Man gets life imprisonment for raping stepdaughter
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Anwar Hossain to life imprisonment for raping his stepdaughter repeatedly at Hatirjheel in Dhaka in 2022...
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BIDA urges BERC to revise gas price hike
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to revise the recently announced gas price hike, saying that otherwise, it would affect the economic momentum.聽..
Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down
Country鈥檚 both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Wednesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Pakistan FM to visit Dhaka April 27-28
Pakistan鈥檚 deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to come to Bangladesh on April 27 on a two-day visit...
Gas price increase for industries unjustified, discriminatory
AN INCREASE of 33 per cent in prices of gas for use as raw materials and captive power in the industrial sector that the Energy Regulatory Commission announced on April 13 with an immediate effect is worrying for industries that plan to get new connections or expand their consumption. The plan is discriminatory. The increase will force factories seeking to use gas for...
Rice prices to become more affordable in two weeks: adviser
Bangladesh interim government commerce adviser SK Bashir Uddin on Tuesday hoped that rice prices would become more affordable within the next two weeks.
China always with new Bangladesh: ambassador
鈥楥hina is always with the people of Bangladesh, with the new Bangladesh,鈥� he at a drone show on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital Monday evening鈥�
Govt to send 52 uprising victims to Turkey, Pakistan
Health and family welfare adviser Nurjahan Begum on Sunday said that they were working to send 21 injured in the July mass uprising to Turkey and 31 to Pakistan for advanced treatment...
Businesses warn gas price hike to discourage investments
Manufacturers in the country鈥檚 different sectors have warned that the hike in the prices of gas for new industrial and captive connections and for existing industrial connections in case of additional use would discourage new investments...
PPP Authority underscores inter-agency coordination
The 3rd meeting of the board of governors of the Public Private Partnership Authority was held at the chief adviser鈥檚 office on Sunday...
Gas price increased by 33pc for industries
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Sunday announced a 33 per cent increase in gas prices for industries planning to get new connections or expand with additional gas consumption.
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
The United States on Thursday exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under US president Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties...
Italy's Prada says to buy rival Versace for 1.25 bn euros
Italian fashion house Prada announced Thursday that it had reached a deal with US group Capri Holdings to buy Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.39 billion).
Probe report of 4 July-Aug crimes against humanity cases to be submitted soon
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal is all set to submit probe reports in four crimes against humanity cases filed over the monstrous crimes committed during the July-August mass uprising.
BSF returns 14 Bangladeshis
Fourteen Bangladeshi nationals were returned to the country on Wednesday afternoon after serving different terms of imprisonment in Indian jail for allegedly entering that country illegally...
Hefazat, NCP demand AL鈥檚 trial as party for July massacre
Leaders of the National Citizen Party and Hefazat-e-Islam on Wednesday shared common demand for the trial of the Bangladesh Awami League as a party for carrying out massacre during the July-August聽mass uprising in 2024...
Infrastructure alone will not rescue primary education
THERE was a time when government-run primary schools in Bangladesh functioned with little more than the bare minimum. Dilapidated classrooms, broken benches, a severe shortage of trained teachers and scant learning materials were the norm. Yet, against these odds, the system produced learners who, at the very least, attained basic literacy and numeracy...
A sign that authorities should not overlook
A persistent decline in private-sector credit growth is concerning. A sluggish private sector credit growth has a direct negative impact on industrial expansion, new investment and employment opportunities. The private sector credit growth fell to 6.82 per cent in February, hitting its lowest in the past two decades, according to available Bangladesh Bank data. A...
Amu, Salman, 8 others shown arrested in fresh cases
A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed arrested 10 individuals, including former ministers Amir Hossain Amu, Dipu Moni and Rashed Khan Menon, in fresh cases lodged over crimes committed during the student-led July-August mass uprising.
'Some innings': Arya's 39-ball ton thrusts him into IPL spotlight
Priyansh Arya has been earmarked for great days ahead and a possible place in the India team after the six-hitting specialist's match-winning century for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
ICT allows interrogation of ex-AL MP in custody
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday allowed the Investigation Agency to interrogate former Awami League lawmaker ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury in custody on April 16 in connection with the killing of six people during the July uprising in Chattogram...
Pvt sector credit growth slumps to 21-year low
The private sector credit growth in Bangladesh fell to 6.82 per cent in February, hitting its lowest in 21 years, according to available data. The Bangladesh Bank data showed that the growth was the lowest since February 2004 when the rate was...
Dhaka urges Finnish enterprises to invest in clean energy
Bangladesh has urged Finnish enterprises to invest in Bangladesh, particularly in sectors such as clean energy, green tech, innovation and digital services, e-commerce and textiles...
Prince Harry in court to challenge 鈥榰njustified鈥� UK security downgrade
Prince Harry鈥檚 lawyer told a UK appeal court on Tuesday that paring back the royal鈥檚 personal security during his visits to Britain was 鈥榰njustified鈥�...
Ex-ICT prosecutor Tureen Afroz placed on 4-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday placed former International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Tureen Afroz on four-day remand in police custody on allegation of attempted聽 murder of one Abdul Jabbar during the student-led mass uprising...
Belgian prince seeks social security on top of allowance
An unconventional Belgian prince will learn on Monday if he has the right to social security on top of his royal allowance after he sued for coverage 鈥� the first time a royal has taken such action against the state in the country鈥檚 nearly 200-year history...
61 pro-AL lawyers sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent to jail 61 pro-Awami League lawyers in a case lodged over assault, vandalising and attempt to murder allegedly committed during July-August mass uprising...
Teen dies months after receiving bullets during July uprising
A 17-year-old boy who sustained bullet injuries to the head during the July uprising in Dhaka died at a hospital in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali district on Friday...
SAD leader Umama rejects US award honouring women of July-August uprising
Umama Fatema, spokesperson of the Students Against Discrimination, has rejected the US State Department's 'Madeleine Albright Honorary Group Award,' which was given in recognition of the courage and bravery of all Bangladeshi women involved in the July-August uprising in 2024...
Petroleum fuel prices to remain unchanged in April
Prices of the petroleum fuels will remain unchanged for the month of April...