2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (1075+ words) 'They saw it through a plurilateral prism when we saw a bilateral slight' M Humayun Kabir, former ambassador BRICS is a plurilateral organisation. It is where a country such as Bangladesh has, in effect, been invited under a degree of…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (798+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans will pause on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 ​people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania - and to…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (833+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott US products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing grocers to improve country-of-origin labeling and secure new sources of supply. In Ontario, the ​president of independent grocer Vince's Market,…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (100+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations of around Tk13,000 crore in financial irregularities, bribery and money laundering against Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, former adviser to the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the interim government....

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1698+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 For generations, Shimanto Gronthagar in Gendaria was more than a library — it was a cultural gathering place in Old Dhaka. That very place remained locked for nearly a year. Neglect left the library in disrepair, damaging around 600 of…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (261+ words) South Korea's expanded espionage law takes effect on Sunday, broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign countries as Seoul seeks to protect key technologies amid intensifying competition in semiconductors and other strategic industries. • The National…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (329+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 President Donald Trump said on Friday (11 September) he would not oppose Chinese automakers building ​cars in the United States despite widespread opposition from US lawmakers ‌and car companies. "If China wanted to come in and open a plant…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (596+ words) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir has described the appointment of recently resigned Saima Wazed Putul to a senior position at the World Health Organization (WHO) as "very unfortunate", alleging that she lacked the qualifications, experience and expertise required…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (554+ words) Whip M Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Science and Technology, has asked Sheikh Hasina to clarify which December she plans to return to Bangladesh. "Please make it clear which December you…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (301+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Travel-tech platform GoZayaan has appointed former foreign secretary Farooq Sobhan as its first chairman for Bangladesh operations, adding decades of diplomatic, government and private-sector experience to its board. According to a press release, Sobhan will provide strategic and…...