Higher food costs drive Bangladesh inflation to 9.42% in May: BBS
Bangladesh’s point-to-point inflation rose to 9.42 per cent in May 2026, up from 9.04 per cent in April, driven mainly…
Daily power demand hits 18,000MW in summer: Minister
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s peak daily electricity demand during the summer and irrigation season stands at around 18,000MW, said Power, Energy and…
UK deputy PM told JD Vance his comments on murdered British student were ‘wrong’
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said he called US Vice-President JD Vance to tell him he was “wrong” in…
Iranian missiles target Kuwait, Bahrain after US-Iran clash
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked “enemy bases in the region”, hitting them with “aerospace missiles”, in…
6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers posthumously awarded UN Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in…
Five member probe committee formed over HSIA cargo village fire
A five-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the fire incident at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Iran supreme leader’s adviser says talks deadlocked over $24 billion and warns of wider war
A potential peace deal between the United States and Iran hinges on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen…
The story of Marilyn Monroe’s intimate final photos taken weeks before her death
On the 100th anniversary of her birth, images from the Hollywood icon’s final photoshoot reveal a carefree joyfulness that’s far…
Drone clash in Strait of Hormuz deepens regional tensions
The U.S. military announced that it intercepted four Iranian drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and subsequently…
A-level maths exam marking to be watched closely by regulator after students say paper was ‘unfair’
England’s exam regulator Ofqual says it is “closely monitoring” the marking of an A-level maths paper which students and parents…