chattogram long march over the energy crisis and rising prices, joined by an 11-party opposition alliance.
Jamaat leader raises expatriate passport, labor issues at Malaysia high commission
Prof Mujibur Rahman discussed passport delays, worker recruitment and roughly 1,900 detained Bangladeshis with officials in Kuala Lumpur, who cited nearly 1.1 million Malaysia-based migrants overall.
Speaker thanks Mirza Abbas on return to parliament after 5 months
The BNP Standing Committee member and prime minister's political adviser returned to Dhaka Wednesday night after roughly five and a half months of medical treatment in Singapore and Malaysia.
Malaysian high commissioner meets opposition leader, praises Jamaat's role
Mohammad Suhada Osman discussed the energy crisis and Rohingya repatriation with Dr Shafiqur Rahman at a courtesy call in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Bank buys $50 million as dollar price falls, first purchase in 3 months
The central bank bought dollars from four commercial banks at 122.75 taka each, aiming to put a floor under the exchange rate after a supply-driven price slide.
Government to buy 445 crore taka of oil, lentils for TCB
The purchase of 20 million liters of palm olein and 10,000 metric tons of lentils will replenish stock for subsidized sales to 10 million low-income cardholder families.
Bangladesh Bank issues consolidated guidelines to ease foreign exchange transactions
The central bank consolidated its rules on foreign-currency loans, overdrafts and guarantees into a single one-year circular covering commercial credit, special economic zones and overseas borrowing.
DSE gains 23.11 points as Dhaka stock market trades higher
Turnover rose to more than 731 crore taka on Wednesday, with 239 companies advancing, 92 declining and 57 unchanged.
Electrocution, fall from coconut tree kill 2 in Nazirpur
Md Sumon Sheikh, 44, died running a water pump at his cattle farm, and coconut trader Md Hiru Hazra, 37, died after falling from a tree while harvesting coconuts.
Gold price falls 4,374 taka per bhori
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association cut prices for 22-karat gold, tracking a decline in the global market, effective from 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Government to pay 10.15 taka per unit for rooftop solar power, PM says
Tareque Rahman told parliament homeowners installing rooftop solar within six months could see profit margins of up to 45%, part of a broader push including duty exemptions and a national rooftop solar program.
Under-construction road collapse lets saline water into Paikgacha settlements
A 2.94-kilometer road in Khulna's Paikgacha upazila has been washed out by shrimp-farm runoff, cutting off the only route for a remote community for four days.
Government cancels contracts of 3 state bank managing directors
Agrani Bank's Md Anwarul Islam, BASIC Bank's Kamruzzaman Khan and Bangladesh Development Bank's Jashim Uddin will lose the remaining terms of their contractual appointments, per Finance Ministry notifications.
Incentives, bicycles and sewing machines distributed among ethnic minorities in Chaugachha
The Chaugachha upazila administration distributed cash assistance, bicycles and sewing machines to selected beneficiaries from ethnic minority communities in Jashore.
Russia helping Iran build hypersonic missiles, Financial Times reports
Russian engineers have repeatedly traveled to Iran to help build ramjet engines for missiles that could travel five times the speed of sound, according to the British newspaper, citing Russian documents and military contracts.
Kolkata floods again as heavy rain batters West Bengal
Waterlogging snarled traffic across the city, a bridge collapsed in Bankura, and a young man's body was found in floodwater in Howrah, as officials warned of possible flooding along the Mayurakshi river in Birbhum.
PM outlines LNG import plan to ease energy crisis within two years
Tareque Rahman told parliament a floating LNG terminal off Cox's Bazar could begin supply by December 2028, with additional terminals planned near Payra and Mongla ports.
Power situation will improve within 15 days, state minister tells parliament
Anindya Islam Amit blamed the crisis on longstanding policy mistakes compounded by the Middle East situation, citing gas shortfalls, plant outages and an Adani Group supply gap.
Jamaat chief tells senior journalists government is dragging its feet on referendum, public hardship
Dr Shafiqur Rahman met TV channel CEOs and senior journalists at his official residence, raising the unimplemented referendum verdict, power and gas shortages, and price hikes.
All 8 questions to PM came from ruling party, opposition whip complains
Chief Whip Nahid Islam raised the issue on a point of order, prompting the government's chief whip to defend the first-come, first-served submission process and Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed to recall MPs once camping…
Law minister warns judges to stay alert to AI risks in courts
Md Asaduzzaman said AI could be used to fabricate testimony and evidence or pressure judges, and called for a draft law to govern its use in the justice system.
Parliament building to go solar within months, PM says
Tareque Rahman told parliament the government will pay 10.5 taka per unit for rooftop solar power for three years, part of a wider push on renewable energy.
