Staff Correspondent, Dhaka

The government expects the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to begin supplying electricity to Bangladesh’s national grid by November, after initial physical and criticality tests at the project began successfully. The update was presented at the first meeting of the 13th National Parliament’s Standing Co

Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, formally began its nuclear fission reaction at 3:30pm on Sunday, marking its progression through all technical stages to the final phase, according to plant officials. Dr Mohammad Zahidul Hasan, managing director of the Nuclear

Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief and publisher of online news outlet bdnews24.com, died at a London hospital in the United Kingdom after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He was 59. bdnews24.com said Khalidi was taken to a London hospital on Thursday night, local time, after suffering a brain h

Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested Major (retd) Muhammad Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan, a Jamaat-e-Islami member, over allegations that he threatened the executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and assaulted a security supervisor during an airport dispute. DB c

Bangladesh is forming a specialised Cyber Police Unit with 4,592 personnel to tackle cybercrime, including positions for cryptocurrency, malware and dark web analysts, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said on Thursday evening. Salahuddin made the announcement at an event held at Police Headquarters to

BNP lawmaker Ferdousi Ahmed Misti’s resignation from Reserved Women’s Seat-23 in the 13th National Parliament has been accepted, the Parliament Secretariat said on Thursday, declaring the seat vacant from October 1 under Article 67(2) of the Constitution of Bangladesh. Ferdousi Ahmed Misti submitted

Bangladesh Bank’s board has agreed to grant preliminary approval for the establishment of five digital banks in Bangladesh, including ventures backed by bKash, Robi’s parent company Axiata Limited, Bhutan’s DK Bank, VEON and Square Group. The decision was made at a Bangladesh Bank board meeting chai

Government has raised the prices of petrol, octane, diesel and kerosene by Tk20 per litre, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Sunday night. The revised prices will take effect from midnight on Sunday. Under the new rates, diesel will sell at

The first-phase selection results for students who applied online for admission to Class XI for the 2026-27 academic year were published simultaneously at around 7:45pm on Wednesday. Students will be able to view their results through the designated In a separate notice, the Dhaka Education Board s

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for enhanced United Kingdom cooperation in Bangladesh’s education, human resource development and technology sectors, as well as stronger trade and investment between the two countries. The President made the call when British High Commissioner to Ban

Retired Major Mozaffar Hossain told investigators that former Lieutenant Colonel Motiur Rahman shot President Ziaur Rahman, while then army chief Hussein Muhammad Ershad travelled to Chattogram by helicopter before the assassination, prosecutor Tanvir Hasan Zoha said on Sunday. Mozaffar made the sta

Nine people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours ending 8am Tuesday, marking the highest single-day death toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. A further 1,571 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country dur

BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Mirza Abbas returned to Bangladesh on Wednesday night after receiving treatment in Singapore and Malaysia for more than five and a half months. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Abbas landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal Int

Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has signed a contract with a consultancy firm to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of second bridges over the Jamuna and Padma rivers. Although 12 months have been allocated for the study, Bridge Division Secretary and BBA Executive Director Muhammad

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices for September amid a gas crisis, cutting the price of a 12kg cylinder by Tk13 to Tk1,585 from Tk1,598. The revised prices will take effect from 6pm on Wednesday. BERC said the price was reduced by Tk1

No dengue deaths were reported in Bangladesh during the 24 hours ending 8am Friday, while 342 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, the Directorate General of Health Services said. A total of 2,080 dengue patients are currently undergoing treatment at hospitals nationwide. The