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50 RMG units suspend operations amid unrest

At least 51 readymade garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur suspended operations on Saturday, primarily after lunch, as workers staged protests over arrears, the reopening of factories, and demands for a wage increase...

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Relations with India start easing: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that his party believes that the ‘ice has started to melt’ with India after the takeover of an interim government...

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Heavy rain inundates 34 villages in Kushtia

Four unions in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia along the Padma River in Bangladesh have been inundated due to heavy rainfall caused by low pressure in the Bay and an onrush of upstream water, rendering residents of 34 villages stranded.

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Farmer missing for two days found dead

The police on Wednesday recovered the floating body of a farmer in a pond at Paba in Rajshahi, two days after he went missing on Monday...

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AmCham submits reform proposals to finance adviser

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh put forward a set of recommendations, including trade facilitation, public sector modernisation and enhancing digital payment infrastructure to attract foreign direct investment and improve the ease of doing business in the country...

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Brief relief from hot days ahead

A brief relief from the sweltering heat is likely amidst a low pressure moving inland from the west-central Bay of Bengal, prompting the Met Office to issue a heavy rainfall warning...

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DITF steering committee holds meeting

The 29th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair will start on January 1, 2025, and will be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center at Purbachal on the outskirts of the Dhaka city, according to a press release...

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Bangladesh dramatist lands in jail in murder case

The chief metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday sent Rafat Majumder Ringku, a dramatist and Dhaka city (north) Chhatra League vice-president, to jail in connection with a murder case...

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MIU VC pays courtesy call on UGC chairman

Manarat International University acting vice-chancellor Professor Mohammad Abdur Rob on Sunday paid a courtesy call on the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz at his office at Agargaon in the capital on Sunday...

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Number of green apparel factories now stands at 229

The total number of LEED-certified green factories in Bangladesh has now reached 229, following the recent certification of three more apparel and textile factories by the US Green Building Council under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design programme...

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Social media trap

SCROLLING through platforms like TikTok or Facebook might seem like a casual pastime, but beneath the surface, these activities are reshaping our cognitive processes and emotional well-being in significant ways. Let’s explore how this digital engagement is subtly influencing our brains and mental health...

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BNP chief Khaleda not in good health: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that although their party chief Khaleda Zia returned home from Evercare Hospital on Wednesday, she was not in good health,...

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Data tweak plagues BBS credibility

In July 2017, then planning minister Mustafa Kamal introduced the quarterly release of inflation data replacing the traditional and the best international practice of monthly update.

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Aspirations of July uprising

BANGLADESH experienced a successful non-party uprising against a brutal fascist regime in July. The Awami League government could in no way quell the...

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AL presidium member Kazi Zafarullah arrested

The police arrested Awami League presidium member Kazi Zafarullah at a location in the capital’s Gulshan area Wednesday night in a murder case filed with Paltan police station in Dhaka...

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Playing Nadal is kind of a nightmare: Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted to being starstruck when he first faced Rafael Nadal, saying that facing the 22-time Grand Slam champion was ‘kind of a nightmare’.

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City held by Inter as PSG pinch win in Champions League

Manchester City made a sluggish start to their Champions League campaign as they drew 0-0 against Inter Milan on Wednesday, while Paris Saint-Germain needed a last-minute goal to beat tournament newcomers Girona.