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Photographs depict life, struggle of Hajong

A five-day exhibition of photographs depicting life and struggle of ethnic minority Hajong by photographer, journalist and theatre activist Mohammd Asadurjaman Aslam Molla began at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka at Dhanmondi in the capital Dhaka on Friday.

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Alexander-Arnold to miss EFL Cup final

Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the League Cup final against Newcastle with an ankle injury that leaves the defender facing an extended spell on the sidelines.

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We are lucky enough as we have sea: Yunus

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday said the people of Bangladesh were lucky enough as they had a sea, which promotes doing business with different countries.

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S’pore-Indian tobacco co to invest $9.24m in BEPZA EZ

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has signed a lease agreement with Allied Tobacco Company Limited, a Singapore-India-owned company, to establish a 100 per cent export-oriented cigarette manufacturing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone...

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE: Govt-NGOs collaboration stressed

Speakers, including health experts, at an event on Wednesday emphasised the need for an integrated coordination between the government and non-government organisations in the health sector to achieve universal health coverage...

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Action over Tk 53,000cr Beximco loans ordered

The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Bank and other relevant authorities to take legal action against individuals and institutions responsible for approving Tk 53,000 crore in questionable loans to Beximco Group...

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Sheltech finish as unbeaten champions

Newly crowned champions Sheltech Cricket Academy finished their Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League campaign undefeated as they beat BKSP by eight wickets in their last match at the Bashundhara Sports Complex on Wednesday...

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Dhaka, Ctg stocks rise

The stock markets in Dhaka and Chittagong continued to experience an upward trend on Wednesday, with the main index in Dhaka rising by 16 points...

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Proxy voting not acceptable as it strangles secrecy of vote

THE Election Commission is mulling over the introduction of proxy voting in the 13th parliamentary elections. The commission thinks that proxy voting would be the most practical solution for it to implement within the time frame left before the elections. In the process, Bangladeshi expatriates could cast their vote through an authorised individual back in Bangladesh. An...

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Syed Manzur Elahi dies

Eminent entrepreneur and chairman of Apex Group Syed Manzur Elahi on Wednesday passed away at a hospital in Singapore, where he was undergoing treatment...

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2023 curriculum imposed through conspiracy: NCTB

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board chair AKM Reazul Hassan said at a press conference on Tuesday that the national curriculum of 2023 was deliberately imposed on them and it was a foreign conspiracy...

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Trade deficit decreases on high export earnings

The country’s trade deficit declined slightly in the first seven months (July–January) of the current fiscal year FY2024-25 compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year, as export earnings saw a notable rise...

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RMG exports to US grow 46pc in Jan

The readymade garment exports to the United States, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, witnessed a robust growth of 45.93 per cent in January of 2025 to $799.65 million, according to the latest data published by the Office of Textiles and Apparel (Otexa)...

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Airtel signs deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink to India

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s satellite internet service to customers in the world’s most populous country...

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Election Commission considers proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis

The Election Commission is considering the introduction of proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis in the 13th parliamentary elections as the commission thinks that this system would be the most practical solution to the issue within the timeframe available for the polls...

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Police clash with anti-rape protesters in city

An anti-rape march in Dhaka was attacked by the police as countrywide protests against violence against women continued for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday to press for speedy trial and capital punishment for the perpetrators.

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UIU becomes champion of Inventious 4.1 competition

A computer science and engineering department student of United International University, Md Rohan, has recently become champion in the User Interface and User Experience Design Competition at the National Technology Festival titled Inventious 4.1...

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Yunus, UN chief to visit Rohingya camps on Friday

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, together with UN secretary-general António Guterres, is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday as the UN chief is set to embark on Bangladesh visit as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity tour...

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BB relaxes exit policy for loan defaulters

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday relaxed the exit policy for loan defaulters, lowering the minimum down payment requirement to encourage wider adoption of the policy...

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Agri product exports grow 10.25pc

The export of the agricultural products witnessed a positive growth of 10.25 per cent to $742.47 million year-on-year in the July-February period of the current financial year...

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Workers of nine closed Beximco units get arrears

According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, arrears of laid-off workers of 9 out of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park have been cleared as of Monday...