Three killed as Waqf protests spiral in Murshidabad
Three people were killed in West Bengal鈥檚 Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to ongoing protests against the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the police said on Saturday.
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Foreign investors find cheap labour attractive
Foreign investors attending the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 have said that cheap labour and tax breaks have made the county attractive to foreign businesses for investment.
Foreign investment pipeline created thru summit: BIDA
A foreign investment pipeline has been created for the country through Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority...
Specific road map to be framed to make investment summit fully successful: BIDA
A specific roadmap would be framed with a timeframe of 18 months to 24 months to make the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 fully successful.
Professor Yunus joins main event of Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday morning joined the main event of the Bangladesh Investment Summit-2025, a milestone event, reinforcing the country鈥檚 commitment to economic progress, investment-friendly policies, and long-term growth...
WB suggests reforms in four sectors
Bangladesh could attract significant investments and create millions of jobs by implementing essential reforms across four sectors, according to a World Bank Group report released today at the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025...
BB to set up Tk 900cr fund for startup: Mansur
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday said that the central bank had taken an initiative to launch a special fund of about Tk 800 crore to Tk 900 crore to support startup...
Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 kicks off in Dhaka
Bangladesh Investment聽Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Monday said that the聽government was creating an ecosystem to make business operations in Bangladesh聽much easier...
Rafi claims silver, bronze medals in Thailand
Bangladesh swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi made waves at the Arena Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2025, winning silver and bronze medals in the open segment of the men鈥檚 50 and 100-metre backstroke events, respectively, at the Aquatics Centre in Thailand...
Summit to change perception of global investors: BIDA
One of the main purposes of the Investment Summit is to change the perceptions of global investors toward Bangladesh, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the聽Bangladesh Investment Development Authority...
Prof Yunus leaves Hainan for Beijing
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus leaves Hainan for Beijing at 7:00pm local time after a busy day at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025.
Seven eminent individuals receive Independence Award 2025
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday conferred the Independence Award 2025 upon seven individuals, recognising their glorious and outstanding contributions to the nation...
Starlink to power Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025
Elon Musk鈥檚 satellite internet company Startlink will power the main event of the 鈥楤angladesh Investment Summit 2025鈥� to be held in the capital on April 9 aiming at attracting foreign direct investment...
BSA organises women鈥檚 art exhibition
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organised a group art exhibition of women artists to observe International Women鈥檚 Day 2025 at its National Art Gallery 2...
Bangladesh U-16 boys鈥� team reaches qtrs of Davis Cup Jr pre-qualifiers
Bangladesh under-16 boys鈥� team reached into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup Junior pre-qualifying 2025 competition after defeating Guam 2-1 in Kuching, Malaysia on Wednesday.
BUET holds 10th ICWFM-2025
The closing ceremony of a three-day conference with special focus on water and ecosystem conservation for climate resilience has recently been concluded at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific in Dhaka...
ISD student makes mark in global competition
A student of International School Dhaka, Aditya Varshney, has recently secured third place in a global competition titled Global Change It Challenge 2025...
HC set to hear petition against SC judge appointment council today
The High Court is set to hear a writ petition today challenging the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, established under the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025...
Bangladesh U-16 girl鈥檚 tennis team returns home
The Bangladesh girl鈥檚 Under-16 tennis team returned home on Thursday, after competing in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup 2025 tournament in Kuching, Malaysia.
U-16 boy鈥檚 team make winning start in Junior Davis Cup pre-qualifying
The Bangladesh U-16 boy鈥檚 tennis team began the Junior Davis Cup pre-qualifying 2025 competition with a promising 2-1 victory against Pacific Oceania in Kuching, Malaysia on Sunday.
Bangladesh tennis team returns home from Bahrain
The Bangladesh boys鈥� team returned home from Bahrain on Sunday, concluding the ITF World Junior Tennis Competition 2025 campaign by securing third place.
SURVEY ON CAPITAL MARKET: Liquidity crunch, manipulation, instability key challenges
A recent survey identified liquidity crunch, market manipulation and political instability as the most significant challenges that the capital market faced in 2024...
Zarif, Sumiya win men, women singles title of Nat鈥檒 Tennis
Zarif Abrar of Cantonment Officers Tennis Club secured the men鈥檚 singles event title of the National Tennis Competition 2025 after 6-1, 6-3 sets win over Mahad Bin Malek of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the final at the Ramna Tennis Complex in the city on Friday.
Bangladesh reach boys doubles qtrs of ITF World Junior Tennis
Bangladesh confirmed their place in the quarter-finals of the boys' doubles event of the ITF World Junior Tennis Competition 2025 with a 2-0 match win over Nepal in Isa Town, Bahrain, on Thursday.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Sale, new titles on political issues rise
New titles on different political issues have risen significantly in the ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on the back of readers鈥� interest, publishers said on Wednesday...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: New titles on War of Independence drop
The number of new books on the War of Independence has dropped significantly at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
Addressing gaps in sanitation facilities stressed
Speakers including water and sanitation experts, private entrepreneurs, academics, and development partners at the inaugural session of the Toilet Conference 2025 on Tuesday called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities in the country...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Titles on July uprising attract readers
Books on the July uprising have attracted readers, mostly young ones, at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Sale of Islamic books rises
Sale of Islamic books has increased this year at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
3-day BAPA Foodpro Int鈥檒 Expo begins tomorrow
The 10th Bangladesh Agro-Processors鈥� Association Foodpro International Expo 2025 will begin tomorrow at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
