17+ hour, 44+ min ago   (369+ words) September 14, 2026 00:00:00 In a major push to foster self-employment and drive grassroots economic growth, Bangladesh Bank on Sunday issued a comprehensive guideline titled "Udyog: Upazila-Driven Youth Opportunity for Growth", reports UNB. The programme aims to hunt, identify, and finance prospective young…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (562+ words) OUR CORRESPONDENT | September 14, 2026 00:00:00 RAJSHAHI, Sept 13: The Padma River continued to swell in Rajshahi on Saturday, inundating low-lying char areas along its southern bank and leaving hundreds of families marooned. At noon, the river was flowing at 17.30 metres at the Rajshahi…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (360+ words) September 14, 2026 00:00:00 NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Agencies): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations is not broken despite the paralysis of its Security Council, which he attributed to divisions among the world's major powers. The divisions among the superpowers have…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (155+ words) Police have arrested 40 more people in connection with a sudden procession staged by the banned Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies in the capital's Gulshan area. They were arrested on Saturday night, said Md Akter Hossain, deputy commissioner of…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (352+ words) Bangladesh officially recognised hijras as a third gender in 2013, and the government even introduced a separate gender category on national identity documents. In practice, more than a decade later, the hijra community remains one of the most marginalised populations in…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (117+ words) A faction of Tabligh Jamaat followers loyal to Maulana Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi on Sunday demanded separate dates to hold their Bishwa Ijtema at the Tongi ground, along with several other demands, reports UNB. The date for the upcoming Bishwa Ijtema…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (321+ words) The High Court (HC) has declared strikes and hartals called in protest against court verdicts or orders illegal, directing the authorities to take legal action, including criminal proceedings, against transport owners and workers' organisations that announce such programmes.The HC…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (301+ words) Former Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, now spokesperson for the National Citizens Party (NCP), has been accused of taking millions of taka in connection with appointments, transfers and postings during his tenure in the interim government and…...

17+ hour, 14+ min ago   (82+ words) The Financial Express IDCOL targets 1,000MW solar power capacity by next summer MUNIMA SULTANA | Monday, 14 September 2026 Editor: Shamsul Huq Zahid Published by Syed Nasim Manzur for International Publications Limited from Tropicana Tower (4th floor), 45, Topkhana Road, GPO Box: 2526 Dhaka- 1000 and printed by…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (505+ words) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials said that they are looking to play a bilateral series against Nepal by 2027. The decision was taken after the Nepal Cricket Association invited Bangladesh to play a series against them at their own backyard, reports…...