Banks witness steady growth in deposits
Deposits in the country鈥檚 banking sector grew by 7.9 per cent in February compared with that in the same month in 2024...
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Timely election stressed for FDI prospects
Investment in Bangladesh could face obstacles if the upcoming national election is not held within the promised timeframe, warned Professor Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue...
India-Pakistan鈥檚 Kashmir fallout hits economy
Rapidly deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan over a deadly shooting in Kashmir are starting to have small but prickly economic consequences for both nations...
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...
Walton launches new smartwatch Tick AMX13
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched its new smartwatch 鈥楾ICK AMX13鈥� in the market, said a press release...
KUET vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor removed
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Mashud and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Sheikh Shariful Alam were removed from their posts on Friday night following prolonged student protests.
Bangladeshi youth injured in BSF firing
A Bangladeshi youth was injured after the Indian Border Security Force opened fire on him on Friday.
One injured in Ecuador quake
A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left at least one person injured, several buildings damaged and power knocked out in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday.
Legal notice served to stop spreading vulgarity online
A legal notice has been sent to authorities concerned demanding an immediate halt to the spread of indecent and pornographic contents, advertisements and campaigns across online platforms including Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Likee.
Prof yunus for best use of intellectual property, copyrights
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged all to become proactive in ensuring the best use of intellectual property and protecting copyrights so that a prosperous Bangladesh can be built in the days to come.
Ishraque seeks update on mayoral gazette from CEC
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Thursday met chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin to know the update over the publication of the gazette notification declaring him as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation...
Titas Gas cuts illegal connections
The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC has removed illegal gas connections and collected fines in different areas of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Narsingdi and Gazipur...
Meet Bangladesh Expo begins
A two-day international exhibition titled 鈥楳eet Bangladesh Exposition鈥�, began on Thursday in the city to showcase Bangladesh鈥檚 potential export sectors - medical and personal protective equipment, leather and leather goods, footwear, plastics, and light engineering...
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...
Romana re-elected Bank Asia Securities chair
Romana Rouf Chowdhury has been re-elected chairperson of Bank Asia Securities Limited at its 14th annual general meeting held on Wednesday, said a press release...
Six-member taskforce formed to investigate irregularities in ICT sector
The government has formed a six-member taskforce to investigate irregularities and corruption in various projects under the Information and Communication Technology sector and prepare a comprehensive 鈥榳hite paper鈥� in this regard...
Normalcy returns to KUET as students withdraw strike
Normalcy returned to the campus of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology after over two months as the protesting students withdrew their fast-unto-death programme on Thursday...
NSU opens architectural exhibition
The architecture department at North South University inaugurated the four-day 16th Architectural Exhibition 2025 at the university鈥檚 Exhibition Hall in Dhaka on Tuesday...
BAEC holds sit-in for restoring autonomy
The scientists and staff of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission held a sit-in for restoring autonomy in all the institutions under the BAEC, including the head office in Dhaka, across the country on Wednesday...
EUSC holds science, technology fair
The Engineering University School and College held a three-day 13th Inter-School and College Science and Technology Fair-2025 concluded on its campus in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Fahim appointed convenor of CCDM technical committee
Nazmul Abedeen Fahim was appointed as the convenor of the technical committee of the CCDM after the resignation of Enamul Haque following the recent events that sparked much controversy in the country鈥檚 cricket fraternity...
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...
Microenterprises can be vital for growth: Selim Jahan
The development of microenterprises can play a vital role in driving inclusive growth in Bangladesh鈥檚 economy, said renowned economist Selim Jahan...
Critique of new BIDA plans
ASHIK Chowdhury, the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, has become a strong advocate for a reform agenda aimed at fast-tracking foreign direct investment, deregulation, public-private partnerships, and labour flexibility. These new BIDA proposals, however framed as pragmatic instruments of development, express the deepest...
Canada election sees record high advanced voting
A record 7.3 million people cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada鈥檚 election, official figures showed Tuesday, in a possible sign of elevated interest in the April 28 poll...
ENT Institute observes cancer awareness month
As part of observing the month of April as head and neck cancer awareness month, the National Institute of Ear, Nose and Throat in Tejgaon of Dhaka has undertaken various awareness programmes聽for a week.
Polytechnic students suspend movement
The students of different polytechnic institutes in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Tuesday temporarily suspended their protests over job, promotion and quality higher education on the seventh day of their movement.
DIU VC appointed honorary adviser to OIC-COMSTECH for South, Southeast Asia
Bangladeshi educationist and IT researcher, Professor M Lutfar Rahman, has been appointed as the honorary adviser for South and Southeast Asia to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), says a press release.
EC seeks law ministry opinion on issuing gazette naming Ishraque DSCC mayor
The Election Commission has written to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs seeking the latter鈥檚 opinion on publishing a gazette notification declaring Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraq Hossain the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.