Islami Andolan Bangladesh has warned against privatising the energy and power sectors without first establishing effective commercial governance, saying it could open new avenues for exploitation. In a statement on today, the party’s Secretary General Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman said major Continue Reading
A planned campaign involving misinformation, rumours and defamatory propaganda is allegedly being carried out to weaken the Bangladesh Police and create internal unrest, the Bangladesh Police Service Association said today. The association said the campaign has emerged as police morale is gradually recovering following the August 5, 2024 mass uprising and officers are Continue Reading
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra is set to star alongside Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe in ‘Blue Eye’, a new science-fiction action thriller directed by Nimród Antal, known for Predators. According to Deadline, the film is set in the dense forests of Congo, where a UN translator is sent on a covert military mission to locate a […]Continue Reading
A total of 259 Biman Bangladesh Airlines passengers who had been stuck in Rome on Sunday, as a result of technical difficulties, made their way back to Dhaka. At 12:30 PM Bangladesh time, the BG-306 aircraft made a safe landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, bringing an end to the travellers’ days of extreme anxiety and physical suffering. […]Continue Reading
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has urged the country’s ulama, or Islamic scholars, to play a more active role in guiding society through critical times. Speaking as the chief guest at a national ulama conference at IDEB Bhaban in Kakrail on Saturday, he said scholars should go beyond leading prayers and delivering sermons and […]Continue Reading
Rafiqul Islam Selim/Md Javedul Islam, Chattogram Anwara is emerging as a major hub for investment, industrialisation, employment, housing and tourism. Infrastructure work has begun on the 800-acre China Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ), which is expected to attract around US$1.5 billion in Chinese investment and potentially create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Continue Reading
Shafiul Alam Dubai-based DP World is reportedly seeking a 30-year lease for Chattogram Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), instead of the previously discussed 15-year term. The company also wants the overflow container yard included in the agreement, while negotiations are reportedly nearing completion. The lease process is allegedly being conducted in strict Continue Reading
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has made clear that reopening the Strait of Hormuz does not depend on its ongoing talks with Oman. The waterway will be reopened only if the United States fully accepts Iran’s conditions and stops interfering in regional affairs. According to Iran’s state-run Tasnim news agency, IRGC spokesman Sardar Mohebi […]Continue Reading
The New York Times Columnist and foreign policy, domestic politics and cultural expert Brett Stephens has expressed extreme concern about the use of artificial intelligence, or AI, in everyday life. Here’s what he wrote about AI in The New York Times: Next time you feel like using an automated reply to a text message or […]Continue Reading
Bangladesh suffered a heavy defeat in their only warm-up match on their Australia tour, losing by an innings and 38 runs after a poor second-innings batting display. Head coach Phil Simmons expressed disappointment but said the team still has three days to prepare for the first Test. Bangladesh made 263 in the first innings, with […]Continue Reading






















