Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Tuesday called upon the students to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities to foster their mental growth and creative potential alongside textbook-based education. He emphasised that replacing intimidation and harsh discipline with a friendly approach toward students would help nurture a confident and creative generation. The … Read more
Army personnel patrol outside a polling station during the first phase of voting for the local legislature in Mirpur, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on 27 July 2026. Photo: AFP
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has assured his Bangladeshi counterpart, Tarique Rahman, that he would explore all possible means to help ease Dhaka’s ongoing fuel crisis. During a phone call on Tuesday noon, the Malaysian PM said he will discuss the issue with his concerned cabinet members at the earliest and give feedbacks to Tarique. … Read more
Bangladesh Police has urged citizens to be vigilant against scams on social media claiming money and lobbying using the names and identities of various government officials, including the police. The call was made in a warning sent from the police headquarters on Tuesday (July 28). The warning states that recently, a fraud ring has been … Read more
Trading on the country’s main capital market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), ended on Tuesday with a rise in the index. A total of Tk 1,260.93 million 4,155 worth of shares and mutual fund units were traded on the DSE today. According to DSE sources, a total of 491.872 million shares and mutual fund units … Read more
Public health experts have said that the active and objective role of the media is essential to ensure safe food and to make the movement to prevent non-communicable diseases including high blood pressure and diabetes a success. They said that it is the need of the hour to implement a clear front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) policy … Read more
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said, ‘Ensuring quality education for every student in the country is one of the government’s priorities. To this end, coordinated initiatives, effective supervision, and timely implementation of plans will continue to bring about qualitative changes at every level of the education system.’ He made these remarks during a view-exchange meeting with … Read more
Prime Minister’s political assistant Muhammad Rashed Khan has criticized Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed’s recent statement on the fall of the BNP government. He claimed that there is a tendency for disintegration instead of unity in the opposition political alliance. Rashed Khan said that with the recent exit of the Khilafat Majlis alliance, the alliance, which … Read more
Anisur Rahman, MP for Madaripur-3, said the Prime Minister is working tirelessly to realize the dream of a new Bangladesh. She has prioritized the marginalized population and the agricultural sector since the beginning of the government. Programs like farmer cards, family cards, canal digging, and tree planting have been adopted primarily with the aim of … Read more