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Over 5.5 lakh Ansar-VDP to be deployed during election: Adviser Jahangir

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that a total of 555,958 Ansar-VDP members will

NEC endorses Tk 2 lakh cr revised ADP for FY26

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday approved a revised Annual Development Programme (ADP) worth Tk 2 lakh crore for

New protests hit Iran as alarm grows over crackdown ‘massacre’

Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups

Hasina provided false information in 2008 election affidavit: ACC chairman

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina provided false information in her asset declaration submitted for the 2008 national election, Anti-Corruption Commission

India-Bangladesh tensions rock cricket

NEW DELHI, JAN 10: On January 3, 2026, a single directive from the Board of Control for Cricket in India

Stocks open week lower as DSE, CSE indices slide

Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets began the week on a bearish note on Sunday, with key

Iran would target US military, shipping if attacked: parliament speaker

Iran would strike US military and shipping targets in the event of a new attack by the United States during

Cutting interest rates ‘won’t be easy: Finance Adviser

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said sharply reducing high lending rates is no easy feat, stressing the need for consistency

Sequestered Suu Kyi overshadows military-run Myanmar election

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence

‘No legal barrier for govt to campaign for ‘Yes’ vote in referendum’

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that the government is legally allowed to campaign for the upcoming referendum