Trump has issued an ultimatum for India to end its purchases of Russian oil — a key revenue source for Moscow's war in Ukraine — or Washington will double new import tariffs on India from 25% to 50%.

The interim government has also recruited 4,469 soldiers at Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and 5,551 sepoys in Bangladesh Ansar and VDP in the last one year, he said.

Bangladeshi artiste Mofassal Al Alif brought Lalon to life on the stages of New York’s longest-running public dance festival ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke today (18 August) visited the Air Force jet crash victims of Milestone School and College at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery ...

The main purpose of the youth advisory group is to align the UN’s agenda with the global climate movement. In its third cohort this year, Farzana has become the first Bangladeshi among 14 advisers fro ...

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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has temporarily suspended nine more senior officials on charges of "obstructing official duties" during recent protests by NBR officials.

In the first month of the fiscal year, the government spent only Tk1,645 crore from the Annual Development Programme (ADP), which is just 0.69% of the total ADP allocation. Even in the previous fiscal ...

Global K-pop icons BLACKPINK thrilled fans at Wembley Stadium on 16 August with a surprise rendition of the Spice Girls' classic hit 'Wannabe'. The performance closed the second night of their ...

While many may not immediately recognise his name, Rondell’s daring stunt, shaking hands with fellow stuntman Danny Rogers while engulfed in flames for the 1975 album cover, has become legendary.

Md Mokabbir Hossain, senior secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, has been transferred as senior secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources. The Ministry of Public Administration ...

The High Court today (18 August) asked the secretary of health ministry, director general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration and authorities concerned to supply adequate antivenom in ...