Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the authorities concerned to observe a weeklong fire safety preparedness across the country to ensure fire readiness in all public and private establishments...
Trading of six mutual funds managed by LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management has been suspended indefinitely after the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) ordered the fund manager鈥檚 removal for misuse of investors鈥� money...
Experts called for political commitment to ensure workplace safety, emphasising its inclusion in party manifestos for the upcoming national election...
Bangladesh and South Korea iterated their commitment to expediting the negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) ahead of Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from LDC status, recognising it as a timely opportunity to unlock new channels of Korean investment into Bangladesh鈥檚 fast-transforming economy...
THE age of frictionless globalisation has run its course. For three decades, nations built prosperity on the idea that markets, not politics, would guide the world鈥檚 future. That illusion has faded. What鈥檚 taking shape now is a far more complicated order 鈥� one defined not by efficiency or shared gain but by leverage, competition, and strategic restraint. Beneath it all lies...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday placed a set of demands before the Election Commission ahead of the Jatiya Sangsad elections.
A faction of the Jatiya Party on Wednesday demanded a level playing field for all political parties before the next general election and holding the election in a free, fair and credible manner...
Three major political parties 鈥� the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party 鈥� have raised allegations against the interim government, questioning its neutrality ahead of the upcoming national election...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Shamadhan Services Limited, a concern of Grameen Telecom, said a press release...
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management has laid emphasis on greater investment, capacity building, and regulatory guidance to help banks move from planning to practical deployment of Artificial Intelligence-based security systems...
Experts emphasised the importance of robust modelling, reliable data, and coordination between risk and finance to effectively implement International Financial Reporting Standards 9 and restore confidence in the banking sector, said a press release...
The Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology of Dhaka University plans a special training programme to create qualified and skilled manpower in the field of leather processing technology...
AS BANGLADESH observes National Road Safety Day 2025, the grim reality on its roads exposes the hollowness of official slogans and failures of successive governments to make meaningful changes. Despite repeated promises and millions of takas spent on awareness campaigns, roads remain death traps 鈥� chaotic, corrupt and criminally neglected. Over the past...
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday said that the commission would not bow to any pressure during the upcoming national election...
Students of Rajshahi University on Tuesday held a cultural gathering and protest rally on the campus, demanding immediate implementation of the long-stalled Teesta River Master Plan...
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Tuesday urged fishermen to refrain from catching mother fish in order to protect fish reproduction and maintain ecological balance...
The Modi-led BJP regime in India has launched a sweeping crackdown on Muslims across several states for displaying or posting the slogan 鈥業 Love Muhammad鈥� in honour of Prophet Muhammad, with more than 2,500 people charged and dozens arrested, reported Al Jazeera...
Bangladesh Navy swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi continued his domination as seven new national records were made on the second day of the 34th National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships at the National Swimming Complex in the city on Tuesday...
The devastating fire at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has dealt a major blow to Bangladesh鈥檚 pharmaceutical industry. The sector is likely to face losses exceeding Tk聽4,000 crore...
Falling private sector credit growth has remained as the most worrying issue on the country鈥檚 economic front despite a rebound in deposit growth in banks, according to a government report released on Tuesday...
Independence for Bangladesh Bank is essential to restore the country鈥檚 economic health, said experts at an event organised by the Policy Research Institute...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has called on South Korean investors to capitalize on Bangladesh鈥檚 dynamic investment landscape, highlighting the country鈥檚 competitive advantages and ongoing reforms to facilitate foreign direct investment...
Under the Bangladesh Insurance Sector Development Project, financed by the government of Bangladesh and the World Bank, package-based automation activities are ongoing at Sadharan Bima Corporation...
Fifty-five people suspected of acting on behalf of Moscow have been detained in Poland since the start of Russia鈥檚 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Polish special services spokesman said on Tuesday...
Nottingham Forest have appointed Sean Dyche as their new head coach on a deal until 2027, the Premier League club announced Tuesday.
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday urged experts to provide practical and evidence-based recommendations to combat artificial intelligence-related misinformation ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections...
Leaders of eight Islamic parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, on Monday urged the government to ensure a level playing field for all political parties before the next general election...
Sales experts, book publishers and a journalist on Monday said that digital technology was not detrimental to the creative book industry, but rather helpful as creative digital marketing could improve the industry...
Shaheed Selim Central Library of BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology launched a three-day book fair on the BUFT campus in Dhaka on Monday...
Around one lakh army personnel and 1.5 lakh members of the police will be deployed across Bangladesh to maintain security and order during the upcoming national election, expected to be held in the first half of February next year...
