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The cabinet is considering a plan to implement the ninth pay scale for government approval. The committee has already finalized the draft proposal. Proposal to implement ninth pay scale in 2 years, awaits cabinet approval

Arrested death row convict tells court he is not an accused in the case. Death row convict absconds, innocent day laborer in jail

BNP is going to announce the name of Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its presidential candidate on Thursday after receiving the green signal ... Show more

BNP's presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul, announced today

The government is planning to implement the ninth pay scale for its employees over two fiscal years, according to sources in the secretaries' committee ... Show more

Ninth pay scale to be implemented over 2yrs

One nomination paper has been submitted for Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and two for Col. (Retd.) Oli Ahmed. 3 nomination papers submitted for presidential election, BNP responds to opposition alliance criticism

The BNP has nominated its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the party's candidate for president. BNP nominates Mirza Fakhrul as presidential candidate

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam today blamed the ongoing power and fuel crisis on the government's lack of ... Show more

'Dollars are available': Nahid blames power and fuel crisis on govt planning failures

Read the article from the link in the comments Girls are winning the exam race but losing the career race

A BNP delegation submitted the nomination papers to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission (EC) in Agargaon in the ... Show more

Presidential election: BNP submits Mirza Fakhrul's nomination papers

Hasan Mahmud did not need a bag of tricks to make history in Darwin on Thursday. He kept returning to the same principles, hitting his lines and lengths ... Show more

Hasan keeps it simple as Tigers earn praise for consistency

Work is underway to fix the defects in the Floating LNG Terminal (FSRU). In this situation, there is no option but to wait, said Power ... Show more

'Engineers are working to repair FSRU, nothing to do but wait'

The Daily Star বাংলা : He assured American investors of government support and investment-friendly environment. Prime Minister urges US companies to invest and expand business in Bangladesh

The Daily Star বাংলা : Disappeared victim Ashiq tells tribunal that he has not seen the light of day for 60 days. 'After being questioned after disappearance, RAB gave me electric shocks in my ears'

The Daily Star বাংলা : While the US is increasingly plagued by instability, dysfunction and decline, governments and investors from around the world are still seeking greater ... Show more

Why is the world still investing in the United States?

The Ministry of Power and Energy issued this order in a notification on Wednesday. Shopping malls and shops ordered to close by 8 pm

গাজীপুর সাফারি পার্কে পরপর দুই দিনে দুটি হাতির মৃত্যু হয়েছে। এর মধ্যে 'রাজু বাহাদুর' নামের হাতিটি প্রায় আড়াই মাস ধরে অসুস্থ অবস্থায় চিকিৎসাধীন ছিল। ... Show more

Two elephants die in a row at Gazipur Safari Park

A Dhaka court today placed Mohammad Arif alias Imran, 26, an alleged member of Neo JMB, on a six-day remand. He was arrested in Savar on August 11 ... Show more

Man arrested with pipe bomb in Savar gets six-day remand

The government is moving to bring battery-powered and motorized rickshaws in Dhaka under a more structured regulatory framework ... Show more

Govt plans to regulate battery rickshaw production in Dhaka: DSCC administrator

Xavi Hernandez has been named as the successor to Ronald Koeman as head coach of the Netherlands national team, the country's football association ... Show more

Xavi named new Netherlands head coach

The BNP is set to announce party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its presidential candidate today after party Chairman and Prime Minister ... Show more

Fakhrul BNP's presidential candidate

Bangladesh has proposed New Zealand for signing a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost bilateral trade and investment. Bangladesh proposes signing FTA with New Zealand

The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has tightened security across the country ahead of August 15, citing the risk of sabotage and disruption by organizations ... Show more

Rab tightens security across Bangladesh ahead of August 15

Hasan Mahmud bowls career-best spell with charming swing, movement. Bangladesh's great day in Darwin Test Hasan makes history as Australia reaches 200 before six wickets

Bangladesh has sought Australia's support for joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement to enjoy preferential market access ... Show more

Bangladesh seeks Australia's support for joining RCEP

Two elephants, including Raju Bahadur, who was attacked by another elephant in May, have died at Gazipur Safari Park within two days ... Show more

