Remittance inflow rises by 32pc in July
Bangladeshi expatriates have sent inward US$2.36 billion in remittances in the first 30 days of July, the first month of the current fiscal year 2025-26...
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Zinnat aims to change perceptions on female Bangladeshi boxers
New York-based boxer Zinnat Ferdous is determined to change global perception about the female boxers from Bangladesh and shed the underdog tag...
鈥極wned鈥� frontman, actor Jashim鈥檚 son AK Ratul dies
AK Ratul, vocalist and bassist of popular Bangladeshi band 鈥極wned鈥� and son of late legendary actor Jashim, passed away Sunday afternoon after suffering a cardiac arrest while working out at a gym in Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara area...
TAAGA awards 3 young women leaders
TAAGA, a fashion and lifestyle brand by BRAC-Aarong, has recognised and celebrated achievements of young Bangladeshi women who are setting remarkable benchmarks in their professional fields...
TECNO SPARK 40 Pro Plus launched
TECNO has launched its SPARK 40 Pro Plus smartphone on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...
Border killing on as Dhaka remains weak, Delhi unwilling
THE death of Bangladeshis continues at the hands of India鈥檚 Border Security Force, with at least 34 having died, after being shot or tortured by the Indian guards, during one year of the interim government. Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra says that 15 died in firing and from torture by the Indian guards in January鈥揓une. Two were killed in January, one in February, three in...
BSF kills 34 Bangladesh nationals in 11 months of interim govt
At least 34 people were killed by the Indian Border Security Force by either being shot or being tortured during the first 11 months of the interim government鈥檚 tenure, while the figure was 30 in 2024 and 31 in 2023, according to rights group Ain O Salish Kendra data.
19 Bangladeshis repatriated from Tunisia
Nineteen irregular Bangladeshi migrants were repatriated from Tunisia on Thursday with the support of Bangladesh government and the International Organization for Migration...
2.2 lakh tonnes wheat import from US okayed聽
The interim government on Wednesday decided to procure 2.20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the United States at Tk 817.57 crore in a bid to avert a high US tariff on Bangladeshi goods...
DU professor named first Bangladeshi on UN ISPESW
Professor Md Ahsan Habib of chemistry department at Dhaka University has been appointed as an expert environmental chemist to the 21-member Independent Scientific Panel on Effects of Nuclear War of the United Nations...
British Council to host briefing for UK-bound students
The British Council is set to hold the study UK pre-departure briefing for UK-bound Bangladeshi students on July 29 from 3.30pm to 5.30pm...
Hasina鈥檚 close aides try to transfer assets in UK
Several Bangladeshis who are under the Anti-Corruption Commission scrutiny in Bangladesh appear to have either sold, transferred or refinanced property in the United Kingdom since the past year鈥檚 mass uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led authoritarian Awami League regime...
BSF takes away 3 Bangladeshis
The Border Security Force of India took away three Bangladeshi youths from Kulaura upazila in Moulvibaar at about midnight past Thursday, while they were fishing in a marshland inside Bangladesh.
Many Bangladesh nationals living in Greece at risk
Undocumented migrants from Bangladesh and other countries in Greece are now at risk of deportation as the government of the European country has tightened its migration related law suspending the registration of...
2 more held in Malaysia: foreign adviser
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said that there was an indication that more Bangladeshis were likely to be arrested as Malaysia was looking across the country to see whether anyone was involved in any radical militant group.
17,000 Bangladeshi expats enrolled as voters
Some 17,367 Bangladeshi expatriates have so far been registered as voters after they applied from nine foreign countries through Bangladeshi missions there.
Dollar rate declines by Tk 3.3 in a week
The US dollar has dropped by Tk 3.3 against the Bangladeshi taka within just a week, driven by a decline in demand and a strong inflow of foreign currency...
Pak police arrest 149, including Bangladeshi
Pakistan police arrested 149 people 鈥� including 71 foreigners, mostly Chinese 鈥� in a raid on a scam call centre, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said on Thursday...
US single largest export destination in FY25
The United States remained the single largest export destination for the Bangladeshi products in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25, with export earnings reaching $8.69 billion...
How Delhi can turn page in Dhaka?
WHEN Sheikh聽Hasina鈥檚 16-year hold on Bangladeshi politics snapped during the student-led uprising in July-August, 2024, few in South Block were prepared for the geopolitical whiplash that followed. After she escaped to India, the interim government of Bangladesh demanded the extradition of Hasina, which India has so far rejected. This, along with hundreds of other...
250 RMG units Leed-certified now
Two new Bangladeshi readymade garment factory units have achieved United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) certificates, boasting a total of 250 Leed-certified factories in the country...
Malaysia returnees, man arrested in Cumilla on 4-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday placed four men, including three Bangladeshi expatriates deported from Malaysia, on four-day remand in a case filed with the Airport police, accusing them of involvement in militancy...
Trump鈥檚 tariff to be major blow to businesses
Economists and exporters have said that the 35 per cent tariff that the United States announced for Bangladeshi goods would be a major blow to the country鈥檚 businesses...
Bangladeshi youth dies in Malaysia crane accident
A Bangladeshi youth died in a crane accident in Malaysia鈥檚 Seremban city on Saturday, according to his family.
Indian truck driver held with 20 Bangladeshi passports at Benapole
An Indian truck driver was held with 20 Bangladeshi passports at Benapole in Jashore on Thursday.
Tackling medical negligence
Tort law is a subset of civil law that addresses civil wrongs and enables people to pursue damages for injuries they have suffered as a result of the carelessness or conduct of others. Under Bangladeshi tort law, compensation measures are the main means of redress for victims of carelessness, including medical malpractice. It consists of special damages...
28 Bangladesh nationals return from Iran
The first group of Bangladeshi nationals, seeking repatriation from conflict-hit Iran, reached Dhaka on Tuesday, as part of ongoing efforts by the government to ensure the safe return of its citizens...
EU to support 70,000 Bangladeshis with disabilities
The European Union will support more than 70,000 individuals with disabilities residing in Mymensingh and Netrakona districts...
RANCON launches Mitsubishi Xpander
RANCON Auto Industries Ltd officially launched the Bangladeshi-manufactured Mitsubishi Xpander...
Abdul Awal Mintoo named Global Agri-Food Pioneer
The World Food Prize Foundation has honoured prominent Bangladeshi business leader and politician Abdul Awal Mintoo as one of its 鈥�2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers鈥�...