Islamabad has formally explained why a plane carrying nuclear fuel (uranium) from Russia did not get permission to use Pakistani airspace. The fuel is for the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Pakistan says politics played no part in the decision. It calls the delay a technical and procedural issue about flight routes […]Continue Reading

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 development projects at a total cost of Tk 15,823.57 crore. The approval came at an ECNEC meeting held yesterday in the Cabinet Room of the Bangladesh Secretariat. Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Mr. Tarique Rahman presided over the meeting. The government will pay […]Continue Reading

“Technology, talent and partnership—the future Bangladesh will be built on these three pillars.” Policymakers and senior government representatives from Bangladesh expressed this vision at the historic “Bangladesh-Silicon Valley Technology Dialogue” held at Cedar Hall of Stanford University in California. The dialogue was organised by the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission Continue Reading

Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to working with India on matters of mutual interest in a forward-looking manner and based on mutual respect. Foreign Affairs State Minister Humayun Kabir made the remarks during a courtesy meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday. The […]Continue Reading

Kolkata has topped the list of the world’s most polluted cities, while Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked seventh, according to IQAir’s real-time air quality index on Tuesday (September 29). Kolkata recorded an air quality score of 196, classified as “unhealthy.” Dhaka recorded a score of 159, also placing it in the “unhealthy” category. The data came […]Continue Reading

The government has fixed the honorariums for imams, muezzins, khadims and security guards working at model mosques across Bangladesh. The amounts and salary structure are outlined in the new “Model Mosque Management Policy, 2026.” The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a gazette notification on September 24. Ministry Secretary Munsi Alauddin Al Azad NDC signed the […]Continue Reading

Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan made a midnight visit to six printing presses in the capital to inspect the progress and quality of textbooks being printed for the upcoming academic year. He visited the presses shortly after midnight on Monday (September 28). The Education Ministry’s public relations department confirmed the visit around […]Continue Reading