BCB president hits back at critics over financial scrutiny
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed on Saturday rejected claims associating him with the ex-government, Awami League, stating that these accusations are completely baseless...
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Algerian TV channel suspended over migrant racism
Algerian authorities on Friday suspended broadcasts by a television news channel for 10 days after it used a racist word on social media to describe African migrants...
Legal reforms for equitable welfare
GOVERNMENTS are spending more on social safety nets than ever before, and yet, the struggle against urban poverty feels like it is stuck in the mud. The paradox is hard to ignore: funding goes up, but the poorest people in our cities keep falling through the cracks. The reason? The very laws meant to support them weren鈥檛 built for the urban world they live in now...
Bashundhara鈥檚 shares of Tk聽1,458cr seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 75.46 crore shares, worth Tk 1,458 crore, of 22 companies of the Bashundhara Group in connection with graft allegations...
Modernisation of interconnection exchange system demanded聽
The Association of ICX Operators of Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to modernise the Interconnection Exchange system instead of eliminating it...
Commercial sexual exploitation of children
THE exploitation of children in any form represents one of the gravest violations of human rights. In Bangladesh, a country proud of its cultural richness, social resilience and progressive strides in education and gender equality, the reality of commercial sexual exploitation of children is a disturbing contradiction. Hidden in the shadows of urban centers, ports, brothels...
ATAB pledges action against ticket syndicates
The executive committee of the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) has said it would not favour any of its members allegedly involved in a ticket syndicate...
HC orders expert committe to investigate online gambling
The High Court on Sunday directed the government and law enforcing agencies to form a seven-member committee to investigate the operation of online gambling platforms, identify the platforms, and the persons and celebrities involved in the platforms.
Panels file nomination papers for BGMEA election
Candidates from two contesting panels, Sammilita Parishad and Forum, submitted their nomination papers on Saturday for the upcoming Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association election for the 2025-2026 tenure...
Banks鈥� green financing surges in Oct-Dec
Green financing by banks and non-bank financial institutions increased in the October-December quarter compared with that in the previous quarter...
BAIRA demands removing barrier to labour markets
General members of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) formed a human chain in front of the Probashi Kalyan Bhaban in Eskaton Garden on Thursday, demanding the reopening of labour markets including Malaysia...
362 acres of land, $61.39 lakh investment of Kazi Nabil family seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to attach 362.43 acres of land, seven flats and a couple of houses in Dhaka owned by former Jashore-3 lawmaker and Gemcon Group owner Kazi Nabil Ahmed and his family members...
Prime Bank okays Q1 unaudited financial reports
Prime Bank PLC on Thursday announced its first quarter financial reports for the period ended on March 31, 2025, said a press release...
Not all videos related to border true, nor entirely false: home adviser
Home adviser retired Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that not all videos circulating on social media regarding the border situation were factual, but at the same time, nor were they entirely false...
Social movement needed to curb noise pollution: adviser
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday emphasised the need for a social movement to combat rising noise pollution...
Selection process marred by irregularities: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday stated that there were widespread irregularities in selection process of TCB card beneficiaries in the past...
CAB demands strict action against soya bean syndicates
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the government to take strict action against the soya bean oil syndicate as 鈥榚dible oil is going beyond the reach of consumers due to the manipulation of syndicates鈥� in the domestic market.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh demands action against soybean oil syndicates
Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the government to take strict action against the Soybean oil syndicate as 鈥榚dible oil is going beyond the reach of consumers due to the manipulation of syndicates鈥� in the domestic market...
Authorities should heed Mayer Daak鈥檚 demands
SLOW progress in the arrest and trial of accused Awami League leaders and officers of different law enforcement and security agencies involved in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings is disconcerting. What is more disconcerting is that the authorities are yet to trace the whereabouts and status of nearly 200 victims of enforced disappearance incidents. Families of...
Tariffs could push Boeing, Airbus prices even higher
Commercial plane prices, already lifted in recent years due to pandemic supply chain shocks, are poised to climb further as Boeing and Airbus are buffeted by trade tariffs...
ONE Bank joins Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
ONE Bank PLC has joined Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials by signing a commitment letter on December 10, 2024 to measure and disclose the bank鈥檚 financed emissions, said a press release...
Army to extend hand in anti-mosquito campaign of DNCC
Bangladesh army is set to extend its hands to Dhaka North City Corporation鈥檚 anti-mosquito campaign agreeing to oversee the use of insecticide to control the vermin to prevent outbreak of dengue during the rainy season, municipal officials said on Sunday.
ICT investigators find evidences of enforced disappearances in Dhaka
The investigation agency of the ICT has said they have found strong evidences of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in different places particularly in RAB-1 headquarters in Uttara, RAB-2 crime prevention company in the city鈥檚 Agargaon and in joint interrogation cell at Kochukhet in Dhaka Cantonment.
BGMEA enrolls 128 new RMG factories
About 113 readymade garment factory units under the membership of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association have been closed in the last 15 months, from January 2024 to March 2025...
Exim Bank signs MoU with HAAB
Exim Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh...
BMU SSH offers X-ray, MRI, CT scan, ultrasonogram, mammogram, BMD services
The Radiology and Imaging Centre of Super Specialised Hospital of Bangladesh Medical University offers various test-related services, including the X-ray, MRI, CT scan, ultrasonogram and BMD...
CPC amendment approved to speed up civil case disposal
The government has initiated the process of implementing the key recommendations of the Judicial Reform Commission, including amendments to the century-old Civil Procedure Code, in a bid to modernise the judiciary, expedite civil case disposal, and curb procedural abuse.
Man arrested after harassment of woman goes viral
The police have arrested an elderly man who was caught on video allegedly harassing a young woman in an auto-rickshaw, a video that quickly went viral on social media...
Premier Bank fined as Iqbal withdraws fund
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has fined Premier Bank for allowing its former chairman, HBM Iqbal, to illegally withdraw Tk 1.11 crore and $30,000 from frozen accounts, according to BFIU officials...
BMU Super Specialised Hospital starts services for liver patients
The Super Specialised Hospital of Bangladesh Medical University launched both outpatient and inpatient services for the liver patients...