Cyclonic storm Montha over Bay likely to intensify
The cyclonic storm Montha over the Westcentral Bay and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm...
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Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 191
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Tuesday morning...
Rashtra Sanskar, Ohigsa Gono Obhuthan announce month-long programmes
The Bangladesh Rashtra Sanskar Andolan and the Ohingsa Gono Obhuthan on Monday announced month-long countywide programmes to press its four demands.
Govt approval for nicotine pouch factory draws flak
Health rights activists have criticised the government鈥檚 approval of Philip Morris Bangladesh Limited to set up a nicotine pouch manufacturing factory, saying that the decision contradicts public health goals and tobacco control efforts...
BMU for evidence-based medical practice protocol
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a workshop at the BMU in Dhaka on Monday said that evidence-based medical care practice would reduce the variation in prescriptions and medical costs...
Bangladesh women suffer another defeat to Thailand
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team suffered a 5-1 goal defeat to hosts Thailand in the second and final FIFA international friendly match at the Bang Mo Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday.
Ronger Gaari holds miniature art exhibition
Ronger Gaari, an art organisation, is holding a six-day Miniature Art Exhibition Bangladesh 2025 at Safiuddin Shilpalay in the capital Dhaka...
Structural reforms needed for growth: experts
Bangladesh鈥檚 existing economic model has reached its limit and should be replaced with one that ensures broad-based growth, employment, and inclusive prosperity, according to financial experts and business leaders...
Boosting trade, investment cooperation emphasised聽
Bangladesh and Pakistan on Monday emphasised strengthening regional cooperation as well as bilateral engagement for better integration of the south Asian region...
Experts for skilled human resource to cope with 4IR
Experts emphasised that Bangladesh must modernise its overall education system, expand technical and vocational education programmes, ensure adequate budgetary allocation, and provide the necessary training to meet the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
Japan informs Yunus about hiring 1 lakh workers
A delegation from Japan鈥檚 national business support combined cooperatives met with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to inform about the progress on the recruitment of 100,000 skilled Bangladeshi workers in Japan...
Al-Arafah鈥檚 MD Farman removed for wrongdoings
Al-Arafah Islami Bank has removed its managing director Farman R Chowdhury on allegation of various irregularities and poor oversight...
NBPLC managers鈥� meet identifies ways to boost growth
National Bank PLC on Monday hosted 鈥楳anagers鈥� Meet鈥� in Barishal, bringing together 23 branch managers from across the region, said a press release...
Bangladesh rue missed opportunities
Bangladesh women鈥檚 team wrapped up their World Cup campaign with the final match ending as a no-result against India due to rain at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, on Sunday.
ONE Bank publishes carbon disclosure report
ONE Bank PLC has published its first 鈥楥arbon Disclosure Report鈥� on Carbon Accounting Financials website in accordance with the PCAF guidelines, as per a press release...
Dhaka-Tokyo trade prospects highlighted at HSBC event
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Bangladesh recently hosted a networking event titled 鈥楯apan 鈥� Bangladesh Business Connections: Legacy and the Future鈥� at the Westin Dhaka, said a press release...
Premier Bank celebrates 26th anniv
The Premier Bank PLC on Sunday marked its 26th anniversary, celebrating a remarkable journey under a theme of 鈥楤anking for Greater Good,鈥� said a press release...
NCC Bank launches Visa debit card for SMEs
NCC Bank has launched a Visa business multicurrency debit card, a financial solution tailored to meet the evolving needs of small and medium enterprises and startup clients, said a press release...
Janata Bank holds branch managers confce in Rangpur
Janata Bank PLC on Sunday held its Rangpur Divisional Branch Managers Conference at a local auditorium, said a press release...
Karmasangsthan Bank holds Youth Festival progs
As part of Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 鈥楥ustomer Service Fortnight鈥� programme under Youth Festival 2025, the bank on Monday held public hearing and complaint resolution events at its 33 branches across 33 regional offices across the country, said a press release...
Suzuki opens 22,000sqft motorcycle service facility
Suzuki Bangladesh has inaugurated a 22,000 square-foot motorcycle service facility, dubbed the largest one in Bangladesh and the largest within Suzuki鈥檚 global network, said a press release...
HONOR launches cash-based EMI service
HONOR Bangladesh has introduced a cardless EMI service, a payment facility that allows customers to buy HONOR phones through cash instalments, said a press release...
NCC likely to recommend July Charter implementation process today
The National Consensus Commission on Monday decided that it would submit the final recommendations for implementing the July National Charter 2025 to the interim government chief adviser, also the NCC chair, Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Tyranny of high-stake exams in South Asia
A FEW experiences shape South Asian childhood as profoundly as the examinations season. Whether it is the SSC and HSC exams in Bangladesh, the CBSE board exams in India, or the O Levels and A Levels that dominate elite schooling across the region, education has long been synonymous with the test. These exams are supposed to measure knowledge but in practice...
Time to help coastal people
ON A bright monsoon morning, the rainwater fills the clay pots and tanks of many homesteads in the southwest coastal belt of Bangladesh. For a few months, the trouble seems to ease, enabling the coastal community to cultivate a single crop of paddy. But when Chaitra and Baishakh arrive and the sun burns harder, the stored water runs out, and the old problems return: saline taps, failing tube wells and...
Foodpanda to offer free insurance to 1,000 riders for accidental protection
Foodpanda, online food and grocery delivery platform in partnership with Green Delta Insurance PLC, is providing free insurance coverage for accidental protection to its 1,000 top-performing riders, says a press release.
Windies prevail over Bangladesh in 1st T20I
West Indies took a 1-0 lead when they beat Bangladesh by 16 runs in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
Six dengue patients die, 983 hospitalised across Bangladesh in 24 hours
The dengue crisis in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate as six more patients died and 983 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours leading up to Monday morning...
BNP says it weighing broader alliance聽
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said that the party was considering the formation of a broader electoral alliance with all anti-fascist forces in the coming national elections.
Bangladesh maritime ports advised to hoist signal no 2
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Mongla and Payra to keep hoisted distant warning signal no 2 as cyclonic storm Montha over Southwest Bay and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal lies over Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal...
