Nari Maitree has congratulated the Interim Government for approving the Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, describing it as a significant step toward protecting public health. Following the approval of the ordinance at the latest...
PRISTINA : Kosovo voters head to the polls on Sunday for snap parliamentary elections, hoping to end ten months of political deadlock and crisis.
Vetevendosje (VV), the party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, won most votes in a February 9...
YANGON : Polls closed in the first round of Myanmar's junta-run elections on Sunday, an AFP journalist saw, ending the opening phase of a month-long vote democracy watchdogs describe as a ploy to rebrand military rule.
An AFP journalist saw...
DHAKA : BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said the shadow of expansionism still looms large over Bangladesh as a group is engaged in a conspiracy to undermine the country's sovereignty and independence.
He said, "Bangladesh's thousands...
DHAKA : Tajnuva Jabeen, Joint Convener of NationalCitizen Party (NCP) , today resigned and announced that she will not contest the upcoming national parliamentary election.
In a Facebook post, Tajnuva said her resignation was prompted by a loss of trust...
DHAKA : Education Adviser Professor Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar today said the government has made every effort to provide quality and accurate textbooks to students.
“Despite various obstacles and pressures, there has been no shortfall in fulfilling this responsibility,” he...
Two additional political parties have joined the Jamaat-e-Islami–led eight-party alliance, expanding the coalition further. The newly added parties are the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), headed by retired Colonel Oli Ahmed, and the National Citizens Party (NCP).
The announcement was made...
A new chapter of the Kaspersky Security Bulletin looks at what shaped telecom cybersecurity in 2025 and what is likely to persist in 2026. APT activity, supply-chain compromise, DDoS disruption and SIM-enabled fraud continued to pressure operators in 2025,...
DHAKA : Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court was sworn in today as the 26th Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office during a ceremony at Durbar Hall...
DHAKA : The government has extended the deadline for submitting income tax returns for individual taxpayers and Hindu undivided family taxpayers by another month for the 2025-26 tax year.
According to an order issued by the National Board of Revenue...