Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi on Wednesday premiered a street play titled 鈥楲al Shahar鈥� at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to mark the organisation鈥檚 57th founding anniversary...
The International Monetary Fund mission on Wednesday began its fifth review of the IMF鈥檚 ongoing $5.5 billion loan programme to Bangladesh.
Prime Bank PLC on Wednesday announced its third quarter financial results for the period ended on September 30, 2025, said a press release...
ONE Bank PLC has been awarded ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate by France-based certification authority Bureau Veritas (Bangladesh) Pvt Limited for fulfilling the requirements of the ISO 27001:2022 standard, said a press release...
Shipping adviser retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hussain said on Wednesday that the interim government was going to appoint an operator to the Chattogram port, but not giving the port itself to anyone...
The International Monetary Fund has objected to Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 continued lending to crisis-hit banks against unsecured promissory notes, warning that such practices violate prudential norms and could worsen inflationary pressures...
Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, president Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, defying US president Donald Trump鈥檚 warnings with Moscow鈥檚 second test of a new nuclear weapons system in just a few days...
THE sectarian tension created over the staged abduction of an imam underscores the significance of a proactive approach to law and order before the forthcoming national elections likely to be held in February 2026. Mufti Muhammad Mohibullah Miaji of Gazipur was reported missing on October 22 and the next day, he was rescued by local police in Panchagarh...
THE road map to implement 48 constitution-related reform proposals contained in the July national charter 2025, which the national consensus commission submitted to the interim government on October 28, appears to have stripped the very essence of 鈥榗onsensus鈥� as it disregards all notes of dissent expressed by different political parties and imposes the...
The chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday expressed fears that both internal and external forces might attempt to disrupt the forthcoming national election and cautioned that sudden attacks could occur. He said that there are challenges, but they must be overcome.
The long-awaited National Equipment Identity Register service is set to be officially launched across the country on December 16, marking Victory Day, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology.
A London-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was delayed for over five hours and a half after a boarding bridge struck the aircraft鈥檚 engine at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet on Wednesday morning.
A three-day 鈥楩irst Charukola Animation Festival 2025鈥� began at the faculty of fine art of Dhaka University on Tuesday.
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 Bank has relaxed regulations for power import payments, allowing authorised dealer banks to make outward remittances for power purchases without seeking prior case-to-case approval from the central bank...
The 13th edition of the Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair 2025, the largest event in the country鈥檚 tourism industry, will kick off on Thursday with the participation of 12 countries at the Bangladesh-China Friendship International Conference Centre in the capital...
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...
The interim government on Monday said that the council of advisers will continue to perform its routine duties and hold meetings as usual until it hands over the charge to an elected government.
Health rights activists have criticised the government鈥檚 approval of Philip Morris Bangladesh Limited to set up a nicotine pouch manufacturing factory, saying that the decision contradicts public health goals and tobacco control efforts...
Director general of the directorate of primary education Abu Noor Md Shamsuzzaman said that around 31 lakh children in 165 upazilas would start receiving nutritious food under the national school feeding programme from next November...
Russian president Vladimir Putin said Monday that his country鈥檚 ties with North Korea were developing 鈥榓s planned鈥�, as he hosted North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin.
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...
The father of eight-year-old Musa Khan, who has been on tube feeding since being shot during the July mass uprising in 2024, appeared before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday seeking justice for his son鈥檚 suffering and the killing of his mother.
Information adviser Mahfuz Alam on Sunday said that the minimum wage for journalists would be finalised within a week with the aim of paying entry-level journalists close to the government officials鈥� ninth grade which is Tk聽22,000...
A female student of Rajshahi University died after reportedly drowning while swimming in the campus pool on Sunday afternoon...
Timor-Leste, Asia鈥檚 youngest nation, has joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as its 11th member, marking a step toward deeper regional cooperation and economic integration.
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...
Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid Moscow鈥檚 on-going Ukraine offensive and uncertainty over a new summit with US leader Donald Trump...
The interim government has overhauled several colonial-era laws to improve access to justice, but legal experts say that true judicial independence remains elusive without a Supreme Court secretariat.
An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto New York鈥檚 political scene and is closing in on becoming the first Muslim mayor of America鈥檚 most populous city.
