A plunge in the prices of winter crops like tomatoes, potatoes and cauliflowers, has pushed farmers in the north into a dire situation, as they are incurring heavy losses this season due to the price fall.
In a joint effort, Bangladesh鈥檚 automotive distributor Ifad Autos PLC and India鈥檚 vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland have introduced the 1-ton power pickup, Leo, to the market.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Bangladesh in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, has concluded a two-day annual portfolio review workshop in Dhaka.
The tenth death anniversary of Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of ex-president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the founder and current chairperson respectively of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, will be observed on Friday...
Bangladesh Nationalist party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday warned that if the elections were delayed, other forces would rise and rob people of their aspirations.
A week-long Madhu Fair marking the 201st birth anniversary of great poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt will begin at Sagardari village in Jashore today...
Labour adviser M Sakhawat Hussain on Thursday said that the reopening of the closed factories of Beximco Group is no longer possible, as the factories have a massive default loans...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chattogram Stock Exchange closed lower on Thursday with major indices declining as most traded companies saw share prices falling...
Paris Saint-Germain pushed Manchester City to the brink of Champions League elimination after coming from two goals down to win 4-2 on Wednesday, while Arsenal all but secured their place in the last 16.
Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City side 鈥榗ould not cope鈥� with Paris Saint-Germain after throwing away a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 to the French side on Wednesday, leaving their Champions League hopes on the brink.
United Nations high commissioner for human rights Volker T眉rk said that the UN fact-finding report on the atrocities during the July-August uprising was at final stage and would be released by mid-February...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order granting bail to Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at Ekattor Television, and his wife Farzana Rupa, the television鈥檚 principal correspondent, in connection with the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August 2024 student-led mass uprising...
Emerging artists and Dhaka University fine arts faculty students are displaying artworks in a three-day group exhibition to take action for environmental conservation on the FFA premises in Dhaka...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Khelafat Majlis have agreed on seven issues, including holding the national election by 2025 and strengthening national unity to prevent the reemergence of the fallen fascists...
Five officers have been injured- three of them seriously-in an attack on a team of Detective Branch of Faridpur district police during a raid on a drug and gambling den in Madhukhali in Faridpur....
The Dhaka Stock Market, which began the day with an upward trend, ended with a significant decline across all major indices...
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of a flat and a villa in Dubai belonging to former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged all to be patient and to allow the interim government minimum necessary time to bring about changes.
Socialist Students鈥� Front, left-leaning student wing of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist), on Tuesday called for people鈥檚 unity to abolish fascism...
BANGLADESH stands at a crossroads and the time has come to confront an uncomfortable truth: who has failed the nation? Not physicians, engineers, academics, businessmen, bureaucrats, labourers, lawyers, or farmers. It is politicians. Why? Because, their focus has been on the consolidation of power, not aspirations of the people. Instead of working to...
A stuttering and entirely unconvincing Champions League campaign for Paris Saint-Germain will come to a head if they lose to Manchester City on Wednesday, an outcome which would leave the French club teetering on the brink of an early exit.
Fiction writer and essayist Faizul Islam passed away while undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday. He was 61.
Just when it seemed the pressure of a lifelong dream switch to Real Madrid might prove too great for Kylian Mbappe to overcome, the French superstar silenced his doubters.
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter has said that imposing taxes is one of the most effective methods for reducing tobacco consumption, though she emphasised that it is not the only solution.
Home affairs adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that over 33, 000 foreigners were still illegally staying in Bangladesh.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought reports from ministries and agencies concerned regarding an evolving situation along India-Bangladesh border in Chapainawabganj following some recent incidents...
ISSUES of worker welfare, which have largely been ignored by successive governments, have once again come to the fore with construction workers having pushed for a set of demands. The Building Construction Workers鈥� Union at a rally in Dhaka on January 18 demanded that the government should ensure fundamental rights of construction workers...
JAJ Bhuiyan Group withdrew Tk 1,210 crore through the little-known Jakia Group, alongside its Tk 1,090 crore loans from Agrani Bank, to bypass the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 single borrower exposure limit...
Pubali Bank PLC and IFAD Motors Ltd recently signed an agreement on providing installment facility to the bank鈥檚 credit cardholders to buy motorcycles...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch arrested Awami League presidium member Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin raiding the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur area on early Monday...
