IUB hosts energy dialogue on NDC3.0 ahead of COP30
The department of environmental science and management at Independent University, Bangladesh organised a dialogue titled NDC3.0 for COP30 鈥� Energy Dialogue at the IUB in Dhaka on Wednesday...
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鈥楳agic Bauliana 2025鈥� set to begin
Bangladesh鈥檚 biggest folk reality show, Magic Bauliana, is set to return for its fifth season, aiming once again to celebrate and revive the rich tradition of Bengali folk music...
NOAB concerned over press freedom, journalists鈥� safety
The Newspaper Owners鈥� Association of Bangladesh on Thursday expressed deep concern over freedom of the press and security of journalists.
Inflation rises slightly to 8.55pc in July
Bangladesh鈥檚 general inflation slightly rose to 8.55 per cent in July 2025 from 8.48 per cent a month earlier, driven largely by higher food prices, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)...
ADB keen to assist in capital market reforms in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has expressed strong interest in supporting sustainable reforms and providing technical assistance to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to help modernise and develop the country鈥檚 capital market...
PMI rises to 61.5
The JULY reading of the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) increased 8.4 points from the previous month to record a faster expansion rate at 61.5...
BIDA unveils municipal competitiveness index
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, in collaboration with Swisscontact鈥檚 PRABRIDDHI project, on Thursday hosted a high-level workshop in the city to present the findings of the Municipal Competitiveness Index (MCI) 2024-positioning it as a strategic instrument to bolster Bangladesh鈥檚 local investment climate...
Polls alliance may be formed with movement partners: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that his party could form an election alliance before the election schedule with any political parties who were with them in the movement against the fascist regime of Sheikh Hasina.
Faria appointed as StanChart CCIB client coverage head
Faria Kabir has been appointed as head of client coverage 鈥� corporate, commercial and institutional banking of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said a press release...
China鈥檚 CCDC to drill 2 wells at Titas, Bakhrabad
Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) and China鈥檚 CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited (CCDC) has signed an agreement to drill two deep exploration gas wells in the Titas and Bakhrabad fields...
Securing water, securing future
FOR millions in Bangladesh, water is far more than a daily need, it is the frontline of the climate crisis. From the chars of Gaibandha to the saline deltas of Satkhira and the arid Barind plains, communities now face water stress as a daily burden. Salinity seeps into ponds, floods contaminate wells and prolonged droughts leave tube wells dry. For families living on the...
Issues govt should shore up to contain lead poisoning
THE findings of a study report that about 98 per cent of the children living in Dhaka are exposed a high level of lead poisoning, which can cause memory loss, a headache, depression and the loss of intelligent quotient, is worrying. The study that the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh along with the Stanford School of Medicine of the...
Bangladesh gets tough draw
Bangladesh were drawn in Group A of the AFC Under-17 Men鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers alongside hosts China, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Timor-Leste and Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Bangladesh national polls schedule likely in early December
Responding to the interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 letter, the Election Commission on Thursday discussed a plan to announce the schedule for the 13th national election in the first week of December.
Biman flight diverts to Istanbul for medical emergency
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, en route to London from Sylhet, made an emergency landing in Istanbul on Thursday after a passenger fell seriously ill mid-air.
Ex-land minister Saifuzzaman, 24 others indicted in corruption case
Bangladesh鈥檚 Anti Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife Rukmali Zaman and 24 others for embezzling Taka 25 crore borrowed from the United Commercial Bank.
Bangladesh鈥檚 relations with ASEAN nations to deepen further: Farooki
Cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has expressed hope that Bangladesh鈥檚 friendly relations with Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries will deepen further in the coming days...
JCD activist killed over 鈥榩revious enmity鈥� in Panchagarh
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist was stabbed to death in Panchagarh town over previous enmity on Wednesday night...
Upcoming election to be major test for post-Hasina Bangladesh: Kugelman
South Asia affairs expert Michael Kugelman has said that Bangladesh will go through a major test for a post-Hasina era as the interim government unveiled its plan to host the next national election in February next...
Dhaka becomes 5th most polluted city with AQI score of 127
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 127 at 10:00am on Thursday morning...
DMP detains army major鈥檚 wife over secret meeting with AL members
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Wednesday night took Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of a major of the Bangladesh Army, into custody in connection with a secret meeting held in the capital鈥檚 Bashundhara area with Awami League members on 8 July.
Milestone resumes classes of IX, X, XII after 15 days
The Milestone School and College resumed classes partially on Wednesday 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
NSU hosts dialogue on democratic transition
In light of Bangladesh鈥檚 recent political landscape and the anniversary of the July uprising, the Centre for Peace Studies at North South University and Germany鈥檚 Arnold Bergstrasser Institute jointly organised a special dialogue and a three-day photo exhibition at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
China-Bangladesh medical exhibition tomorrow
A one-day China-Bangladesh Health and Medical Exhibition is scheduled to be held in the capital on August 8...
Rabindra University observes Tagore鈥檚 death anniv
Rabindra University, Bangladesh on Wednesday observed the 84th anniversary of the death of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali polymath who worked, among others, as a poet, writer, playwright and composer...
EdTech Futures workshop explores prospects of technology-driven education
A daylong international workshop titled EdTech Futures: Bridging Innovation and Impact in Bangladesh has recently been held at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka recently...
PSTU VC urges to build corruption-free, discrimination-free country
Vice-chancellor of Pirojpur Science and Technology University Professor Md Shahidul Islam at a programme on Tuesday urged the people of the country to build a corruption-free, discrimination-free, happy, prosperous and self-reliant Bangladesh...
BWDB engineers鈥� association forms committees
The advisory and convening committees of the Bangladesh Water Development Board Engineers鈥� Association have recently been formed...
BNP hails Feb election plan as step towards democracy
Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday welcomed the announcement to hold the next national election in February 2026, saying that the party saw it as a step towards restoring democracy in Bangladesh...
Remain united for nat鈥檒 interest: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday urged all to remain united for the sake of national interest...