Mobile operators on Saturday began deactivating additional SIM cards registered under a single national ID if the number exceeds 10, as per a directive from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Three leading European aerospace groups announced Thursday a plan to merge their satellite operations to create a powerhouse for competing in particular against Elon Musk鈥檚 Starlink internet system...
High commissioners and ambassadors from the Small Island Developing States group participated in a special programme hosted by Abida Islam, Bangladesh high commissioner to the United Kingdom and permanent representative to the International Maritime Organisation, at the Bangladesh high commission in London...
The Keokradong hill tourist centre at Ruma in Bandarban was reopened on Wednesday for visitors, after remaining closed for 18 months due to anti-terror operations in the hill region...
Money Transfer Operators and bankers have emphasised the need to embrace next-generation technologies to boost remittance inflows, as expatriates prioritise low-cost, secure, and instant money transfers to their families in Bangladesh...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, has launched BanglaBiz, a unified platform designed to provide faster, streamlined support to investors by consolidating key information and services of multiple portals...
Bangladesh Bank is preparing to launch a unified interoperable instant payment system that will bring all banks, mobile financial services, microfinance institutions, and digital banks onto a single platform with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
China on Monday claimed that the allegations against the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) functioning as an anti-western bloc were groundless.
Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 per cent following Washington鈥檚 imposition of new tariffs, with 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services, the Universal Postal Union said Saturday...
The police in the ongoing countrywide operation arrested 1,450 more crime suspects in the past 24 hours...
SOMETIMES, history moves not through bold declarations but through quiet recalibration. That is what unfolded in Tianjin on August 31, when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit...
Chinese President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.
AS THE Shanghai Cooperation Organisation prepares to convene its 25th Heads of State Council summit in Tianjin on August 31, 2025, the mood is one of cautious optimism, shaped by geopolitical turbulence, but anchored in a sense of historical inevitability. Under China鈥檚 rotating chairmanship, the SCO has not only survived the headwinds of global disorder but...
The garment manufacturers in the country raised concerns on Tuesday over severe disruptions to their financial operations caused by several troubled banks, according to a press release...
Responding to the invitation of the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Bahrain and with the aim of opening new horizons of international youth cooperation, Bangladesh has decided to join the Global Network for Youth Competitiveness, Hope Network...
The Institute for Global Cooperation Foundation, a youth-led and youth-driven think tank, was launched on Sunday at a hotel in Dhaka with the aim of empowering young people and creating opportunities for them at home and abroad...
South聽African mobile operator MTN聽Group said聽Monday聽it was under US investigation over its activities in Iran and Afghanistan, at a time of icy ties between Washington and Pretoria...
Business leaders have urged the government to appoint foreign operators at Bangladesh鈥檚 ports to enhance efficiency and align operations with international standards, instead of resisting such moves...
Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight attendants鈥攖riggering summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers...
In the ongoing countrywide operation, the police apprehended 1,858 crime suspects in the past 24 hours...
EVERY year on 12 August, International Youth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of young people to global progress. The 2025 theme, 鈥榶outh advancing multilateral cooperation through technology and partnerships鈥�, is more than aspirational. It reflects a reality already taking shape. From climate action to digital governance...
A 5-day training course on Islamic Banking Operations organised by Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) began on Sunday...
In a major stride for Bangladesh鈥檚 energy security, JERA Meghnaghat Power Limited officially launched commercial operations at one of the country鈥檚 largest and most efficient gas-fired power plants in Meghnaghat of Narayanganj on July 28...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency, in partnership with Bangladesh鈥檚 law and justice division and Judicial Administration Training Institute, successfully concluded a two-day basic mediation training programme under its Access to Justice Project...
Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir鈥檚 Kulgam district, the Indian army said on Saturday...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police in a special operation arrested 186 suspected criminals in different parts of the capital in the past 24 hours...
Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday demanded revision of the Bangladesh Tour Operators and Tour Guides (Registration and Operation) Rules, 2024...
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday in Dhaka said that China-initiated trilateral cooperation with Pakistan and Bangladesh was focused on economic development and improvement of the peoples of these countries and it was not directed against any third country.
Telecom operator Robi has recently posted its financial reports for the second quarter of 2025, said a press release...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency successfully carried out a four-day business tour in Bangladesh for a delegation of Japanese companies...
