Columbia University鈥檚 $200 million agreement with president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration marks the end of a months-long showdown, but academics warn it is just the first round of a government 鈥榓ssault鈥� on higher education...
The Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday confirmed two new Covid cases in the country over a 24-hour period from 8:00am on Friday to 8:00am Saturday...
The recently announced 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods exported to the United States could be reduced further by using US raw materials, said business leader Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu...
Experts called for an urgent update to the Companies Act 1994, citing the existing law inadequate for the needs of a modern economy...
Tech giants Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week eclipsed earnings expectations, cashing in on artificial intelligence while navigating economic waters roiled by US tariffs...
Tanvir Ahmed, managing director of Sheltech Group, has completed Capstone Course 2025/2 at National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment in the capital held from July 13 to July 31...
Chinese e-commerce group JD.com looks set to acquire a German electronics retail giant, both sides said, in a 2.2-billion euro deal that would boost the Chinese group鈥檚 presence in Europe...
THE reciprocal tariff that the United States has finally, after three rounds of negotiations in July, imposed on goods import from Bangladesh at 20 per cent, lowered from 35 per cent that the United States on July 8 announced, is viewed as something that has brought about short-term relief. The tariff came into effect on August 1, making Bangladeshi exporters pay a 20 per cent...
The interim government has finalised the draft of the July Proclamation set to be presented on August 5, according to a statement from the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing.
The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Friday arrested Jan e Alam Apu, also known as Kazi Gourav, expelled joint convener of the Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, in connection with an extortion case.
A group of protesters, claiming themselves as July fighters and family members of uprising martyrs, continued to block at Shahbagh crossing for the second day on Friday, demanding implementation of the July Charter and the July Declaration.
Many expectations, including a sustainable recovery of the country鈥檚 damaged economy, have remained unmet in the past one year since the July mass uprising, businesses and economists said.
The Bangladesh Bank in its new monetary policy statement said that the country will continue to face significant macroeconomic challenges in the first half of fiscal year 2025鈥�26 due to persistent domestic vulnerabilities and growing external risks...
For the first time, Singer Bangladesh has commenced exports from its home appliance plant located in the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone, marking a significant milestone for the country鈥檚 economic zones...
Tata Motors of India will buy Italy鈥檚 Iveco Group for 3.8 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in a bid to create a 鈥榞lobal champion鈥� in the commercial vehicles sector, the two companies said Wednesday...
A SOMEWHAT decline in cultural activities by institutions has been apparent, especially in outdoor rather than indoor programmes, in a year of the interim government as many organisations say that they go slow because of security reasons. A reported incoordination among government agencies and an absence of an appropriate environment, which mostly..
Bangladesh interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday said that the date for the next national election would be announced within a few days...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military鈥檚 power.
The interim government of Bangladesh has withdrawn 102 officers of the 37th BCS batch who were serving as assistant commissioners (land) in different regions...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police in a special operation arrested 186 suspected criminals in different parts of the capital in the past 24 hours...
Home adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said that there was no security threat centring on August 5...
Two individuals died from electrocution in Habiganj and Lalmonirhat on Wednesday...
The department of petroleum and mining engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held a national seminar at the Central Auditorium of CUET in Chattogram on Wednesday...
The Election Commission has approved the draft delimitation of parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta said Wednesday it has enacted a new law dictating prison sentences for critics or protesters of their planned election, which is being boycotted by opposition groups...
The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery 鈥� and physicists are deeply divided about what is actually going on, a survey in the journal Nature said Wednesday...
The government has formed a 16-member inter-ministerial committee, headed by the principal secretary to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office, for reviewing the possible measures for enhancing the export competitiveness of four sectors namely leather and leather goods, jute-made goods, agricultural and agri-processed goods and pharmaceuticals sectors...
Md Ataur Rahman has recently joined Bank Asia PLC as an independent director, said a press release...
The country鈥檚 largest Water Reuse and Improved Wastewater Management Demonstration Site were unveiled at Fakir Knitwears Limited in Narayanganj on Wednesday, aiming to promote the sustainability of the country's readymade garment industry...
Handa (Bangladesh) Garments Company Limited, a Chinese apparel manufacturer, is set to invest $41.33 million in BEPZA Economic Zone located at Mirsarai in Chattogram, said a press release...