Gold prices in Bangladesh have soared above Tk 209,000 per bhori, or about US $1,717, making it more expensive than in Dubai and India. According to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS), gold in Bangladesh costs roughly US $345 more per bhori than in Dubai and US $172 more than in India. The 22-carat price was […]
Brent Christensen, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, told U.S. senators he would focus on strengthening trade, investment, and diplomatic engagement with Dhaka if confirmed.
Fifteen serving Bangladesh Army officers were sent to jail Wednesday after being produced before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka on charges of crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances, torture, and killings during the July–August 2024 uprising that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. The tribunal, chaired by Justice Md Golam […]
Fifteen serving Bangladesh Army officers were sent to jail Wednesday after being produced before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in Dhaka on charges of crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances, torture and killings. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the order after police brought the officers to court amid tight security. […]
Bangladesh and India should better coordinate the timing of their annual bans on catching hilsa, a fish central to both nations’ diet and culture, to prevent cross-border poaching and protect spawning stocks, officials and experts say.
The Pakistan Navy said Wednesday its ship PNS Yarmook seized narcotics worth nearly $1 billion from two stateless sailboats in the Arabian Sea during a Saudi-led maritime operation. The vessel intercepted the dhows within 48 hours, confiscating more than two tons of crystal meth and 50 kilograms of cocaine valued at about $972 million, according […]
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has urged Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to make the interim administration function like a non-partisan caretaker government to ensure a neutral election in February 2026.
Customs officials have seized 60 tonnes of sodium cyclamate, a banned artificial sweetener, from three containers imported by HP International of Dhaka. The shipment, declared as “Soda Ash Light,” arrived from China on August 16 and was detained on September 16 after a tip-off from the National Board of Revenue’s Central Intelligence Cell. Laboratory tests […]
US-Bangla Airlines has expanded its fleet with the addition of a third wide-body Airbus A330-300, which arrived from Madrid and landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday morning.
A coalition of international human rights organizations has urged Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, to accelerate legal and institutional reforms ahead of the 2026 elections.
