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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday invited Japanese companies to invest in five priority sectors in Bangladesh, including automotive manufacturing, energy, technology and space, high-speed rail and logistics, and agro-processing, promising government support and...
Police have yet to confirm who led the attack.
The three-day Renewable Energy Fest 2026 concluded in Dhaka on Wednesday (October 28) with a 12-point declaration calling for stronger policies, greater investment and an inclusive transition to renewable energy in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s spinners took three wickets in quick succession after a rain and bad-light interruption, but bad light brought the second day of the first Test to an early close with the West Indies on 134 for four on Thursday.
The company said its profit during the July-September period dipped
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A Sylhet court on Thursday sentenced suspended Sub-Inspector of police Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan to death in a case filed over the death of Raihan Ahmed in torture at the Bandarbazar police outpost in 2020.Sylhet Metropolitan and Session Judge Abdul Majid Munshi also awarded life imprisonment to two other accused and seven year’s jail to three others.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday urges police officers to build a truly people-oriented police force through professionalism, neutrality and humane behaviour.
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
We agree with Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon that religious education can play a significant role in shaping more responsible citizens. Integrating moral values, integrity, and spiritual literacy into national curricula can...
Tarique Rahman tours vehicle assembly operations
Bangladesh is working to strengthen the integration of climate, disaster and education data to make its education system more resilient to climate change and protect children’s learning from disruptions caused by extreme weather.
Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in Florida amid mounting legal scrutiny in Brazil after the Supreme Court ordered his passports canceled. The Brazilian senator, who lost the presidential run-off to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, met his younger brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, in the United States. The investigations involve alleged money laundering, financing for a documentary about his
Nine more people died of dengue and 1,982 were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Wednesday.
The attack on the central office of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) in Dhaka’s Paltan area is a deeply disturbing reminder of the partisan hostility still poisoning our political landscape. When political offices are stormed, vandalized, or targeted by...
A generation struggling to imagine a better future is turning to collective action
The Dhaka district administration has launched a pilot project called “Clean School Teams” at 21 educational institutions to promote cleanliness among students and raise awareness about dengue prevention. The initiative, which involves five institutions in Dhaka...
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold a public hearing on Thursday (October 29) to review proposals to revise
The latest sentence was handed down in absentia, according to Panahi’s lawyer, Mostafa Nili, who spoke to Iranian reformist media outlet Emtedad.
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