Supporters of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and seven allied political parties gathered at Paltan in the capital on Tuesday afternoon to press their previously announced five-point demand...
Awami League is trying to disrupt the upcoming national election and is carrying out arson attacks across the country, alleged chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday...
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, continues to gasp for fresh air as the city ranks the world鈥檚 third most polluted city...
The Election Commission has released the official code of conduct for the 2025 parliamentary elections, introducing strict new measures to ensure fair, transparent, and environmentally responsible campaigning...
Bangladesh Medical University and North South University signed a memorandum of understanding to advance joint research and development activities, including the use of AI technology, at the BMU in Dhaka on Monday.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday raised alarm that individuals who collaborated with the Pakistani forces during the 1971 Liberation War, including those involved in killing freedom fighters, are now being...
Business leaders of the country鈥檚 readymade garments and textiles sector, along with representatives from various chambers, urged the visiting United Nations team to delay Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from least developed country status...
Government borrowing from the banking system fell by Tk 503 crore in the first four months of the 2025-26 financial year, as the government relied more on non-bank and foreign financing sources to manage the budget deficit...
Bangladesh Bank spokesperson executive director Arif Hossain Khan on Monday said that the government may consider compensating general investors who have been affected by the merger of five troubled Islamic banks...
Pubali Bank PLC on Sunday led a seminar in Rangpur on expansion of Cashless Bangladesh programme undertaken by the Bangladesh Bank, said a press release...
Grameen Danone Foods Limited has recently been awarded first runner-up in the Social Impact Project of the Year category at the Bangladesh Project Management Awards 2025 at a hotel in Dhaka...
Bank Asia PLC has secured 鈥楩inTech Innovation of the Year- Financial Inclusion鈥� award at the 3rd Bangladesh FinTech Award 2025 on Saturday, said a press release...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur has received a 鈥楥鈥� grade in Global Finance magazine鈥檚 2025 ranking of central bank governors, reflecting a mixed assessment of his performance during a turbulent phase for the country鈥檚 economy.
Application fee for admission to all cadet colleges can be paid conveniently through Nagad, a digital financial service arm of Bangladesh Postal Department, without any extra charge, said a press release...
Najmul Hossain Shanto has called for more focus as Bangladesh are set to return to Test cricket after a four-and-a-half-month break when they lock horns against Ireland in the first of the two-Test series at the Sylhet International Stadium today...
Najmul Hossain Shanto on Monday stated that he decided to continue as the Test captain after putting the country鈥檚 interests over his personal ones...
Ireland would take inspiration from Zimbabwe鈥檚 triumph over Bangladesh in the previous Test held at the Sylhet International Stadium, according to their captain Andrew Balbirnie...
Bangladesh Football Federation president Tabith Awal condemned Bangladesh Cricket Board director Asif Akbar鈥檚 comments about football as 鈥榚xtremely derogatory鈥� and sought an explanation from the BCB president Aminul Islam on Monday...
Bangladesh have been pitted in Group A with former champions China, Vietnam and hosts Thailand as the draw of the AFC Under-20 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup was held in Bangkok on Monday...
鈥楢ND of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents. And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and livestock. And Allah does not like corruption.鈥� 鈥� Surah Al-Baqarah (2:204鈥�205)...
WHEN the National University was established in 1992, its purpose was noble鈥� to decentralise higher education and extend its reach to the corners of the country. It was meant to democratise access, to ensure that students from rural and semi-urban areas could pursue higher education without being confined to a few elite campuses in Dhaka, Rajshahi, or...
THE management of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been a growing public health concern. Despite repeated calls from health advocates, the management of infectious drug-resistant microorganisms in our hospitals remains poor. A recent study by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Bangladesh found that a highly drug-resistant fungal 鈥榮uperbug鈥� called...
THE recent revelations that Bangladeshi migrant workers, who travelled to Russia through entirely legal means, are being coerced into fighting in the Russia鈥揢kraine war are shocking and deeply alarming. According to a BRAC report, a number of Bangladeshi migrants have been forced to join the war, with at least three reportedly killed and many others remaining missing...
The Saudi Arabian government has announced that it will permit Hajj pilgrims suffering from chronic diseases and serious health issues to participate in the pilgrimage.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman called an emergency meeting of the party鈥檚 standing committee tonight.
The government has again extended the tenure of the committee formed to review the 2016 Bangladesh Bank reserve heist by two more months until December 31 to submit its recommendations...
Bangladeshi migrant rights groups have demanded immediate action to ensure justice, fair compensation and payment of overdue wages for Bangladeshi workers allegedly subjected to abuse by two Malaysian companies 鈥� Mediceram and Kawaguchi...
Teachers of government primary schools across Bangladesh on Monday continued a countrywide work abstention programme and a sit-in at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, for the second consecutive day demanding pay hike...
Denmark has launched a new partnership to strengthen human rights, trauma-informed mental health and media freedom in Bangladesh...
Naim Rahman, deputy director of Bangladesh Bank, has been reported missing since Sunday, raising concerns over his wellbeing...
