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...
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...
Bangladesh T20I captain Liton Das on Sunday stated that no one would refuse the Test captaincy if that鈥檚 proposed to him by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.聽
Captain Liton Das wants his players to be challenged and perform under pressure as Bangladesh take on the West Indies in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram today.聽
QUALITATIVE change in the political system is a reflection of the long-term hopes and dreams of a nation. But this change does not happen automatically or suddenly; it requires a path of continuous, well-thought-out and structural reforms. Recently, a wave of major change has been seen in Bangladeshi politics, which is an expression of the accumulated anger of the...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 would be held in February with some adjustments to the schedule due to the national election slated for the first half of the month...
PUBLIC procurement is essential for governments to convert budget funds into public services and infrastructure. In Bangladesh, where public procurement constitutes a large share of government expenditure, inefficiency, politicisation, and institutional weakness often result in cost overruns, project delays, and corruption risks鈥攗ltimately eroding public trust and...
A report of the Road Safety Foundation has exposed an alarming reality. At least 314 areas across Bangladesh have become accident-prone zones where thousands of people are maimed or killed every year. The study has identified 21 鈥榟igh-risk鈥� areas, including parts of Dhaka, Gazipur, Tangail, Chattogram and Mymensingh, where road deaths are disproportionately high...
Bangladesh interim government has taken an initiative to establish Citizen Service Centres at every deputy commissioner鈥檚 office across the country to make land-related services more accessible to the public, said senior secretary of the land ministry ASM Saleh Ahmed.
The Election Commission will publish the final list of polling stations for the forthcoming Bangladesh national elections on Monday, said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Sunday.
The National Citizen Party has submitted a 15-point proposal to the Public Service Commission regarding the ongoing BCS exams.
The dengue crisis in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate as four more patients died and 1,143 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours leading up to Sunday morning...
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to explain within 10 days why former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque should not be granted bail in five cases filed against him since his arrest on July 24...
Visiting chairman of Pakistan鈥檚 Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza paid a courtesy call on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka on Saturday.
The Bangladesh Army on Sunday morning conducted a special drive at the Airport Railway Station in the capital and seized foreign firearms and explosives, said a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 168 at about 9:25am on Sunday morning...
Northern University Bangladesh organised a freshers鈥� reception programme for the newly admitted students on its campus in Dhaka on Saturday...
Leaders of eight Islamic parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, on Saturday urged the government to ensure a level playing field for all political parties before the next general election...
Former Bangladesh Civil Service cadres, except those belonging to the administration cadre, on Saturday urged the authorities to resolve the crisis regarding the proposed Dhaka Central University on the basis of the recommendations of education experts and the opinions of stakeholders...
Bangladesh鈥檚 century-old paddle steamer, PS Mahsud, is set to resume service on the Dhaka鈥揃arishal river route next month, blending the country鈥檚 rich riverine heritage with tourism, officials said on Friday...
Physician Habibullah Talukder Ruskin was honoured with the Green Delta鈥揃rac Bank Tara Award in recognition of his outstanding advocacy and contributions to raising cancer awareness in Bangladesh...
At least eight people were killed and 14 others injured in road accidents in five districts鈥擩halakati, Naogaon, Lalmonirhat, Dhaka and Faridpur鈥攆rom Friday night to Saturday...
Social welfare and women and children affairs adviser Sharmeen S Murshid on Saturday said that the Children Act 2013 required amendments to protect children...
The department of media and mass communication of the American International University鈥揃angladesh held a two-day 10th Communication and Journalism Educators Network Conference 2025 concluded at the AIUB in Dhaka on Saturday...
Mushroom cultivation is emerging as a promising new frontier for Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural economy, offering diversification, rural employment, and export potential...
Bangladesh cannot achieve sustainable economic stability without ensuring political stability and inclusive democratic practices, according to speakers at a discussion on Saturday...
Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that many Islamic scholars, including Jamaat-e-Islami amir Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, Nayadiganta owner Mir Quasem Ali and BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, were sentenced to death in false cases, calling it a shameful chapter in the nation鈥檚 history...
The number of students at the schools and colleges from the secondary to tertiary levels of education in the country has dropped in the past few years...
Bangladesh Bank has instructed all scheduled banks to establish a dedicated resolution coordination unit...
The first consignment of wheat, under a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and the United States for the annual import of 7 lakh tonnes, reached the outer anchorage of the Chittagong port on Saturday...
