Boosting trade, investment cooperation emphasised聽
Bangladesh and Pakistan on Monday emphasised strengthening regional cooperation as well as bilateral engagement for better integration of the south Asian region...
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Experts for skilled human resource to cope with 4IR
Experts emphasised that Bangladesh must modernise its overall education system, expand technical and vocational education programmes, ensure adequate budgetary allocation, and provide the necessary training to meet the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
Japan informs Yunus about hiring 1 lakh workers
A delegation from Japan鈥檚 national business support combined cooperatives met with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to inform about the progress on the recruitment of 100,000 skilled Bangladeshi workers in Japan...
Bangladesh rue missed opportunities
Bangladesh women鈥檚 team wrapped up their World Cup campaign with the final match ending as a no-result against India due to rain at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, on Sunday.
Dhaka-Tokyo trade prospects highlighted at HSBC event
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Bangladesh recently hosted a networking event titled 鈥楯apan 鈥� Bangladesh Business Connections: Legacy and the Future鈥� at the Westin Dhaka, said a press release...
Suzuki opens 22,000sqft motorcycle service facility
Suzuki Bangladesh has inaugurated a 22,000 square-foot motorcycle service facility, dubbed the largest one in Bangladesh and the largest within Suzuki鈥檚 global network, said a press release...
HONOR launches cash-based EMI service
HONOR Bangladesh has introduced a cardless EMI service, a payment facility that allows customers to buy HONOR phones through cash instalments, said a press release...
NCC likely to recommend July Charter implementation process today
The National Consensus Commission on Monday decided that it would submit the final recommendations for implementing the July National Charter 2025 to the interim government chief adviser, also the NCC chair, Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Tyranny of high-stake exams in South Asia
A FEW experiences shape South Asian childhood as profoundly as the examinations season. Whether it is the SSC and HSC exams in Bangladesh, the CBSE board exams in India, or the O Levels and A Levels that dominate elite schooling across the region, education has long been synonymous with the test. These exams are supposed to measure knowledge but in practice...
Time to help coastal people
ON A bright monsoon morning, the rainwater fills the clay pots and tanks of many homesteads in the southwest coastal belt of Bangladesh. For a few months, the trouble seems to ease, enabling the coastal community to cultivate a single crop of paddy. But when Chaitra and Baishakh arrive and the sun burns harder, the stored water runs out, and the old problems return: saline taps, failing tube wells and...
Foodpanda to offer free insurance to 1,000 riders for accidental protection
Foodpanda, online food and grocery delivery platform in partnership with Green Delta Insurance PLC, is providing free insurance coverage for accidental protection to its 1,000 top-performing riders, says a press release.
Windies prevail over Bangladesh in 1st T20I
West Indies took a 1-0 lead when they beat Bangladesh by 16 runs in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
Six dengue patients die, 983 hospitalised across Bangladesh in 24 hours
The dengue crisis in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate as six more patients died and 983 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours leading up to Monday morning...
BNP says it weighing broader alliance聽
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said that the party was considering the formation of a broader electoral alliance with all anti-fascist forces in the coming national elections.
Bangladesh maritime ports advised to hoist signal no 2
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Mongla and Payra to keep hoisted distant warning signal no 2 as cyclonic storm Montha over Southwest Bay and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal lies over Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal...
Preparations for JS polls聽90pc complete: EC
Election Commission senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Monday said that preparations for the forthcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections were about 90 per cent complete and were expected to be finalised within the next week.
Deep depression over Southeast Bay intensifies into cyclonic storm Montha
The deep depression over Southeast Bay and adjoining area intensified into a cyclonic storm Montha over southwest Bay and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal at about 3:00am on Monday...
Bangladesh, Pakistan agree to strengthen cooperation in key sectors
Bangladesh and Pakistan agreed to strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation across key sectors including trade, agriculture, information technology, food, energy and connectivity, following the 9th Joint Economic Commission meeting held in Dhaka on Monday, the first in two decades...
Dhaka鈥檚 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� air quality continues with AQI score of 156
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 156 at 9:25am on Monday morning...
Stray bullet from Myanmar pierces Teknaf House, sparks panic in border
A bullet fired from across the Myanmar border pierced the tin roof of a house in Teknaf鈥檚 Whykong union on Sunday morning, triggering panic among residents living near the frontier.
BNP鈥檚 call to exclude certain orgs鈥� from polls duty to hamper electoral process: Jamaat
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 demand to exclude officials of various service-oriented and non-political organisations from duties in the next general election might hamper the election process.
Bangladesh-Pakistan JEC meeting today
A joint economic commission meeting between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be held in Dhaka today after two decades of holding such a meeting.
ULAB concludes 11th Inter-University Student Conference
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh has recently concluded its two-day 11th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition, exploring the theme 鈥楩airy Tales and Folklore: Happily N/ever After鈥�, at the ULAB in Dhaka. 聽
Tarique may return early December
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson鈥檚 security adviser Fazle Elahi Akbar said that they were expecting party acting chairman Tarique Rahman to return to Bangladesh early December.
BNP urges EC for common聽polls symbol聽for alliance
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday sent a letter to the Election Commission objecting to the government-approved amendment to聽 Article 20 of the Representation of the People Order.
Bangladeshi youth shot dead by Indians in Sylhet border
Indian nationals shot dead a Bangladeshi youth in Kanaighat border area in Sylhet on Sunday afternoon...
BNP moves to聽form broad polls alliance
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is moving to form a broad electoral alliance ahead of the Jatiya Sangsad elections scheduled for February 2026, intending to unite various political forces under a common umbrella.
Banks asked to adopt risk control system by 2025
Bangladesh Bank has instructed all scheduled banks to adopt a risk-based supervision framework that prioritises early detection and mitigation of risks instead of relying solely on compliance checks...
13pc of RMG workers await full benefit
Around 13 per cent of surveyed garment workers in Bangladesh have yet to receive the full wage increase under the country鈥檚 most recently revised minimum wage structure, with some receiving only partial hikes and others none at all, according to a recent study...
B-TopSE prog launched to boost ICT industry
Bangladesh Top Software Engineer programme, also known as B-TopSE, was launched on Sunday at a seminar hosted by JICA, in collaboration with Bangladesh Computer Council and the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services, said a press release...
