Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of readymade garment items, is likely to import 8.1 million bales of cotton in the marketing year 2025-26 as the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer...
The country鈥檚 imports聽of raw materials for the readymade garment sector witnessed a growth of 9.9 per cent in the financial year 2024-25, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
The number of loss-making bank branches in Bangladesh has risen sharply, reaching 1,680 in March 2025 鈥� about 15 per cent of total branches 鈥� driven by soaring non-performing loans (NPLs) and unprecedented deposit withdrawals at some banks...
The recently announced 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods exported to the United States could be reduced further by using US raw materials, said business leader Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu...
Las Vegas will play host to the 2026 World Cup draw on December 5, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
Several Islamist and other political parties joining the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday called for unity among the Islamist parties towards introducing Islamist rule in the country...
England and India accused each other of sharp practice after Zak Crawley's conduct at Lord's on Saturday drew an angry reaction from visiting captain Shubman Gill.
Valentin Carboni struck the winning goal in stoppage time as Inter Milan came from behind to beat Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 on Saturday and knock the Japanese team out of the Club World Cup.
River Plate overcame a spirited Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 on Tuesday to make a strong start in Club World Cup Group E.
The government鈥檚 recent decision to ban rawhide-laden vehicles from entering Dhaka for ten days following Eid-ul-Azha has cast a shadow of anxiety over Natore, home to the country鈥檚 second-largest rawhide market...
The country鈥檚 tanners expressed concern that this year鈥檚 rawhide collection during Eid-ul-Azha may fall slightly short of their target...
The government has taken a step in the green technology-based transportation, electric vehicle and lithium battery industry in Bangladesh...
Deposits in 10 well-performing private commercial banks surged by Tk 32,000 crore in the three months ending in March 2025, as depositors moved their funds away from financially weak institutions amid growing fears of collapse, persistent fund shortages, and distrust in bank management...
Despite hopes for a fair return, seasonal traders expressed disappointment over the low prices of rawhides during this year鈥檚 Eid-ul-Azha...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday said that the government had been working to dismantle the powerful syndicates formed over the past 15 years centring Bangladesh's leather industry...
A total of 7,74,756 rawhides of sacrificial animals have been preserved with salt in 11 districts of Chattogram division this year...
Despite a government-mandated price hike, the rawhide market failed to meet expectations during Eid-ul-Azha, frustrating traders who say they were forced to sell below the official rates yet again.
The interim government on Sunday set the prices of salted rawhide of cows at Tk 60- 65 a square foot in the capital Dhaka before Eid-ul-Azha, a Muslim religious festival during which animals, including cows and goats, are sacrificed in the country in large numbers...
Protests continued for the 11th consecutive day on Saturday demanding immediate arrest of the perpetrators and justice for Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo, who died following an attack by miscreants in the Suhrawardy Udyan area on May 13...
A group of students on Friday gave the authorities a 48-hour ultimatum to arrest the killers of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University student, as the protests over the killing of Shahriar continued for the third consecutive day on Friday on the DU campus.
With Eid-ul-Azha approaching, traders at Chakbaidyanath Mukam, the country鈥檚 second-largest rawhide market, have completed their preparations.
The Dhaka South City Corporation on Thursday evicted all illegal shops and makeshift structures from the Suhrawardy Udyan following the fatal stabbing of Dhaka University student and Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo near Suhrawardy Udyan...
At least six crore people across Bangladesh are facing an acute irrigation and water crisis due to an arbitrary withdrawal of river water upstream across the border by India, river experts and researchers said at a press conference in Rajshahi on Thursday...
Sunamganj Medical College students on Wednesday withdrew their protest programmes following assurances from the authorities that their two-point demand, including opening of the college hospital, would be met by December this year...
The central committee, formed by the home ministry to withdraw political harassment cases, has recommended the withdrawal of 724 more cases, bringing the total number to 8,294...
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...
Minorities in India face deteriorating treatment, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday, reports India Today.
Bangladesh Krishi Bank on Tuesday conducted lottery draw of the first phase of its 鈥楻emittance Festival 2025鈥� organised on the occasion of Eid-Ul Fitr, said a press release...
THE Teesta River is a vital transboundary river shared between India and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the agricultural, ecological, and socio-economic framework of northern Bangladesh. However, India鈥檚 unilateral withdrawal of water upstream, particularly during the dry season, has created significant challenges for Bangladesh, affecting agricultural...
THE Dhaka Shishu Park has been closed for children since 2019 for renovation and is unlikely to open its doors by 2026. The modernisation plan, initially taken by the liberation war affairs ministry at a cost of Tk 265.44 crore for the Liberation Monument project in Suhrawardy Udyan, was supposed to begin in January 2018...