Bangladesh Solar Expo begins Tuesday to boost rooftop solar, attract investment
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Bangladesh Solar Expo begins Tuesday to boost rooftop solar, attract investment

The two-day Bangladesh Solar Expo 2026 will begin in Dhaka on Tuesday as the government steps up efforts to expand solar power generation, attract private investment and promote rooftop solar installations.The expo will be held on November 3-4 at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibitio

Bangladesh Post • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:14 PM
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Franchise-based bus services launched on 7 Dhaka routes

“In the past, all governments wanted to bring discipline to the roads, but progress was delayed because they indulged vested interests,” a transport owner says

bdnews24 • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:13 PM
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SAU students block China-Maitree signal again

Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) blocked the China-Maitree signal in Agargaon, Dhaka, again on Sunday, demanding the return of

Daily Observer • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:13 PM
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Over 50 Ashulia RMG factories suspend operations amid wage hike protests

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

New Age • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:13 PM
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Cabinet approves holiday calendar for 2027

The cabinet on Monday approved the list of public holidays for 2027, with 15 days of general holidays and 14 days of holidays under executive orders.

UNB • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:09 PM
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Exercise Guardian Shark launched to strengthen disaster response

The US Army and the Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday launched Exercise Guardian Shark in Chattogram.

UNB • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:09 PM
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Outsiders involved in RMG protest to create unrest: DIG

Outsiders and miscreants, rather than genuine garment workers, were involved in violence and vandalism in the name of movement in Savar and Ashulia to destabilise the country, Dhaka Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mostafizur Rahman said on Monday.

UNB • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:07 PM
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The Portuguese superstar will miss Monday's meeting with Pakhtakor in Tashkent after head coach Ange Postecoglou decided to rest him alongside Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan.

The Daily Star • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 4:00 PM
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Salahuddin says some former MPs, ministers and state ministers are involved; minimum wage board may hold first meeting today

The Daily Star • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:58 PM
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‘No intention’ of engaging in nuclear talks with US: Iran

Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of parliament, says “epic resilience” by Iran and its army’s “formidable power and iron will” have brought the United States and its allies “face-to-face with the hard wall of reality”.“They must accept that they have no choi

Bangladesh Post • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:57 PM
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MPO teachers announce sit-in at Press Club on Nov 4

MPO-enrolled teachers and employees are set to stage a sit-in program in front of the National Press Club on November

Daily Observer • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:52 PM
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Fertiliser dealers to lose licences over irregularities: Minister

Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid on Monday warned that licences of newly appointed fertiliser dealers would be cancelled if irregularities were found in fertiliser distribution, while officials involved in such practices would face departmental action.

UNB • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:47 PM
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Sonali Bank signs agreement with Bangladesh Bank

Sonali Bank PLC signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank for a pre-financing scheme aimed at the growth and development

Daily Observer • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:47 PM
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Investors are increasingly questioning the sustainability of the artificial intelligence investment boom as major technology companies commit hundreds of billions of dollars to computing infrastructure, raising concerns about profitability, debt, and future returns.

The Daily Star • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:46 PM
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Bridge over Sarta Canal to boost connectivity between two upazilas

Shahadat Hossain Sajjad, Rauzan (Chattogram)A 120-metre-long bridge is being constructed over the Sarta Canal to ease longstanding communication difficulties between Rauzan and Fatikchhari upazilas in Chattogram, benefiting an estimated 50,000 people.The bridge, proposed to be named after Shaheed Sa

Bangladesh Post • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:41 PM
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Editors’ Council urges responsibility, restraint after Rashed tears apart Amar Desh copy

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

New Age • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:39 PM
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Jamaat protests fresh LPG price hike, warns of public hardship

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Monday expressed deep concern over a hike in the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 223, warning that the hike would cause fresh hardship for people already struggling with rising living costs.

UNB • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:36 PM
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Anti-govt element may be behind Mirpur worker unrest: Police

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) cleared the blockaded roads in Mirpur on Sunday afternoon, November 1, restoring traffic flow following

Daily Observer • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:35 PM
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US man sets bizarre world record by moving ice cubes with his mouth

David Rush, a resident of Idaho in the United States, has set an unusual world record by transferring ice cubes

Daily Observer • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:35 PM
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A women worker is busy making clothes. The picture was taken on Monday. Photographer: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin.

The newly formed wage board will be the eighth since the first one was constituted in 1984, with entry-level monthly pay rising nearly 20-fold over four decades.

The Business Standard • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 3:35 PM
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