SEXUAL violence against indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts is not only an act of individual perpetrators but is sustained through a wider system of state and media denial. The state鈥檚 institutions 鈥� police, public hospitals and local administrators 鈥� actively influence the legal proceedings. Cases are often not filed. Even when a case is filed, medical reports...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remained in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Wednesday morning...
A seven-day group art exhibition organised by Society of Fine Arts and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy holds multidimensional nature of art practice where seasoned and emerging artists share platform and exchange experiences which is underway at the National Art Gallery-1 of the BSA in the capital...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC will promote market transparency, capacity building and investor confidence...
South Korea鈥檚 economy grew 1.2 per cent in the third quarter, preliminary data from the central bank showed Tuesday, with consumption boosted by government vouchers and聽exports remaining strong despite global trade tensions...
HSBC reported a 14 per cent drop in third-quarter pre-tax profit on Tuesday, with the banking giant鈥檚 bottom line weighed down by legal provisions related to the late Bernard Madoff鈥檚 huge investment fraud...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Tuesday morning...
Ronger Gaari, an art organisation, is holding a six-day Miniature Art Exhibition Bangladesh 2025 at Safiuddin Shilpalay in the capital Dhaka...
US president Donald Trump started his Asia tour in Malaysia Sunday by rewarding Cambodia and Thailand with trade deals after co-signing their ceasefire pact, and saying he was confident of a 鈥榞reat鈥� trade deal at upcoming talks with China鈥檚 Xi Jinping...
Tourism businesses have long demanded that airlines refund the taxes passengers paid on unused non-refundable air tickets...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has slashed the tick size for shares trading below Tk 1 to just Tk 0.01, with an aim of reviving trading activity in near-dormant stocks...
A four-member delegation from the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL) concluded a visit to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) this week, aimed at gathering insights into the operations and management structure of a modern stock exchange...
At North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Beximco Pharma鈥檚 Triko, a much affordable generic version of Trikafta, was launched for cystic fibrosis patients worldwide, said a press release...
AS POORER nations spend about 6.5 per cent of export revenues servicing external debt, while world military and police spending skyrockets, it鈥檚 unlikely most countries will have the political will to shift priorities from social destruction to social care...
A CAREFREE swim at the world鈥檚 longest sea beach should never end in tragedy. Yet for too many families visiting Cox鈥檚 Bazar, waves of joy have turned swiftly into waves of grief. A father and son drowned while enjoying the sea. A group of students lost a friend within minutes to the current. A tourist, laughing with friends, was swept away and never returned. Each of...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 168 at about 9:25am on Sunday morning...
The police on Saturday night arrested a teenage boy over the explosion of a crude bomb in front of the Bangladesh Election Commission headquarters at Agargaon in Dhaka city.
French lawmakers were due on Saturday to vote on a wealth tax, after a swing group threatened to topple the government if the levy was not added in next year鈥檚 austerity budget...
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a Rohingya woman from a camp under Ukhia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar and seized over one lakh pieces of contraband Yaba pills from her house on Friday night...
A female model on Saturday at a press conference in Sylhet city demanded stern action against a man and his two associates in particular, alleging that they had been running a heinous cyber bullying campaign for long against her...
US president Donald Trump headed Saturday for Asia and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, saying that he would also like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip...
European automakers already buffeted by US tariffs and a rocky shift toward electric vehicles now face a new threat: a shortage of key semiconductors supplied by Chinese-owned Nexperia...
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said his team are arriving at Sunday鈥檚 La Liga Clasico in better shape after correcting mistakes made in their derby thrashing by Atletico Madrid...
Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church.
The National Board of Revenue has introduced an option for Bangladeshi taxpayers living abroad to receive One-Time Passwords (OTPs) via email, making online income tax return submission easier and more accessible for expatriates...
Trading of six mutual funds managed by LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management has been suspended indefinitely after the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) ordered the fund manager鈥檚 removal for misuse of investors鈥� money...
Country鈥檚 both the bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Thursday extended positive territory for a second consecutive session as investors stayed watchful ahead of the upcoming earnings season...
Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants (KPMG in Bangladesh), organised a workshop on the 鈥楴ew Corporate Tax Landscape and Transfer pricing,鈥� reviewing the country鈥檚 fiscal framework, Export Processing Zone operations, and international tax developments, said a press release...
King Charles III became the first head of the Church of England on Thursday to pray publicly with a pope in a Vatican service led by Leo XIV.
Business conglomerate RFL on Thursday launched its new brand 鈥楶LYMAX鈥� to produce and market particle board, said a press release...
