September 19, 2026

Sukher Khamar unveils agro-resort design, hands over land deeds to over 150 partners

Bangladesh’s first community-based agro-tourism project, Sukher Khamar Agro Limited, unveiled the design of its planned agro-resort in Bogura on Friday and handed over land purchase deeds to more than 150…

Denmark says ‘binding’ US deal on Greenland ‘strengthens security’

Denmark's foreign minister said Saturday that a "binding" agreement on Greenland's security with the US "strengthens security" in the Arctic, ahead of its expected signing in the coming days. "Next…

PM Tarique Rahman orders unified training syllabus across ministries

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed that training programmes conducted by different ministries be brought under an integrated framework, with a unified training syllabus and certification system, to develop skilled…

9th pay scale gazette issued, higher salaries effective from July

The government has issued the gazette notification on the new pay and allowances for government officials and employees. The Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance issued the notification on…

Comilla University teacher’s 13-year-old son found dead near campus

The body of a 13-year-old boy, the missing son of Comilla University teacher Dr Nahida, was recovered from a bush near the university campus on Saturday. Police recovered the body…

Security tightened in Dhaka, checkpoints set up at 200 locations

Security has been tightened across the capital following several cocktail explosions and incidents of buses being set on fire. More than 200 checkpoints have been set up on key roads…

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chairman, son Howard replaces him

Warren Buffett stepped down on Friday as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, ending more than six decades building the conglomerate and making himself perhaps the world's most revered investor. Buffett,…

Give govt time instead of staging long marche: DSCC Administrator

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam has urged opposition parties to give the government time instead of organising programmes such as long march. He made the remarks on…

8-point demands may turn into one-point movement: Shafiqur

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman has warned that the eight-point demands of the 11-party alliance could turn into a single-point movement if the government fails to…

Iran executes man for providing missile information to Mossad

Iran has executed a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence, the country’s judiciary announced on Saturday. The death penalty was carried out against Hossein…