PUBLIC transport remains unsafe and the government has so far kept the sector off its reform platter. The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh reports that at least 614 people died and 1,196 became injured in 597 road accidents in May. April was equally deadly, with the death of at least 583 people and injuries to 1,202 in 567 accidents. The highest 33.5 per cent of...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank on Wednesday held the closing ceremony of its month-long foundation training course titled 鈥極verall Bank Management鈥� as part of its one-year development programme for management trainee officers, said a press release...
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has launched its Eid Bazar campaign on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, said a press release...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has launched exclusive offers for its cardholders across popular lifestyle categories offering up to 60 per cent savings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, said a press release...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against former minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain allegedly for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 35.18 crore...
The closing ceremony of 42nd foundation course of Global Islami Bank was held at the bank鈥檚 training institute on Sunday...
The Inter Services Public Relation Directorate on Sunday said that the Indian media outlet聽 Northeast News article titled 鈥楤angladesh to declare Cox鈥檚 Bazar to Bandarban area as a military operations zone鈥� was a clear example of deliberate disinformation propagated by segments of the Indian media seeking to destabilise Bangladesh鈥檚 internal cohesion and..
Fishing in rivers and canals will be banned and tourist entry will also be prohibited in Sundarban for three months from Sunday to boost the breeding of fish and wildlife.
Fishing in rivers and canals will be banned and tourist entry will also be prohibited from June 1 to August 31 in the Sundarbans to boost the breeding of fish and wildlife.
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 7 as the moon of the holy month of Zil-Hajj of 1446 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
The United Nations said on Tuesday it had no information on whether the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed aid group, had actually delivered any supplies inside the war-ravaged Palestinian territory...
A German court on Monday convicted and handed prison sentences, some suspended, to four former Volkswagen managers over their part in the 鈥榙ieselgate鈥� emissions-cheating scandal, Bloomberg reported...
Sikandar Raza hit the winning runs to seal the Pakistan Super League title for Lahore Qalandars on Sunday, having landed just 10 minutes before the toss after a mad dash from England.
THE fag end of Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations have seen record number of student having been from the examinations halls that actually began with the first day when 26,928 students were absent although registered for the examiantios. The examinations began on April 10 and the theoretical exams ended on May 13 and that day 31,55...
The Dabir-Sohani-Suraiya Foundation awarded scholarships to meritorious and financially challenged students of Dhaka University faculty of business studies at Professor Dr Abdullah Farouk Multipurpose Hall of the university on Saturday...
IFIC Bank has organised a daylong blood donation campaign to support children suffering from thalassemia...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in association with Japan External Trade Organisation and key government institutions, recently hosted a high-level economic briefing spotlighting the strategic importance of the Japan-Bangladesh economic corridor, said a press release.
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain blockaded the roads in front of Nagar Bhaban, Gulistan, Kakrail Crossing, and Matsya Bhaban on Wednesday, demanding his swearing-in as the South City mayor...
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Tuesday expressed its suspicion about reaching a national charter, criticising the interim government for risking the consensus building by overstepping its state reform mandate...
Soforon Foundation has recently held a workshop titled Nirban on the mental healthcare of the survivors of the July uprising at the BRAC Centre of Mohakhali in Dhaka.
Standard Chartered Bank鈥檚 community investments have impacted over 18 million people across country over the past five years.
A UN expert said on Thursday he was investigating 鈥榗redible reports鈥� that Rohingya refugees were forced off an Indian navy ship into the Andaman Sea, in what would be an 鈥榰nconscionable鈥� act.
At least five people, including a Secondary School Certificate examinee, were killed in road accidents in Rangpur, Dhaka and Satkhira on Tuesday...
The SME Foundation has proposed unified 10 per cent VAT for SME sector industries and 1.0 per cent surcharge on profit gain in the upcoming national budget of FY26...
Japan鈥檚 Honda Motor on Tuesday forecast a 70 per cent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial year as US trade tariffs weigh on the global auto industry...
Police have detained Advocate Zeenat Sohana Chowdhury, Chattogram divisional leader of the Awami League-backed NGO Suchinta Foundation, from the Aturar Depot area of the port city on early Tuesday...
Enamul Huque has been appointed as country chief risk officer of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said a press release...
July Shaheed Smriti Foundation chief executive officer Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho on Thursday resigned from his post, citing pursuing higher studies as reason...
foodpanda has rolled out exclusive discounts on desserts, flowers, personal care items, chocolates, cards and gifts on the occasion of Mother鈥檚 Day, said a press release...
Standard Chartered has announced the impact of its sustainability initiatives across six core areas 鈥� agriculture, education, entrepreneurship, environment, health and disaster management, said a press release...