Internet banking adoption in Bangladesh reached nearly 44 per cent of the total population by March 2025, marking a sharp rise from just over 25 per cent in December 2019, according to the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 data...
Leaders of major trade bodies and business chambers on Thursday sought extension of the time for LDC graduation of the country for three to five years to take preparation as they faced difficulties from the volatile economic conditions over the last few years...
India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as US tariffs disrupt the global trade order...
Speakers at a meeting on Thursday underscored the need for export diversification, enhancing productivity and competitiveness to withstand future trade challenges and maintain global market access alongside framing proactive policies to build resilience...
Bitcoin hit a record high Thursday and European and Asian stock markets diverged on the eve of landmark talks between US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on potentially ending the Ukraine war...
National Bank PLC on Wednesday organised its regional business conference in Chattogram, said a press release...
Global technology brand HONOR has launched HONOR Pad X7 on the Bangladesh market...
PRAN Dairy on Thursday held a seminar titled 鈥楽afe Milk: Coordinated efforts of farmers and stakeholders鈥� at Chatmohar in Pabna, said a press release...
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Authority on Wednesday welcomed a consultation mission led by Monica Mei V Carino-Young from the Asian Development Bank to discuss innovative partnership opportunities aimed at improving the quality of life for rural communities in Bangladesh...
Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank鈥檚 executive committee on Wednesday held its 208th meeting, said a press release...
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has thanked a senior Iranian official for his country鈥檚 on-going support in confronting Israel, the Lebanese militant group said on Thursday...
Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of the illness in years, Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday...
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night...
A UN commission聽investigating sectarian bloodshed in Syria鈥檚 Alawite heartland documented systematic violence at the hands of government forces and allied groups,聽warning Thursday that some of the acts could constitute war crimes...
A team of Joint forces on Thursday arrested a suspended leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and one of his associates at Sonadanga in Khulna city for their alleged involvement in extorting Tk 4 crore by burying a businessman chest deep in the Nawapara municipality area under Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore district.
IN RECENT years, debates over electoral reform in Bangladesh have intensified, with many policymakers, academics and citizens arguing for a system that would represent the diversity of political opinions. One potential model comes from Japan鈥檚 house of representatives, which uses a combination of single-seat constituencies and proportional representation. Adopting...
THE emergence of artificial intelligence brings both promise and peril to the democratic process as Bangladesh prepares for its national and local elections. While artificial intelligence offers tools for efficiency, communication and data management, it also poses threats to electoral integrity, political stability and social trust. Without proactive measures, the...
DELHI鈥橲 border ploys, which have been evident in the murder of Bangladeshis at the hand of India鈥檚 Border Security Force that have continued apace for years, appear to be taking an added dimension. Whilst a series of events of erecting barbed-wire and electric fences along the frontiers began with the direct involvement of Indian border guards in the final days of December...
The United States Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires in Dhaka, Tracey Ann Jacobson, on Thursday assured of extending all-out support to Bangladesh in enhancing the efficiency of the judiciary and ensuring its independence.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday stated that they had terminated a settlement agreement with SQ Sports Enterprise Ltd, the owner of the Chittagong Kings franchise in the BPL, by a notice dated July 22, 2025.
Bangladesh's interim government on Thursday formed a committee to investigate the expenditure on and the sources of surveillance equipment procured during the previous government鈥檚 tenure...
Real Madrid, featuring several new signings, approach the new season with fresh hope under recently-appointed coach Xabi Alonso, looking to turn the page on a disappointing end to the Carlo Ancelotti era with 鈥榓mbitious鈥� football.
The Bangla translation of Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein鈥檚 bestselling investigative work The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World will be released on October 25, 2025.
The Indian Border Security Force on Thursday pushed 13 more people into Bangladesh through the Chamucha border point under Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj district...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her adviser on information and communication technology affairs, for his alleged involvement in amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 60.14 crore...
The Bangladesh Election Commission will announce next week a comprehensive road map on the 13th parliamentary elections, outlining time frames for preparatory work from the start of the聽 election process to the publication of results...
Barcelona announced Wednesday the long-term injury validation of goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen by the Spanish league, meaning the club can register new signing Joan Garcia without breaking financial fair play rules.
Wayne Rooney has described criticism of his work ethic by Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady as 鈥榰nfair鈥� and said the NFL legend did not understand football.
The High Court on Thursday directed the authorities to prepare a list of individuals involved in looting white stones from the Bholaganj stone quarry in Sylhet鈥檚 Companiganj upazila and submit it within 60 days...
The death toll from the July 21 fighter jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area reached 35 on Thursday as one more victim died from her injuries in the afternoon...