Govt declares August 5 public holiday
Bangladesh interim government has declared August 5 a nationwide public holiday in honour of those who sacrificed their lives during the July uprising in 2024.
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Yunus urges UN to develop effective mechanism to fight disinformation
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the United Nations to develop an effective mechanism to fight disinformation and support media maintaining ethical standards.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina jailed for six months on contempt of court charge
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison for committing contempt of court...
Govt cuts NSC interest rates
The government has slashed profit rates on all types of national savings certificates for the next six months, effective from Tuesday, July 1...
NCC Bank launches SME Visa card, NCC Always for CMSMEs
On the occasion of International MSME Day, NCC Bank has launched open loan disbursements, SME Visa multi-currency debit card, 鈥楴CC Always鈥� app for CMSME customers and introduction of QR code and chatbot facilities...
Yunus urges all to resist dictatorship resurgence
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged people to resist any resurgence of dictatorship in the country, emphasising that history testified that when the people wake up, no force can resist them...
ICT hears charges against Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday began the charge hearing against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two co-accused in a case of crimes against humanity committed across the country during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 mass uprising...
HSIA authorities to increase attention in checking VIP, VVIP baggage
The authorities of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka have issued six security steps, including the increase of attention in checking baggage of the very important persons and very very important persons...
Fluminense stun Inter to reach Club World Cup quarters
Fluminense sent Inter Milan packing from the Club World Cup on Monday with a 2-0 win in Charlotte that took the Brazilian side through to the quarter-finals.
IUB launches Wi-Fi 7.0 network
Independent University, Bangladesh has launched a new high-speed Wi-Fi infrastructure, transitioning from Wi-Fi 5.0 to the state-of-the-art Wi-Fi 7.0, to support faster, low-latency, secure and more reliable internet access across its campus...
Airport police not informed about bullets in adviser Asif鈥檚 bag
The Dhaka airport police has not been informed yet about the detection of a magazine containing bullets in a bag of LGRD and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while he was travelling to Morocco Sunday morning...
Charges filed against former BRUR VC, 29 others
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Monday submitted formal charges against 30 individuals over the killing of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed in Rangpur during the July 2024 mass uprising...
Beating Messi's Miami harder than it may seem: Enrique
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said defeating Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Sunday was trickier than it seemed despite the French side's 4-0 Club World Cup last 16 triumph.
PSG rout Messi's Inter Miami to reach Club World Cup quarters
Paris Saint-Germain steamrollered Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 4-0 to reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
ICT begins charge hearing in Chankharpool killings
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal聽1 on Sunday urged the tribunal to frame charges of crimes against humanity against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven other police personnel...
Forex reserve soars to record $26.32b
Bangladesh鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserves, calculated under IMF guidelines, soared to $26.32 billion on Sunday amid disbursements from a number of foreign lenders including the International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank and World Bank...
Bangladesh tax officials withdraw protests
The protesting tax officials of Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue have withdrawn their complete shutdown programme of the NBR on Sunday evening, following negotiations between business leaders and the interim government.
AIBPLC observes Int鈥檒 MSME Day
All branches and sub-branches of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Sunday celebrated International MSME Day-2025, said a press release...
BRAC Bank to roll out Visa Direct for Account
BRAC Bank has partnered with Visa to launch Visa Direct for Account, offering customers a faster and cost-effective way for outward international money transfers, said a press release...
Bangladesh interim govt forms committee to work on NBR issue: adviser
Bangladesh interim government finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said a decision has been taken to form a five-member adviser-level committee centering the ongoing issues at the National Board of Revenue.
Bangladesh interim govt to establish BCS Information Academy
Bangladesh鈥檚 information and broadcasting ministry has taken a preliminary decision to establish the BCS Information Academy.
Govt not to observe 鈥楴ew Bangladesh Day鈥� on Aug 8
The interim government has decided not to observe 鈥楴ew Bangladesh Day鈥� on August 8, one of the three days it had previously announced to commemorate the July uprising that toppled the Awami League government on August 5, 2024...
Internet service providers demand govt protection
Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh on Saturday placed a seven-point demand to ensure the protection of local entrepreneurs, including setting a floor price for internet services...
Threat over disappearance issue calls for early govt intervention
MEMBERS of the commission of inquiry on enforced disappearances and the victims that the commission has interviewed facing intimidation, threat and other obstacles, as the second interim report submitted to the government suggests, is worrying and warrants an early government intervention. The report, partially made public on June 23, of the commission that the...
PSG Club World Cup reunion with Messi recalls unhappier times
Paris Saint-Germain have come to the Club World Cup as newly crowned champions of Europe, but a meeting with the Inter Miami of Lionel Messi in the last 16 this Sunday brings back memories of unhappier times for the French club.
ISU organises freshers鈥� reception for spring 2025
The International Standard University held the fresher reception for the newly enrolled students of spring 2025 at the IUB Mohakhali campus in Dhaka on Thursday.
IMF loan package up by $800m聽to $5.5b
The International Monetary Fund has said that the overall loan amount of $4.7 billion has been raised to $5.5 billion under its current loan programme for Bangladesh.
Alternative transport on rise聽as public transport in chaos
The public transport system, particularly in Dhaka city, has descended into greater turmoil, as the interim government could establish little order in the virtually lawless sector it inherited from the autocratic Awami League regime.聽
Govt for increasing paper production of KPML
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Friday said that the government was working to increase the paper production capacity of Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited.