Unplanned development threatens buffalo resources: Farida
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter at a workshop in Barishal on Monday said that declining of grazing fields due to unplanned development put buffalo resources at risk...
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Kaya pays tribute to Murtaja Baseer
Uttara-based Galleri Kaya has organised a ten-day exhibition paying tribute to the late Independence Award and Ekushey Padak-winning artist Murtaza Baseer...
Pro-BNP RU teachers, students protest alleged irregularities in recruitment
Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed teachers and students of Rajshahi University staged a demonstration on Sunday night, protesting against alleged irregularities in the university鈥檚 teacher recruitment process...
Supradip calls on govt officials to be public servants
Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs adviser Supradip Chakma at a workshop in Dhaka on Monday called on the government officials to adopt the mentality of public servants...
Bangladesh joins Hope Network as 31st country
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...
BADC holds workshop on 鈥榥on-urea fertiliser import, transportation
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation organised a workshop on 鈥榥on-urea fertiliser import, transportation, storage and distribution management鈥� at the seminar room of Krishi Bhaban at the BADC headquarters in Dhaka on Monday...
BEPZA attracts 23 Chinese investors in 14 months
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has witnessed a sharp rise in Chinese investments over the past 14 months, due to China鈥檚 shift to high-value products and the ongoing US-China tariff tensions...
Taka reaches near fair value, claims BB
Bangladesh鈥檚 currency, the taka, has finally moved close to its fair value against the US dollar, trading at a level that better reflects economic fundamentals after years of artificial overvaluation and damaging distortions...
Transactions of BFIU chief Shahinul under scrutiny
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has begun scrutinising the financial transactions of its chief, AFM Shahinul Islam, including those linked to his wife, Suma Islam, according to BFIU officials...
Semiconductor industry to get Chinese support
Bangladesh and China have taken a significant step toward advancing their cooperation in the semiconductor sector...
BGMEA makes 鈥楿nit Price鈥� entry mandatory in UD
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has urged its members to include the unit price of both imported raw materials and exportable readymade garment items when submitting utilisation declaration applications through its software, effective from September 1...
S Korea passes revised law to boost rights of shareholders
South Korea鈥檚 parliament on Monday passed a revision to a corporate law that will make boards at major companies more accountable to shareholders, as the government promotes reform to lift undervalued equities...
Midland Bank, BRAC Healthcare sign deal
Midland Bank PLC on Monday signed an agreement with BRAC Healthcare, said a press release...
Pubali Bank begins 5-day prog for new recruits
Pubali Bank PLC鈥檚 human resources division on Sunday organised a five-day orientation programme for newly recruited 128 officers, said a press release...
StanChart launches Bangla QR code
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently launched Bangla QR payment feature on its SC Mobile App, said a press release...
Bank Asia hosts financial literacy workshop
Bank Asia PLC on Saturday organised a financial literacy workshop at Sirajdikhan Upazila, Munshiganj, said a press release...
JMI opens Apollo Clinic in Dhaka
Apollo Clinic, a subsidiary of India鈥檚 international hospital chain Apollo, is now in Dhaka to offer its medical services to patients in Bangladesh, said a press release...
MTB ranked 4th top sustainable bank
Mutual Trust Bank PLC has once again been recognised for its strong commitment to sustainability, securing the 4th position among the top 10 sustainable banks for the year 2024, as announced by the Bangladesh Bank...
Ansar retain nat鈥檒 women鈥檚 handball title
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP secured the 36th National Women鈥檚 Handball Championship title, as they beat Bangladesh Police by 35-29 points in the final at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium on Monday.
Zawad eyes U-19 World Cup glory
Fresh from back-to-back series victories over Sri Lanka and South Africa, as well as securing a Tri-nation title in Zimbabwe, Bangladesh鈥檚 promising young batter Zawad Abrar stated that the team鈥檚 focus is firmly set on next year鈥檚...
SICIP hosts workshop to launch BIRDI grants
Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme of the Finance Division, under the finance ministry, organised a workshop on 鈥楤angladesh Industry Research Development and Innovation (BIRDI) Grants鈥� on Monday...
TECNO MEGABOOK K15S laptop launched
TECNO has launched a new addition to its laptop portfolio on the Bangladesh market, which is TECNO MEGABOOK K15S AMD, said a press release...
ACC finds proof of illegal assets of ex-DPDC chief engineer Belayet
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found evidences of huge amounts of illegal assets, including land and flats, of former Dhaka Power Distribution Company chief engineer Md Belayet Hossain and his wife Shamsun Nahar...
Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
Cambodian parliamentarians passed legislation on Monday allowing people who 鈥榗ollude鈥� with foreign countries to be stripped of citizenship, a law rights groups fear will be used to banish dissent.
Detained ex-CJ Khairul Haque hospitalised
Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was admitted to the Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Monday as he fell ill in jail.
Israeli bulldozers uproot hundreds of trees in West Bank village
Israeli bulldozers uprooted hundreds of trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir on Sunday in the presence of the Israeli military, according to AFP journalists who witnessed the scene.
A justified demand or overreach?
THE statutory audit of financial statements 鈥� mandated by law 鈥� is a critical function to ensure transparency, accountability and stakeholder confidence. Globally, the right to perform statutory audits is restricted to professionals who meet rigorous legal, technical and ethical standards, often under a formal 鈥榗harter鈥� or licensing regime...
Accelerating artisanal economy
BANGLADESH鈥橲 artisan economy is not a relic of the past; it is a living industrial system spread across Narayanganj鈥揝onargaon鈥檚 Jamdani belt, Tangail鈥檚 saree heartland, Sirajganj鈥檚 handlooms, Rajshahi鈥檚 silk corridor, Rangpur鈥檚 shataranji, and shital pati weaving in Sylhet and Jhalakathi. Framing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 ongoing engagement with these...
No road home for Rohingyas
EIGHT years after the military purge that forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State, the crisis remains unresolved. On 25 August 2025, refugees in Bangladesh will mark another year in limbo, with more than 1.15 million people still confined to squalid camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar and the remote island of Bhasan Char. Bangladesh has displayed exceptional...
Salt on the wind
THE first hint is often a taste 鈥� tea brewed with brackish water, a sting on the tongue after a long walk home from the embankment. In Khulna, Satkhira and Barguna, families now measure seasons not only by rain and harvest but also by the creeping line where salt replaces sweet. Bangladesh鈥檚 coast, once buffered by mangroves and silt-heavy rivers, is becoming...