Essential goods imports rise ahead of Ramadan

Imports and letters of credit (LCs) for essential commodities, including edible oil, sugar, lentils, chickpeas and dates, have increased ahead

Reselling online train tickets difficult to prevent: Minister

Road, Rail and Shipping Minister Sheikh Robiul Alam has said preventing people from buying train tickets online and reselling them

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"La Liga deeply regrets the offence that Kylian Mbappe's recent comments have caused among Chinese fans. These comments were made in a personal capacity and do not represent La Liga," the league said in a statement.

Mofasserul Huq, Sitabur Rahman elected president, secretary of BMTA

​​AKM Mofasserul Huq (Pintu), proprietor of Anisa International, has been elected president of the Bangladesh Medical Tourism Association (BMTA).

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Milon: Religious education key to building moral generation

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Monday said there is no alternative to religious education in building an enlightened generation with moral and human values and eliminating moral degradation from society. “Teachers,...

Two men charged over alleged Iran-backed plot at US military base in UK

Two British men have been charged with national security offences over an alleged Iran-backed plot targeting a US-operated military air base in England, prosecutors said Tuesday.

DNA identifies 10 resort fire victims, 1 still missing

Police say the victims’ remains will be handed to relatives on Tuesday

Fuel shortages push Taiz hospitals to the brink

'No fuel to keep babies warm': shortages push hospitals in Yemen's Taiz to the brink

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Salahuddin Ahmed says government firmly opposes extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and custodial deaths

Bangladeshis among nationals of 29 countries coerced into Russian army: UN

Bangladeshi nationals are among those recruited into the Russian armed forces through deception or coercion, according to a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine submitted to the UN General Assembly at its 81st session.

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The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the shareholding ceiling for United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB), allowing a single investor or family to hold up to 30 percent of the lender’s paid-up capital as the bank seeks fresh investment to strengthen its capital base.

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Daily death toll hits a record high this year

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Ballistic missile attack caused a fire at the site, says the group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree

PM attends dinner hosted by Nippon Foundation chairman in Tokyo

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman attended a dinner hosted by Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chairman of the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, in Tokyo on Monday night.

Sajek blockade enters fifth day

An indefinite road blockade in Sajek, Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila, entered its fifth day on Monday, disrupting tourism and bringing tourism-dependent businesses to a standstill. The popular Sajek Valley remains closed to tourists as authorities seek to resolve the...

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The SAFF Championship will feature VAR Lite from the final matchday of the group stage, as well as in the semifinals and final, while ticket prices have been set at Tk 1,000 per matchday, the regional body's general secretary Purushottam Kattel confirmed on Wednesday.

RUCSU election uncertain a year after polls

The continuity of the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) has come under uncertainty less than a year after its

Tarique seeks to turn Bangladesh-Japan friendship into engine of economy, shared prosperity

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