Two elephants die at Gazipur Safari Park in two days

Police recruitment over the past six months has been conducted with “100 percent transparency”, free from political influence or partisan interference ... Show more

'100% transparent' police recruitment over past 6 months, parliamentary committee told

Dhaka University has formed a three-member committee to examine allegations that some of its teachers were involved in “secret activities against the state” ... Show more

DU to investigate allegations of anti-state activities involving 58 teachers

For almost a decade, girls have been doing better than boys in school exams. The pass rate in SSC and HSC is higher, and girls are also ahead in the number of ... Show more

Why are girls ahead in SSC-HSC, but lagging behind in higher education and jobs?

Ken Steven Smith hit by a spectator at Darwin gallery 'Stop the sloppy work!'- | Supporters lash out at Smith

An internal investigation committee has already been formed into the Rome incident. Investigation into the Rome incident begins, PR chief removed

Bangladesh have cornered the powerful Australia in their field. Hasan Mahmud, Ibadat Hossain and Taskin Ahmed are bowling brilliantly Another dream-like session for Bangladesh

Zahidul Islam Simon, a first-year student of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) at Rajshahi University (RU), who was airlifted to Dhaka for ... Show more

RU student dies after stroke, days after being airlifted to Dhaka

These are all small and medium-sized businesses. They do not have the capacity to run generators like large manufacturers and exporters to keep their machines ... Show more

Small traders hit by frequent power outages

The July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum Act, 2026 has been enacted to establish and operate the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum ... Show more

Up to 10-year jail for damaging July Uprising museum artefacts

Follow Slow Reads Why Bangladesh needs mandatory warning labels on packaged foods

Even if you imagine such a day before the start of the game, many would probably say it is an exaggeration. After bowling, batting is also dominant, Bangladesh has a dream day in Darwin

Water levels at 11 points in nine rivers across Barishal division are flowing above the danger mark, with the highest recorded at 80 centimeters above the mark ... Show more

Water levels at 11 points in 9 rivers above danger mark in Barishal division

Journalists in Rangamati formed a human chain today demanding the release of Saykat Ranjan Chowdhury, district correspondent of a private television channel ... Show more

Rangamati journalists rally for release of colleague Saykat Ranjan

The Daily Star বাংলা : The world he saw remained in the cinema. The eye that did not want to be caught in the frame

This year, the number of measles cases is 17,543. Deaths from measles and its symptoms increase by 890

The Daily Star বাংলা : The identities of the deceased were not immediately known. 4 killed in truck-pickup collision in Netrakona

Bangladesh's stunning opening day against Australia in Darwin was hailed as one of the Tigers' finest days in Test cricket as the visitors seized ... Show more

'One of Bangladesh's finest days in Test cricket'

Fame comes with a peculiar cruelty that Satyajit Ray understood better than most who have filmed it -- | that the more a man is looked at ... Show more

Nayak at 60: Satyajit Ray understood constantly being watched before the age of self-curation

The Daily Star বাংলা : The Spanish Football Federation has confirmed that this year's competition will be held from February 2 to 7 Not Saudi Arabia, 2027 Spanish Super Cup will be held in Turkey

Girls recorded a higher pass rate than boys across the country's nine general education boards and also secured more GPA-5s ... Show more

Success in school fails to carry girls forward

The Daily Star বাংলা : Do we really change radically with time, or does our inner self remain essentially the same? How much does personality change after the age of 30, as research reveals

Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday in a ceremony in the Portuguese resort of Cascais ... Show more

Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez

A woman was detained with 24 Bengal monitor lizards in Khagrachhari town last night, during a joint operation conducted by district administration and Forest ... Show more

Woman detained with 24 Bengal monitors in Khagrachhari

Lionel Messi said on Wednesday he is having doubts about continuing his career following the death of his father last week. 'I don't know how to move forward': Messi unsure about future after father's death

Check out today's (Thursday) latest news and gossip from the European transfer window Transfer Live: Rodri, Osimhen, Nunez, Doku, Martinelli, Romero, Enzo

