Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 05:51 am
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By-polls in 6 vacant seats underway
Online Desk: Voting of the six parliamentary seats’ by-polls that fell vacant following the recent resignation of the BNP lawmakers began at 8:30am on Wednesday. Voters will cast their votesread more
More than 1,700 flights canceled, 2 dead as ice storm freezes US
Online Desk: Winter weather brought ice to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, canceling more than 1,700 flights nationwide and snarling highways. At least two people diedread more
IMF loan proves macroeconomic fundamentals are on solid foundation: Kamal
Online Desk: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said the approval of US$4.7 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) proved that the basic areas of the country’sread more
Boi Mela: No specific security threats, says DMP commissioner
Online Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruk today said there is no specific security threat centring Amar Ekushey Book Fair. “But if any writer or publisher worries aboutread more
15th constitutional amendment stops capturing power illegally: PM
Online Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the 15th amendment to the constitution strengthened the country’s democracy and empowered people to choose public representatives by stopping the pathread more
Bangladesh ranks second-most corrupt in South Asia again: TIB
Online Desk: Bangladesh ranked as 12th most corrupt country among 180 countries, according to the ‘Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2022’. Dropping one position from 2021, Bangladesh scored 25 out ofread more
PM reiterates call for Muslim nations’ collective stance on Palestine
Online Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Muslim nations to collectively stand over Palestinians cause saying since its 1971 emergence Bangladesh’s stance on the issue remained very firm,read more
Cancellation of Jamaat’s registration: Final hearing after 2 months
Online Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today gave Jamaat-e-Isami two months’ time to prepare a concise statement of the party’s appeal against a High Court verdict thatread more
IMF approves $4.7b loan for Bangladesh
Online Desk: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Bangladesh’s US$4.7 billion loan proposal during a board meeting on Monday. Bangladesh will get about $3.3 billion under the Extended Creditread more
