1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (155+ words) Train communications on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route resumed Sunday night (13 September), six hours after a wagon of a freight train derailed in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh. According to Akhtar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mymensingh Railway Police Station, the Dhaka-bound freight train…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (343+ words) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir said Bangladesh wants to "reset" its bilateral relationship with India after what he described as an uncomfortable relationship over 15 years under an "authoritarian, corrupt and exploitative" regime. "We want to move towards a…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (221+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 Police yesterday (13 September) detained eight people in connection with a flash procession organised by the banned Chhatra League and subsequent crude bomb explosions in Savar's Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. Of the…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (212+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 The family of soldier Tasnim Rifat, 28, who was killed in a tank-firing accident in Chattogram yesterday (9 September), is waiting for his body at their home in Rajshahi. Since early morning, relatives and well-wishers have been gathering at the…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (813+ words) A hilsa that costs around Tk500 a kilogram after reaching Bangladesh is being sold for up to Tk1,800 as "Padma hilsa" in Jashore and elsewhere, leaving buyers to discover the deception only after taking the fish home. The fish are legally imported…...

8+ hour, 50+ min ago   (93+ words) The Business Standard BRICS nations urge ‘restraint’ in Middle East, smooth flow of global trade At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, emphasis was placed on de-escalating conflicts in the Middle East, addressing the Palestinian issue, and ensuring the stability…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago   (579+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday took a dig at the Madhya Pradesh government, sharing a satirical resignation letter as the state's chief minister. This comes a day after Dipke was allegedly heckled by some…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (134+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting with prominent personalities who regularly participate in television talk shows in Dhaka on yesterday afternoon (11 September). The meeting was held at the BNP chairman's office…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (212+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said the government will align Bangla- and English-medium curricula to ensure students meet a common minimum standard of basic knowledge and skills. "Regardless of the medium in which students…...

7+ hour, 5+ min ago   (483+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku MP called for effective coordination among the district administration, police and public representatives to maintain law and order and advance development activities. At a meeting with members of parliament…...