Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain today reaffirmed Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment to the founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), calling for renewed global solidarity, justice, and cooperation to ensure shared prosperity and sustainable peace. Addressing the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial Conference of NAM in Kampala, Uganda, Touhid said Bangladesh is undergoing “a period of profound renewal,” marked by inclusive reforms to strengthen institutions and uphold accountability, according to a message received here this evening. “Reflecting on renewed aspirations and hope of our people, we are now pursuing inclusive reforms to strengthen institutions, ensure rights and uphold accountability,” he said, adding,…
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Israel said its forces received two hostage bodies from the Red Cross on Wednesday which had been returned under a US-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza. “Israel has received, through the Red Cross, two coffins containing the bodies of hostages who were handed over to IDF (Israeli military) and Shin Bet (security agency) forces inside the Gaza Strip,” a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. Shortly afterwards, the military said the coffins had crossed over into Israeli territory where they would be identified.
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital early today following the advice of her doctors. BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the information, saying the BNP chief left her Gulshan residence around 11:40 pm on Wednesday and was later admitted to the hospital as per the recommendation of the medical board overseeing her treatment. Khaleda Zia, nearly 80, has long been suffering from multiple health complications, including liver cirrhosis, kidney problems, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. She last visited the hospital for a routine health check-up on August…
Results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations-2025 have been published today with 58.83 percent pass rate. A total of 726,960 students passed under nine general education boards, the Madrasah Education Board and the Technical Education Board. The overall pass rate stands at 58.83 percent, while 69,097 students achieved a GPA-5 (maximum grade). The results were released simultaneously by all education boards at 10:00 am today. Dhaka Education Board Chairman and Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee Chairman Prof Dr Khondokar Ehsanul Kabir announced the results centrally at Dhaka Education Board. This year, a total of 12,35,661 students participated in the…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has instructed the authorities concerned to investigate into the devastating fire in a garment factory and chemical warehouse at Shialbari in the city’s Mirpur area claiming so far 16 lives and injuring several others. “The chief adviser has been informed about the tragic fire in Mirpur. He immediately asked the authorities concerned to investigate into the incident and expressed shock at the deaths in the fire,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said. The press secretary briefed the media in Rome on Tuesday as Prof Yunus was visiting Italy to attend the World Food Forum…
Five new witnesses today testified in three cases filed against 47 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, over irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project. The witnesses are- Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) directors Tanjilur Rahman and Al Mamun Miah, typist Zakir Hossain, Kaliganj sub-registrars Mahmudur Rahman and Zajidur Rahman. They testified at Dhaka Special Judge Court-5. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun after that adjourned the hearing till October 29. The five first gave testimonies in the case against 12 including Sheikh Hasina. They…
A court here today placed former lawmaker from Brahmanbaria-5 constituency, Fayzur Rahman, on a two-day remand in a case lodged with the capital’s New Market Police Station over an attempt to murder during the July Mass Uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam passed the order as the police produced him before the court and pleaded to place him on a three-day remand in the case. A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Fayzur, also the president of Navinagar upazila Awami League in Brahmanbaria, from the capital’s Nikunja area on September 28, 2025. According to the case documents,…
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire at a Mirpur RMG factory and chemical warehouse in the city. In a Facebook post last night, he said, “I am deeply saddened by the tragic fire at the Mirpur RMG factory and chemical warehouse that claimed at least 16 lives. May Allah grant eternal peace to the departed souls and bless the injured with a swift recovery.” He added, “Heartbreaking incidents like these continue to occur, leaving behind grief and many questions. It is imperative to ensure workplace safety standards to prevent further loss of life…
Israel will allow Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen on Wednesday for humanitarian aid to enter from Egypt into the Palestinian territory, Israeli public broadcaster KAN said. “Six hundred trucks of humanitarian aid will be dispatched (Wednesday) to the Gaza Strip by the UN, approved international organisations, the private sector and donor countries,” KAN said on its website without citing sources. The UN and aid organisations have urged the reopening of the major crossing as Gaza faces a devastating humanitarian crisis after two years of war in the territory, sparked by Hamas October 7, 2023 attack. At the end of August,…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was considering tariffs on Spain as a punishment for failing to meet the five percent of GDP defense spending goal he engineered within NATO. “I think it’s very disrespectful to NATO. In fact, I was thinking about giving them trade punishment through tariffs because of what they did, and I may do that,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Trump suggested last week that Spain be expelled from NATO over its failure to match the higher defense spending requirement. In June, the military alliance of 32 member states agreed to boost defense spending…
