BB鈥檚 independence essential to restore economy: PRI seminar
Independence for Bangladesh Bank is essential to restore the country鈥檚 economic health, said experts at an event organised by the Policy Research Institute...
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Korean investors invited to explore Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has called on South Korean investors to capitalize on Bangladesh鈥檚 dynamic investment landscape, highlighting the country鈥檚 competitive advantages and ongoing reforms to facilitate foreign direct investment...
IBBL holds board meeting
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC on Tuesday held its board meeting at Islami Bank Tower in the capital, said a press release...
Sadharan Bima launces ERP, core insurance system modules
Under the Bangladesh Insurance Sector Development Project, financed by the government of Bangladesh and the World Bank, package-based automation activities are ongoing at Sadharan Bima Corporation...
RobinRafan鈥檚 books displayed at Frankfurt Book Fair
Two books written by Bangladeshi content creator and educator, Obidur Rahman, popularly known as RobinRafan, were displayed at the Frankfurt International Book Fair 2025.
West Indies level series in super-over thriller
West Indies prevailed over Bangladesh in super over after the second of the three-match ODI series ended in tie at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
Turning livestock into climate solution
THE global call for sustainable food systems resonates powerfully through this year鈥檚 World Food Day theme: 鈥楬and in hand for better foods and a better future.鈥� Nowhere is this message more relevant than in Bangladesh鈥檚 livestock sector, a critical yet climate-vulnerable industry standing at the crossroads of opportunity and risk. The sector sustains millions of rural...
Unending tragedy of road deaths
EVERY day, 66 lives are lost on Bangladesh鈥檚 roads. The number is not just a statistic. It is a collective national tragedy unfolding with disturbing regularity. Families are torn apart, children are orphaned and the country鈥檚 human capital continues to erode silently under the crushing weight of road crashes. The sheer scale of the carnage reveals a crisis that has long escaped serious political attention, despite its devastating human and economic consequences...
Govt promotes 80 police inspectors to ASPs
Bangladesh interim on Tuesday promoted 80 police officers of the rank of inspectors to assistant superintendent of police in the Bangladesh Civil Service (Police) cadre...
Six int鈥檒 rights bodies urge Bangladesh interim govt chief to end arbitrary arrests, detention
Six international rights bodies, including United States-based Human Rights Watch have urged Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to immediately end arbitrary arrests and detentions and filing politically motivated cases.
Touhid rejects speculations over cancellation of deals with India
Bangladesh interim government foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that the interim government had so far cancelled one agreement with India while some others, including the Adani power deal, were under review for possible revision or cancellation...
Eswatini appoints Bangladeshi national as honorary consul
Bangladeshi businessman Morshedul Alam Chaklader has been officially appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Bangladesh.
Four more dengue patients die across Bangladesh in 24 hours
Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 251 this year...
BNP delegation meets Yunus at Jamuna
A delegation from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met with the chief adviser at the Jamuna State Guesthouse on Tuesday evening.
Spin galore at Mirpur as West Indies create history
West Indies created history when they became the first team to bowl 50 overs of spin in an ODI innings during the second of the three-match series against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday.
CEC stresses system to combat AI abuse
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday urged experts to provide practical and evidence-based recommendations to combat artificial intelligence-related misinformation ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections...
Road accidents in Bangladesh kill 1.17 lakh people in 12 years: report
At least 1,16,726 people were killed and 1,65,021 others were injured in 67,890 road accidents across Bangladesh in the past 12 years, according to a report released by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday...
BNP to meet Yunus over worries about administrative neutrality, advisers鈥� roles
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is scheduled to meet chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus this evening to convey concerns over administrative neutrality, recent policy decisions, and the activities of certain advisers and bureaucrats that the party fears could jeopardize a fair and transparent electoral process.
Govt sends nine secretaries holding OSD status into retirement
The interim government of Bangladesh has placed nine senior secretaries and secretaries holding Officer on Special Duty status on compulsory retirement, the Ministry of Public Administration confirmed on Monday night...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns `unhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� with AQI score of 147
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 8th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 147 at about 9:00am on Tuesday morning...
SC begins hearing new appeals over caretaker government abolition after 14 years
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing fresh appeals challenging its 2011 verdict that had annulled the election-time caretaker government system, which paved the way for the Awami League regime to remove the provision from the constitution of Bangladesh...
BNP critical of education system
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Monday described the country鈥檚 education system as 鈥榚xtremely low quality鈥�, blaming the politicians and the bureaucracy for the longstanding neglect of education...
Eight Islamic parties hold rallies in Dhaka
Leaders of eight Islamic parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, on Monday urged the government to ensure a level playing field for all political parties before the next general election...
Chhatra Odhikar forms new committee for DU
Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad on Sunday night announced a 20-member new committee for its Dhaka University unit...
BMU celebrates world EBHC day with support of Oxford University
With the support of Oxford University, Bangladesh Medical University celebrated the World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day 2025 for the first time at the BMU in Dhaka on Monday...
One lakh troops, 1.5 lakh police to be deployed
Around one lakh army personnel and 1.5 lakh members of the police will be deployed across Bangladesh to maintain security and order during the upcoming national election, expected to be held in the first half of February next year...
Interference, aid reliance dwarf BBS: task force
External interference and aid dependency have affected the independence of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics seriously over the past two decades, said a government task force report released on Monday...
Athapaththu conjures miracle as Sri Lanka snatch victory over Bangladesh
Sri Lanka snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to record their first win of the Women's Cricket World Cup, edging out Bangladesh by seven runs in a nerve jangling finish in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
Tigers eye series win over Windies
The spinners take centre stage as Bangladesh eye their first bilateral series win in almost one and a half years when they face the West Indies in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today...
Rishad can be lethal in Test: Mushtaq
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain can be very lethal in Test cricket, stated the spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed on Sunday...
