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Opposition leader congratulates newly elected President

August 20, 2026 0

Opposition Leader and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on being elected the country’s 23rd President. In a Facebook post on Thursday following the presidential election, Shafiqur Rahman extended his congratulations to the newly Continue Reading

Four Bangladeshi Students Triumph with Top Positions at Saudi International Quran Competition

August 20, 2026 0

Four Bangladeshi Quran reciters chosen by the Islamic Foundation won first place in the esteemed King Abdulaziz International Quran Competition in Holy Makkah, an incredible triumph that gave honour to the nation on a global scale. Hafez Mohammad Zakariya won first prize in the 15 Para category, outperforming competitors from 133 nations, while Hafez Sheikh […]Continue Reading

Iran War Suicide Reports Trigger Pentagon Clash, US Military Newspaper Chief Resigns

August 20, 2026 0

Max De Lederer Jr., longtime publisher of the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes, has resigned over differences with the Department of Defense about the newspaper’s editorial independence and direction. According to Al Jazeera, Lederer announced his retirement in an internal notice on Tuesday. He said his vision for the newspaper’s mission was fundamentally at […]Continue Reading

Tarique Rahman’s Time for India Visit Very Limited: Veena Sikri

August 20, 2026 0

Former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri has commented on the possibility of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visiting India. Claiming that the window of opportunity for Tarique Rahman’s visit is now very limited, she said discussions are underway between the two countries to finalize the date of the visit. In an interview with Indian news agency […]Continue Reading

‘Plan to Increase Fuel Oil Reserves to Six Months’

August 20, 2026 0

Planning State Minister Jonaed Abdur Rahim Saki said the country currently has fuel oil reserves sufficient for one and a half months. This will soon be increased to three months. As part of a long-term plan, the government aims to raise the reserve to six months. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after […]Continue Reading

Artificial Intelligence is Transforming How We Choose Beverages

August 19, 2026 0

Dr. Shahidul Islam For decades, the essential recipe for commercial success in the global beverage sector remained consistent and predictable. Businesses engaged in aggressive consumer marketing, established vast distribution networks, secured prime shelf space, sponsored big sporting events, and spent enormous sums of money on traditional advertising. Whether a Continue Reading

Bangladesh to Import 14 More LNG Cargoes

August 19, 2026 0

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given in-principle approval to import 14 more cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to maintain a steady gas supply across the country. The approval was given at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday (August 19). Meanwhile, the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase […]Continue Reading

24 Bangladeshi fishermen detained by Arakan Army return home

August 19, 2026 0

24 fishermen, including 18 Bangladeshi citizens and 6 Forcefully Displaced Myanmar citizens (FDMNs), who were held by Myanmar’s Arakan Army, have been sent home due to the initiative and humanitarian efforts of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The fishermen were picked up by a BGB team on Wednesday near the Naf River zero line and transported […]Continue Reading

Tk 1,500cr Mymensingh Power Plant Shut for 26 Days

August 18, 2026 0

Md Shamsul Alam Khan Is It a Gas Crisis or a Conspiracy? The 210MW power plant of state-owned Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL) at Shambhuganj in Mymensingh, built at a cost of Tk 1,500 crore, has remained shut for 26 consecutive days. The authorities say the plant’s entire production has stopped due to a gas […]Continue Reading

Sylhet-Chhatak Rail Line Rehabilitation Faces Uncertainty as Tk 230cr Project Nears Deadline

August 18, 2026 0

Faysal Ameen The Tk 230 crore Sylhet-Chhatak rail line rehabilitation project is nearing its deadline, but only 20 percent of the work has been completed. The 18-month project is scheduled to end on August 23, raising uncertainty over the resumption of train services on the route. The contractor, Mir Akhter Hossain Limited, has applied for […]Continue Reading