Omar Sunny defends actress Poppy amid social media controversy
The actor said he disagreed with fellow actress Sadika Parvin Poppy's remarks about her acting career, but defended the honor of the film industry, calling honest work in cinema no less respectable than any…
Bangladesh's decisions don't concern us, Iran envoy says of Mecca pact
Ambassador Jalil Rahimi said Iran does not view the Mecca security agreement as directed against it, calling it instead a sign of US strategic weakness in the Middle East.
Learn a language, win a scholarship: Dhaka's path to fully funded study abroad
Government-run cultural and language centers in Dhaka offer a lesser-known but fully legitimate route to funded higher education abroad, through German, French, Chinese, Korean, Russian and other language programs.
Government names new secretaries at 4 ministries and departments
Three additional secretaries were promoted to secretary in a reshuffle that includes new appointments at the culture, health, and public administration ministries.
Past government crippled state gas firm, causing today's energy crisis, PM says
Tareque Rahman told parliament the previous Awami League government left BAPEX hobbled, forcing Bangladesh into heavy dependence on gas imports, and outlined a plan for new wells, seismic surveys and LNG terminals.
4 IRGC members killed in US strikes, Iran says
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the deaths occurred in Kermanshah province, while state media reported three additional Basij members killed in a strike on Lavan Island.
Kamruzzaman named new secretary at Public Administration Ministry
Md Kamruzzaman Chowdhury, currently serving as Health Services Division secretary on contract, replaces Md Ehsanul Haque, who has been transferred to the Planning Commission.
India's top court quashes FIRs against student protesters ahead of BRICS summit
The Supreme Court's special intervention, sought by the central government, cleared more than 130 cases against Jantar Mantar demonstrators and averted a planned Sept. 5 march by the Cockroach Janata Party.
Hridoy's triple century turns the match around for Bangladesh 'A'
Facing a 512-run deficit against South Africa 'A', captain Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten triple century in Potchefstroom to become only the third Bangladeshi to reach 300 in first-class cricket.
Malaysia denies claim of taking 200,000 Bangladeshi workers
Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said a Bangladeshi deputy minister's statement on labor recruitment does not reflect Bangladesh's official government position.
Power Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud hospitalized with pneumonia, medical board formed
The 76-year-old minister, who also has diabetes, hypertension and a recent cardiac stent, is being treated in the CCU at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital.
Measles, related symptoms kill 4 more in 24 hours
The death toll from measles and measles-like symptoms since March 15 has reached 983, the Directorate General of Health Services says, as confirmed cases climb past 19,000.
Government allocates 5 crore taka for GPA-5 scout students
Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon announced the funding for top-performing SSC and HSC scouts and rover scouts at a felicitation ceremony in Dhaka.
Farmers block road over fertilizer shortage in Bhurungamari, get distribution after protest
More than 100 farmers blocked the Sonahat land port road in Kurigram before administration officials arrived and arranged fertilizer distribution under police, BGB and Ansar presence.
EC sets Sept. 7 deadline for voter address transfers ahead of local elections
Applications to change voter areas must be filed by Sept. 7, with field officers instructed to resolve them by Sept. 10, as the Election Commission finalizes its voter list.
Qawmi board certificates recognized for two madrasa teaching posts
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman told parliament that certificates from six qawmi madrasa education boards now qualify holders for assistant moulvi (qari) and ebtedayi qari positions.
Kushtia launches modern slaughterhouse
The 9-crore-taka facility, built by the district livestock department, will use both machine and traditional halal methods, officials say, aiming to cut pollution from unregulated slaughter.
Floating vegetable farming takes root on waterlogged land in Nabinagar
Farmers in Brahmanbaria's Nabinagar upazila are turning thousands of hectares of seasonally flooded land into productive vegetable plots using a raft-based cultivation method.
Nepal flood death toll passes 1,100 as hope for survivors fades
More than a week after the disaster, authorities say roughly 4,000 people remain missing, while Chinese officials report 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Tibetan side, Reuters reports.
New York bans AI in public schools through 8th grade
The city's public school system, the largest in the US, is imposing a one-year moratorium on generative AI for more than 500,000 students from pre-K through grade 8.
Government raises bottled soybean oil price by 5 taka a liter
Commerce Secretary Md Ataur Rahman Khan cited rising international transport costs and Middle East tensions, setting the new price at 204 taka per liter.
Actress Snigdha Chowdhury reflects on assault, resilience in birthday message
The Pressure Cooker star described the roughly 40 days after a July assault as one of the hardest periods of her life, but said the experience did not break her.
Britain's mandatory military service debate resurfaces
A coalition of 13 peace and religious groups is urging the government to rule out conscription as tensions with Russia rise, though ministers have announced no such plan.