প্রথমার্ধের বিরতির পর বদলি মেসি নামলে পুরো স্টেডিয়াম করতালি দিয়ে তাকে স্বাগত জানায়। যদিও ম্যাচটি হেরে লিগস কাপ থেকে বিদায় নিয়েছে ইন্টার মায়ামি Messi returns to the field mourning his father's death

The Daily Star বাংলা : Critics have raised it many times, but they have not been able to fully resolve it. Was Hitchcock actually more interested in guilt than crime? How Hitchcock made guilt the grammar of cinema

Four people were killed and at least five others injured following a head-on collision between a truck and a passenger-carrying pickup van on the ... Show more

4 killed as pickup collides with truck in Netrokona

What happened in one session! Hasan Mahmud got a pair of successes, Ibadat Hossain, Taskin Ahmed took wickets. Catches were missed, two reviews were ruined ... Show more

Bangladesh put Australia on the backfoot in an eventful session

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said today that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's proposed visits to India and Japan have yet to be ... Show more

'A lot can happen in a month': Shama Obaed on PM Tarique's proposed India visit

An automated traffic signal system has been launched on a trial basis at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, as authorities seek to modernise the capital's ... Show more

Automated traffic signal system debuts at Dhaka's Shahbagh

The home batsmen were disoriented by the Bangladesh pacers on the first day in Australia. And the biggest storm of that cannon was raised by Hasan Mahmud ... Show more

Why Smith's wicket is the most special to Hasan

The death toll has risen to 265 after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning. Death toll in Colombia earthquake rises to 265, rescue operation 'in final stage'

Pacers Ebadot Hossain and Taskin Ahmed took two quick wickets to revive Bangladesh's momentum after Australia threatened to fight back in the opening Test ... Show more

Tigers pacers rock Australia in opening session

Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have increased the number of permitted passenger flights between the two countries to 84 a week from 49 under a new memorandum of ... Show more

Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia raise weekly passenger flights to 84

Noted filmmaker Tareque Masud dedicated his life to cinema, leaving behind the selfish pursuits that so often define a life. Instead ... Show more

15 years without Tareque Masud: The filmmaker who lived for cinema

ঘাসফুল : If someone is a vegetarian, then the taste or smell of meat may not be that important to them. But for most people in the world ... Show more

Lettuce can provide animal protein, researchers are thinking of an alternative to meat

Bangladesh has showcased its growing apparel and textile manufacturing capabilities at the global sourcing fair SOURCING at MAGIC 2026 ... Show more

20 Bangladeshi textile, apparel companies join global sourcing fair in Las Vegas

They were given notices stating the reasons for their absence. However, none of them responded. 6 senior police officers including Biplab Kumar dismissed for absenteeism from work

There is load shedding for 8 to 10 hours a day in Gopalganj. This is causing widespread suffering to public life and business and increasing anger among ... Show more

8-10 hour load shedding in Gopalganj, electricity office writes to police seeking security

A physician who was a victim of enforced disappearance told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 today that he saw daylight for the first time in 60 days when ... Show more

'Saw daylight after 60 days': Doctor recounts torture in TFI cell

A strange piece of wreckage stands quietly in front of Shamsunnahar Hall at Dhaka University. Every day, students and passersby walk past it ... Show more

15 years later, Tareque Masud's last journey still echoes

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit has expressed hope that the electricity situation will improve somewhat from this ... Show more

Electricity situation will improve from this evening: State Minister for Energy

BNP has rejected claims by the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance regarding its discussions at the Secretariat on finalizing a presidential candidate ... Show more

BNP rejects opposition's claim over 'Secretariat meeting' on presidential candidate

The government has asked local and international NGOs to take steps to bring their eligible employees under the Universal Pension Scheme to ensure long-term ... Show more

Govt urges NGOs to bring employees under Universal Pension Scheme

Regarding Sheikh Hasina's extradition, Jaiswal said, 'India's position on this has been conveyed several times before ... Show more

Bangladesh PM invited twice: Jaiswal

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged American businesses to invest in Bangladesh with confidence and for the long term ... Show more

Bangladesh wants durable economic partnership with US: PM

Police have filed a case over the recovery of a powerful bomb concealed in a pressure cooker from a field beside a mosque in the Sadhapur area of ​​Savar. Police file case over recovery of powerful bomb in Savar