1991 agreement requires both countries' naval vessels to stay at least three nautical miles apart

US orders government staff to avoid Yemen border

Rescued, returned to abusers, and rescued again in 13 days, Samrat and Niharkoli expose Bangladesh's accountability gap.

Salahuddin identified drugs and gambling as major factors behind a number of serious crimes, including murder and rape

Bodies of the cousins cremated following funeral rites

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were named in India's ODI squad on Wednesday for the West Indies series starting this month, as the team continue to prepare for next year's World Cup.

Scientists have traced betel nut chewing to Ice Age Sulawesi, revealing a 25,000-year-old history of habitual psychoactive drug use.

Retired Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal will return to the court in front of a crowd for the first time since retirement in October to celebrate his academy's 10th anniversary.

Faisal Amin and 2 district BNP leaders seek nomination for the October 29 by-election

Despite formal degree recognition, Bangladesh fails its Qawmi madrasa graduates by excluding them from the mainstream labour market.

The Makkah Pact extends beyond Islamic solidarity, reshaping regional alliances, deterrence calculations, and the geopolitics of a changing Middle East.

The young absorb the technology of their generation. Technology, however, cannot eliminate the human mind's curiosity. In a memoir, Asrar Chowdhury writes about the need for educators to adapt in the age of AI.

Hit by one bus and thrown onto the road, she was run over by another

Trust Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the central bank’s Tk 5,000 crore CMSME working capital refinance fund, aimed at providing affordable and accessible working capital financing to cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs).

Bangladesh’s exporters are losing ground to regional competitors as rising energy, financing and logistics costs squeeze profit margins and make it increasingly difficult to match the prices and delivery times offered by countries such as Vietnam, China and India.

A gold mine collapsed in southern Sudan killing at least 60 people, two survivors told AFP yesterday, while many more are missing and feared dead under the rubble.

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has entered into a partnership with Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) to support the growth and financial inclusion of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh uses 319kg of fertilisers per hectare, the highest in South Asia and one of the highest rates in the world, partly reflecting the intensive use of farmland in the land-scarce country of 180 million people.

Israel’s defence minister yesterday said it was only a matter of time before the country resumes full-scale war in Gaza and moves to force out its two million Palestinians.

BRAC Bank PLC has become the only Bangladeshi bank to feature on Forbes’ World’s Top Performing Banks 2026 list, marking the first time a Bangladeshi bank has been recognised in the publication’s inaugural ranking.

Jahangirnagar University authorities has fined 20 students from the physics and history departments a total of Tk 6.15 lakh over two ragging incidents.

The European Union will ban social media for children under 13 and allow only limited, supervised access until the age of 15 under plans unveiled yesterday by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.

Bank Asia PLC recently organised a day-long training programme, titled “Your Guide to Income Tax Return Filing”, to enhance employees’ knowledge of income tax return filing, tax compliance and relevant regulatory requirements.

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar yesterday said the country’s democratic system and people’s voting rights are at risk if the Election Commission (EC) is forced to reconsider its decisions in the face of objections and political pressure from the government.

Gaza authorities yesterday said that at least 20 people, including five children, had died and dozens more were missing after an apartment building collapsed from damage sustained in earlier Israeli strikes.

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as reports that Saudi Arabia was offering additional crude cargoes via Oman eased concerns about the scale of Middle East supply disruptions.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has been dissolved and replaced by a new specialised police unit, the Special Response Battalion (SRB).

Shazia Omar’s Being Water is a deeply introspective novel about grief, trauma, and the slow, often painful journey towards healing. Soon to be published by Om Books International, the book explores the ‘low hum’ of repressed trauma and the exhausting effort of maintaining a functional facade in the wake of tragedy.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rejected on Wednesday any plans for Palestinian displacement, hours after Israel’s defence minister said the army would “finish the job” in Gaza and remove Palestinians.

Most cities give you a designated place to stand, sigh, and pretend you are contemplating your life choices while gazing at the skyline. Be it from an elevated riverfront, a public observation deck, a fort, a cliff, a mountain, an iconic tower, or a knoll. Anything, really!

The price increase for biscuits and bread has been suspended for now after bakery business representatives agreed to put the decision on hold at a meeting with Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday.

There is an age when “shorir kharap” stops meaning what it once meant. Before that, the phrase belongs to fever, stomachache, the heavy-eyed tiredness of a school day spent under a slow fan.

The Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed interest in forming a joint Russia-Bangladesh business council to strengthen trade, investment and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Women, children and marginalised people facing rights violations should be able to access legal, medical and other support from a single point instead of moving from one institution to another, speakers at a dialogue said yesterday.

Bangladesh Bank’s initiative to introduce key performance indicators (KPIs) for evaluating the CEOs of commercial banks is a timely move. At a time when Bangladesh’s banking sector is facing pressure on asset quality, liquidity, profitability, governance and public confidence, a more structured approach to leadership performance deserves serious attention.

A coalition of seven development organisations has called for stronger action against child marriage and child labour, greater investment in women and children, lower healthcare costs and regular monitoring of government commitments.

South Korea’s SK Hynix is in talks with Intel about a deal that would see it manufacture memory chips on US soil for the first time, three people familiar with the discussions said.

South Africa on Wednesday hit back at new US visa restrictions over its racial equity policies, accusing the Trump administration of distorting its laws and further straining ties between Washington and one of Africa’s most influential powers.

The GSMA, the global body representing mobile operators, has urged the Bangladesh government to cut spectrum renewal prices by 50-75 percent ahead of the November 2026 renewal of the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands.

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday left Dhaka for Japan on a four-day official visit to attend the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games.

After a 12-year pause, the Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exhibition (BATEXPO), a flagship event of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), is returning this year.

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that India speaks sweetly in face-to-face interactions while creating a “web of conspiracy” around ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina behind the scenes.

The government is working to launch direct flights between Dhaka and New York next year, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat said yesterday.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam yesterday said Bangladesh will take all necessary legal and diplomatic steps under existing laws to bring back convicted fugitives, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and those sentenced to death in the latest verdict.

Gold prices ticked up on Wednesday as oil prices eased, while market participants looked ahead to the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision, with a rate hike largely priced in.

Bangladesh sells garment items to the European Union (EU) at less than half the prices of those from Vietnam because of the lack of high-value garment items in Bangladesh’s export basket.

Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks, mobile financial service (MFS) providers and other payment service providers (PSPs) to immediately suspend payment services to operators of mobile apps involved in unauthorised online lending.

The prosecution yesterday submitted a formal charge to the International Crimes Tribunal registrar’s office against eight people, including writer and academic Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and former Dhaka University vice-chancellor Prof ASM Maksud Kamal, over alleged crimes against humanity during the July uprising.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (CBC) Bangladesh Operations has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ascent Health Ltd, a Dhaka-based diagnostic centre, to provide healthcare benefits to CBC Visa cardholders and the bank’s employees.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has asked companies to apply for initial public offerings (IPO) under the existing rules, assuring them that they will receive the benefits of any new rules once regulatory reforms are completed.

India summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat in New Delhi yesterday to lodge a “strong protest” blaming its arch-rival’s navy for a collision between naval units in international waters.