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'A shame' if Pakistan players excluded from Hundred: Brook
05:46 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayEngland limited-overs captain Harry Brook said it would be "a shame" if Pakistan players were excluded from playing in The Hundred this year.
Govt to give khatibs, imams, muezzins honorariums before Eid
05:10 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayThe government will begin providing honorariums to khatibs, imams and muezzins in some areas before the upcoming Eid as part of implementing an election pledge.
Brazil striker Neymar considering retirement
04:50 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayBrazil striker Neymar says he is considering retiring at the end of the year.
PM unveils stamps marking Mother Language Day
04:19 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayPrime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday, February 21, unveiled commemorative postage stamps marking the Martyrs' Day and the International Mother Language Day.
5 die as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Kushtia
03:36 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayFive people, including three women, were killed as a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Kushtia on Saturday afternoon, February 21. Among the dead, four were identified as Amena, Kamela, Jakaria and Ashraful. Kushtia highway police's in-charge, Md Abu Obaid, confirmed the matter of five deaths.
Lebanon says 12 killed in Israeli strikes on east, south
02:53 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayLebanon said Israeli strikes on the country's east and south killed 12 people on Friday, with Israel's army saying it targeted militant group Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas.
Family Card distribution to begin nationwide this month: Info Minister
01:58 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayInformation and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan has announced that the government will begin rolling out the Family Card programme nationwide within this month, with financial assistance to be provided in the initial phase.
Leguna driver beaten to death in Dhaka
01:11 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayA leguna driver was beaten to death allegedly by his rivals over previous enmity at Shufia Garments area of Jatrabari in the capital on Friday, February 20.
PM starts office at PMO after planting sapling
12:41 PM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayPrime Minister Tarique Rahman officially assumed his office at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the city's Tejgaon area on Saturday by planting a sapling on the office premises following his swearing-in ceremony on February 17.
Trump imposes new 10% tariff after court blocks previous levies
11:58 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has imposed a new 10% global tariff to replace ones struck down by the Supreme Court, calling the ruling "terrible" and lambasting the justices who rejected his trade policy as "fools".
Gold price rises by Tk 3,266 per bhori
11:18 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayThe price of gold surged in the country on Saturday, with 22-carat gold, the highest quality, rising by Tk 3,266 per bhori (11.664 grams), bringing the new rate to Tk 258,824 per bhori.
Trump considers limited military strike on Iran
10:48 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has said he is considering a limited military strike on Iran in order to pressure its leaders to agree a deal to curb the nuclear programme.
Lemon, green chilli prices ease, cucumbers remain high
10:20 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayThe prices of lemons and green chillies in Dhaka's kitchen markets have eased marginally following a sharp surge at the start of Ramadan, while cucumbers continue to trade at elevated levels.
Trump promises new tariffs, slams Supreme Court decision
09:39 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayUnited States President Donald Trump has slammed the Supreme Court as a “disgrace” after a 6-3 ruling that struck down his global tariffs, asserting that he will maintain the levies through alternative means.
Govt starts efforts to repatriate laundered funds: Khasru
09:01 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayAmir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government has initiated a coordinated effort to bring back money allegedly laundered abroad, signalling a broader push to stabilise the economy and restore financial discipline.
Fakhrul says Ekushey now free, opens path to democratic Bangladesh
08:37 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night said Ekushey had remained confined under a fascist regime, but this time it is free, creating an opportunity to build a just and discrimination-free democratic Bangladesh.
Jamaat pays tribute at Shaheed Minar for first time
01:38 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayIn a historic first, Jamaat-e-Islami marked its presence at the Central Shaheed Minar on the night of February 21, paying homage to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement.
President, PM lead nation in remembering Amar Ekushey martyrs
01:11 AM, 21 Feb 2026 SaturdayThe nation entered the first hour of Amar Ekushey with solemn remembrance as the President and the Prime Minister led tributes to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
Delhi eyes ‘positive, constructive’ course for Dhaka ties
10:42 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayIndia has expressed optimism about advancing its relationship with Bangladesh under the country’s new government, signalling a willingness to deepen cooperation across sectors.
Shankar takes final exit from Jana Aranya
09:45 PM, 20 Feb 2026 FridayA towering voice of Bengali fiction has fallen silent. Eminent writer Mani Shankar Mukherjee, known to generations of readers simply as Shankar, passed away at around 1:30 pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at Peerless Hospital in Kolkata. He was 93.