A 25-year-old Bangladeshi man attempted to break the glass wall of the International Transit Terminal at Kolkata鈥檚 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday, causing brief chaos before being detained...
One in every four persons in the country is poor and approximately 3 crore 98 lakh individuals are suffering multidimensional poverty, according to the Multidimensional Poverty Index released on Thursday in the capital.
For the first time, Singer Bangladesh has commenced exports from its home appliance plant located in the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone, marking a significant milestone for the country鈥檚 economic zones...
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 loan and advance department on Thursday hosted an entrepreneurship development training programme at Upazila Livestock Office and Veterinary Hospital at Gouripur in Mymensingh, said a press release...
BASIC Bank Limited on Monday organised a programme titled 鈥業nnovation Showcase and Award Giving Ceremony,鈥� said a press release...
IFIC Bank PLC on Monday partnered with the National Pension Authority to serve as a key platform for monthly premium payments of Universal Pension Scheme, said a press release...
The US deadline of August 1 for imposing tariffs on its trading partners is firm and there will be no extensions, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday...
NCC Bank has commenced rollout of ATM booths across all 16 stations of Mass Rapid Transit Line-6, beginning with inauguration of an ATM booth at Shahbagh metro rail station, said a press release...
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway remained suspended for three hours as the workers of a ceramics factory blocked the highway, demanding arrears and other benefits, in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur upazila Sunday morning...
Janata Bank PLC on Friday held its branch managers鈥� conference in Mymensingh, said a press release...
An 11-member citizen probe team has found evidence of negligence in the responsibilities of the local police and administration in connection with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl from the Tripura ethnic community in Khagrachari Sadar upazila...
The National Citizen Party on Tuesday vehemently criticised the interim government鈥檚 handling of the plane crash at Milestone School in Uttara...
Vietnam鈥檚 plan to bar gas-guzzling motorbikes from central Hanoi may clear the air of the smog-smothered capital, but riders fear paying a high toll for the capital鈥檚 green transition...
CONVENTIONALLY, a parliament member鈥檚 responsibilities tend to be seen in terms of scrutiny of legislation, development and constituent service. Observers talk about their formal roles. How about informal and less visible responsibilities? My collaborative research with the University of London, SOAS (2014-17), on this issue suggests that the MPs do their duties around...
Bangladesh鈥檚 National Pension Authority is set to introduce an 鈥業slamic version鈥� of its universal pension scheme to increase its acceptance and uptake among the devout Muslims...
Bank Asia PLC, Mercantile Bank PLC and NRB Bank PLC on Monday signed memorandums of understanding with the National Pension Authority to support implementation of the Universal Pension Scheme, said a press release...
Mymensingh Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has recently organised 鈥楬alf-Yearly Business Development Conference,鈥� said a press release...
BASIC Bank Limited and Exim Bank on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Pension Authority, said a press release...
Malaysia clamped down Monday on the export, transshipment and transit of all US-made artificial intelligence chips, seeking to stop illegal trade to countries including China...
The throat-slit bodies of a woman and her two children were found dead at their rented house in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh on Monday morning...
A platform of local people of Mymensingh has alleged that the Roads and Highways Department is constructing the country鈥檚 largest arch bridge known as Kewatkhali Bridge in the region, deviating from its approved plan, which if allowed to go on unhindered would cause great suffering to the region鈥檚 people...
THE persistent culture of time and cost overruns of project is unacceptable. Despite the government鈥檚 instructions for agencies to complete projects with the original budget and by the original deadlines, most continue to undergo revisions. The cost of two, out of three, projects for the construction of mass rapid transit lines are now likely to increase by about Tk 1,600...
Politicians, academics,and professionals on Saturday at a seminar in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to hold the next general elections as early as possible for a democratic transition of the country...
Costs of two of the three ongoing projects for the construction of mass rapid transit lines, popularly known as metro rail, are likely to increase by about Tk聽1,600 crore...
At least six people were killed and eight others injured in road accidents in Tangail, Mymensingh and Sherpur districts on Monday...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) have discussed ways to further strengthen their long-standing partnership to promote ethical and sustainable production in the country鈥檚 apparel sector...
A 45-year-old man and his nine-year-old son were killed in a lightning strike in Nandail Upazila of Mymensingh Sunday afternoon...
Arnob Saha and Soumyia Akter clinched the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 singles titles of the week-long MTB Mymensingh Divisional Tennis Tournament that ended at the Mymensingh Club on Friday.
The bodies of two madrassah students, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra River in Gafargaon upazila in Mymensingh, were recovered Wednesday morning from the river in Pakundia upazila after 22 hours...
Global Islami Bank on Wednesday opened three sub-branches at Bhuiyar Hat in Noakhali, Islamia Madrasa in Chattogram and Tarakanda in Mymensingh, said a press release...