The first batch of Bangladeshi workers reached South Korea in line with a recent bilateral deal on recruitment of workforce from the South Asian nation to the East Asian country, an official press release said on Tuesday.
Political parties on Tuesday welcomed the government move to make arrangements for Bangladeshi expatriates to vote from abroad, while at the same time voiced reservations citing technical and institutional challenges...
A meeting of the advisory council on economic affairs on Tuesday approved a proposal from the ministry of home affairs for purchasing 200 double cabin pick-ups for the Bangladesh Police...
The Bangladesh Police on Tuesday proposed that the interim government form an independent commission to make decisions on the force鈥檚 activities, except administrative ones.
The Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed to form a high level committee for the modernisation of technical education...
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited and Danish company Sternula to make shipping safe and digital by installing satellite-based Automatic Identification System in the Bangladesh maritime sector...
The Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh on Tuesday expressed the position that the next Jatiya Sangsad should approve the major reforms for implementation on the basis of a consensus-based national charter.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines commenced its dedicated Hajj flights for 2025 early Tuesday...
Deeply concerned by the interim government鈥檚 approval of a humanitarian corridor from the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party planned to launch initiatives with all political parties to resist the...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that the Bangladesh interim government chose to engage with the parties to the conflict in the Rakhine state to pursue a solution to the Rohingya crisis that...
Three individuals, including leaders of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal, Basad in short, and Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, were arrested during a rally in Chattogram on Tuesday, protesting at the ongoing crackdown on battery-run rickshaws and alleged police harassment...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 meandering geographical landscape and low-lying delta topography make it susceptible to natural disasters. However, beyond these geographical challenges, there have been many more casualties, and all of them are directly or indirectly connected to reckless behaviour and flawed thinking frameworks. These problems mainly stem from unsustainable...
Some power plants consume more fuel than others for generating the same amount of electricity, indicating an overall power management failure in stopping leakage of Bangladesh鈥檚 scanty supplies of imported fuels.
THE current state of immunisation in Bangladesh, which, introduced in 1979, has failed to achieve a full coverage as yet, is worrying. The UN Children鈥檚 Fund, the World Health Organisation, and the vaccine alliance Gavi have said that about half a million children continue to miss out on full immunisation; about 400,000 of them are under-immunised. At the same time, 70,000...
Banks rescheduled Tk 35,850 crore in defaulted loans during October-December period of 2024, with over 98 per cent of the rescheduling done by private banks...
Bangladesh鈥檚 currency, the Taka, has strengthened against the US dollar, bolstered by recent growth in remittances and exports...
A two-day 鈥榋ambia-Bangladesh Business Forum, Dhaka 2025鈥� will begin from May 14 at Banani Sheraton Hotel in the city to promote trade, investment and economic cooperation between the two countries.聽..
Unilever Bangladesh Limited has announced to continue its commitment to collect and process 10 per cent of Chattogram鈥檚 mismanaged plastic waste in 2025, said a press release...
Citizens Bank has handed over wheelchairs for Hajj pilgrims and other passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said a press release...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has recently organised a half-day business conference titled 鈥楽ales and Support Community,鈥� aimed at empowering and engaging its front-line staff, said a press release...
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer HUAIHAI Global, in collaboration with NAMSS Motors Limited, has launched electric scooters called 鈥楽PARKY鈥� and 鈥楨-THUNDER鈥� on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...
Samsung has recently launched Galaxy A06 in three colours 鈥� gold, light blue and black on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...
A business delegation from China will be visiting Bangladesh soon that manifests strong economic ties between the two countries, foreign secretary Md Jashim Uddin has said.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday agreed to increase connectivity with Azerbaijan aiming to boost trade and commerce and increase the exchange of scholarship programmes for students.
Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam smashed a century in the second Test against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, giving the hosts a lead of 64 runs at the end of the second day with three wickets in hand.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday asked the police to revive people鈥檚 trust in the force, saying that the law enforcement agency must have to play a significant role in holding a free and fair election.
The students of polytechnic institutes across the country on Tuesday kept their respective institutions locked as they began an indefinite campus shutdown programme to press home their six-point demand...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thunder showers with lightning flashes in all divisions, including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Tuesday...
Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed for a high level committee for the modernisaion of the technical education...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 156 at 9:35am on Tuesday morning...