An International Monetary Fund mission will begin today its fifth review of the current $5.5 billion loan programme for Bangladesh, but the release of new fund will be delayed for the next national elections...
Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation organised a comprehensive in-house training programme, focusing on enhancing document management skills and stress management techniques for its officers.
A union-level leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebak Dal died at Khulna Medical College Hospital Tuesday morning, hours after he was hacked and beaten by a group of miscreants at Shukta village under Kalia upazila in Narail Monday night...
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday announced its election commission to hold its student union elections after a long gap of 28 years...
Journey Outdoors Bangladesh Co Limited, owned by investors from Singapore and China, is going to invest $27.57 million to establish a high-end garment and outdoor products manufacturing industry at the BEPZA Economic Zone at Mirsharai in Chattogram...
Saudi Arabia kicked off a major investment conference featuring heads of state and the global business elite on Tuesday as it seeks support for its sprawling 鈥榞igaprojects鈥� and sky-high AI ambitions...
South Korea鈥檚 economy grew 1.2 per cent in the third quarter, preliminary data from the central bank showed Tuesday, with consumption boosted by government vouchers and聽exports remaining strong despite global trade tensions...
ACI Motors Limited on Monday set a Guinness record by delivering 350 units of Sonalika Tractors to farmers in a single day at Trade Fair Ground adjacent to Gor-e-Shaheed Central Eidgah Maidan in Dinajpur, under 鈥楽onalikar Bisshojoy鈥� theme, said a press release...
IDCOL and chemical engineering department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology unveiled on Monday IDCOL-DChE, BUET ICS Laboratory at BUET premises in the capital, said a press release...
WHEN a nation builds, it envisions progress. Roads are not merely concrete stretches but arteries of economic mobility and public hope. Yet, when those arteries are choked by inefficiency, corruption and ignorance disguised as expertise, what emerges is not progress but paralysis. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project from Gazipur to the Airport stands today...
WHEN the July Uprising swept across Bangladesh, it was the workers, the invisible pillars of the nation鈥檚 economy, who paid the highest price. They marched for justice, raised their voices for dignity and faced tear gas and bullets in the hope of change...
AFTER five decades of growth driven by export-orientated manufacturing, remittances and public investment, the economic model shows signs of rising inequality, persistent unemployment and sluggish private investment. Economists, business leaders and policymakers at the Economic Reform Summit 2025 in Dhaka on October 27 unanimously emphasised structural overhaul...
The Dhaka Special Tribunal-2 on Tuesday sentenced former Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business in Dhaka, to life term imprisonment in an arms case...
Leaders of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector have expressed deep concern over certain provisions in the newly approved Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, particularly those related to trade union formation, calling them 鈥榠mbalanced and impractical.鈥�...
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a workshop at the BMU in Dhaka on Monday said that evidence-based medical care practice would reduce the variation in prescriptions and medical costs...
Leaders of the both rival panels in the upcoming elections of Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex business body in the region, blamed each other for inciting in postponement of the voting and demanded to hold the elections on the scheduled day...
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Bangladesh recently hosted a networking event titled 鈥楯apan 鈥� Bangladesh Business Connections: Legacy and the Future鈥� at the Westin Dhaka, said a press release...
SECTION 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has for long remained both one of the most discussed and most criticised provisions. The section, on the one hand, has served as a powerful legal instrument in the hands of the police while, on the other, it has cast a long shadow of uncertainty over the fundamental rights and personal liberties of citizens. Over time...
Election Commission senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Monday said that preparations for the forthcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections were about 90 per cent complete and were expected to be finalised within the next week.
Home adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that the government was planning to lower the maximum number of mobile SIM cards an individual can register under his or her name from 10 to seven to strengthen monitoring and prevent misuse ahead of the next national election, expected to be held in February next year...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday sent a letter to the Election Commission objecting to the government-approved amendment to聽 Article 20 of the Representation of the People Order.
The upcoming election of the Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex business body in the region, was postponed on Sunday just five days before the scheduled voting, which was supposed to take place on November 1...
Jhenaidah, a region long famous for its date juice and molasses, is now buzzing with preparations as winter approaches...
A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighbourhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters...
A four-member delegation from the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL) concluded a visit to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) this week, aimed at gathering insights into the operations and management structure of a modern stock exchange...
The Election Commission will publish the final list of polling stations for the forthcoming Bangladesh national elections on Monday, said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Sunday.
The police on Saturday night arrested a teenage boy over the explosion of a crude bomb in front of the Bangladesh Election Commission headquarters at Agargaon in Dhaka city.
Northern University Bangladesh organised a freshers鈥� reception programme for the newly admitted students on its campus in Dhaka on Saturday...
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology held a two-day international conference on 鈥榮cience and humanities for sustainable development鈥� at the university in Gazipur concluded on Friday...
Leaders of eight Islamic parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, on Saturday urged the government to ensure a level playing field for all political parties before the next general election...
