SC hears caretaker govt appeals for seventh day

The Supreme Court’s full appellate bench has continued its seventh day of hearings on appeals seeking to restore Bangladesh’s caretaker government system during national elections, a pivotal case that could reshape the country’s political...

Bangladesh Air Force to set up drone factory in joint venture with China

Bangladesh Air Force is setting up an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone manufacturing factory in Bangladesh jointly with China under a technology transfer agreement to build a UAV manufacturing plant for the first time in the country. The...

Zakir Naik likely to visit Bangladesh amid India's concern

Prominent Islamic preacher Zakir Naik is likely to visit Bangladesh in late November, a development that has drawn attention from India, where he faces charges of money laundering and hate speech. The Special Branch (SB) of police has granted...

Bangladesh wants Bahrain to reopen visa facilities for its citizens

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged Bahrain to reopen visa facilities for Bangladeshi citizens, including businesspeople, professionals, and skilled and semi-skilled workers, to boost people-to-people contact and economic engagement...

'Fast transition to elected govt will restore investor trust'

Experts have underscored more major reforms to remove the existing hurdles and enable Bangladesh to tap the emerging business opportunities, calling for faster democratic transition to accelerate the system-recast process. Speaking at a roundtable...

Bangladesh praises Bahrain’s role in promoting Middle East stability

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East and appreciated Bahrain’s constructive leadership in promoting regional harmony. During his meeting with the Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr...

Bangladesh reaffirms solidarity with Qatar over security, sovereignty

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 02 November, 2025, 12:48 Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain meets with the Qatari state minister for foreign affairs Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi in Bahrain on Saturday. | UNB photo Foreign adviser Md...

Dhaka stresses peace, stability in Middle East

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East. He remarked during a bilateral meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani on the sidelines of the...

Governance Makes or Breaks Nations: Ajit Doval

Home Neighbours Bangladesh Governance Makes or Breaks Nations: Ajit Doval Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture, the National Security Advisor said strong institutions and effective governance, not power or resources, determine a nation’s...

Bangladesh Chief Advisor Yunus directs armed forces to ensure security ahead of elections

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has instructed Bangladesh's armed forces to take comprehensive measures to ensure peace and order across the country in preparation for the 13th National Parliament elections, expected to be held in the first...

Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture

Our country is at a complicated juncture in integrating its thriving Indigenous heritage with its subsisting legal instruments for intellectual property. In spite of a cultural terrain of over 45 Indigenous communities, the legal apparatus stays...

‘Bangladeshis follow the Islam preached from Medina, not that of Maududi’

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed today criticised the ideology of Jamaat-e-Islami, saying that around 90 to 92 percent of Bangladesh's people follow the Islam of Madina, not the Islam preached by Maududi (Abul A'la Maududi), an...

Animal Saviors of Bangladesh forms new executive committee

Animal welfare organisation Animal Saviors of Bangladesh (ASB) has announced its 101-member full executive committee for the 2025–26 term. Dr Md Mahbub Alam, Professor of the Department of Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Science of...

Bangladesh’s Pivot to China: From Balance to Realignment

Image Source: Getty On 19 October 2025, a massive rally was held at Chittagong University, Bangladesh, demanding the immediate implementation of China’s Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, to ensure that Bangladesh...

Disinformation risks loom over elections: study

Staff Correspondent 03 November, 2025, 01:22 Disinformation and hate-driven campaigns pose a grave threat to electoral integrity, social cohesion and the participation of women and marginalised communities in the coming national election,...

BNP banks on a blend of old and new faces

Announces a list of 237 potential candidates; Fakhrul hints at some changes after talks with allies The BNP yesterday unveiled a list of potential candidates for 237 constituencies, including three for its chairperson Khaleda Zia and one for...

Zonta biennial conference ends in Dhaka

Staff Correspondent 03 November, 2025, 01:05 Artistes perform on the concluding day of a three-day 18th biennial conference organised by the Zonta International District 25 in Dhaka on Sunday. | Press release photo The three-day 18th biennial...

Bengal: Bangladeshi settlers under focus after 3 suicides during SIR

Kolkata: The row between Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll has intensified after three suicides since October 27 as the victims were all Hindus from...

BNP lawyers question legality of verdict signed by ex-CJ Khairul after retirement

CARETAKER GOVT Staff Correspondent 03 November, 2025, 01:18 Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s lawyer Zainul Abedin on Sunday told the Appellate Division that the verdict scrapping the election-time non-party caretaker government system should be...

Bangladesh CID declares former PM Sheikh Hasina, 260 others as ‘fugitives’

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Bangladesh Police on Friday published a notice in two newspapers declaring former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 others as “fugitives” in a sedition case, the Dhaka Tribune reported. According to...