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...
Bangladesh and China have taken a significant step toward advancing their cooperation in the semiconductor sector...
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...
Midland Bank PLC on Monday signed an agreement with BRAC Healthcare, said a press release...
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...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently launched Bangla QR payment feature on its SC Mobile App, said a press release...
Bank Asia PLC on Saturday organised a financial literacy workshop at Sirajdikhan Upazila, Munshiganj, said a press release...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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 has launched a new addition to its laptop portfolio on the Bangladesh market, which is TECNO MEGABOOK K15S AMD, said a press release...
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 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.
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...
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...
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...
IN A bilateral meeting between Bangladesh and Pakistan on August 24, both countries agreed to boost trade and commerce and collaborate in regional and global forums but differed on the unresolved issues of 1971. The visiting Pakistani deputy prime minister expressed keen interest in enhancing ties with Bangladesh, which is visibly more pronounced since the ouster of...
THE government hosting a three-day stakeholders鈥� dialogue on the Rohingya situation in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, which began on August 25 with representatives from 40 countries, is welcome. Marking the eighth year since the influx of the Rohingyas into Bangladesh, the dialogue, organised as a preparatory event for a high-level conference in New York on September 30 on the...
Around 30 people chanting pro-Awami League slogans and holding the party鈥檚 flags launched an attack on the office premises of the Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York, USA, as information adviser Mahful Alam was entering the...
Chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the nation was now ready for the national election in the first half of February 2026.
Shakib Al Hasan became only the fifth bowler in T20 history to take 500 wickets, a milestone he reached on Sunday while playing for the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League.
The Bangladesh Boxing Federation has appointed Kyrgyzstan鈥檚 Akyikat Abaev as the new head coach of the national team, confirmed the federation on Monday.
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 118 this year.
The interim government on Monday announced cash rewards for information leading to the recovery of firearms looted in July and August, with the highest amount of Tk 5 lakh for the recovery of a light machine gun.
Freedom fighter and senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Fazlur Rahman on Monday expressed fear for his and his family鈥檚 safety after a group of youths had gathered in front of his Segunbagicha home in Dhaka and chanted slogans against him.
Eleven western countries on Monday pledged to work with the Bangladesh government to keep their attention focused on the years-long Rohingya crisis.
Chief adviser Professoressor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the country had reached a 鈥榮table enough鈥� position and was ready to have the national election in the first half of February next year...
Around 1,500 kilometres of highways and roads under the Roads and Highways Department require repair at present, said the department鈥檚 chief engineer Syed Moinul Hasan on Monday...