2nd BRI exhibition Sept 12鈥�13
The 2nd Edition of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Bangladesh Exhibition 2025 will be held on September 12鈥�13, 2025, at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), Dhaka...
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MetLife launches affordable health insurance
MetLife Bangladesh has introduced a new, affordable health insurance solution that offers comprehensive protection against 10 critical illnesses, whose treatment costs can be significantly high...
City strained under weight of its people
DHAKA, a teeming capital, is a living example of what happens when urbanisation can outstrip planning. A sprawling city with more than 20 million, it is about to explode. Its crowded, polluted streets, survival struggles and squalor tell the story of a desperate metropolis. Every morning, millions of Dhaka residents endure agonising commutes, stuck in traffic that snakes...
Palestinian envoy calls on Bangladesh interim govt chief
The Palestine ambassador to Bangladesh, Yousef SY Ramadan, on Sunday expressed his profound gratitude to the people of Bangladesh for their continued support to the people of his country.
NBR鈥檚 CIC finds stolen assets worth Tk 40,000 crore abroad
Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found Taka 40,000 crore assets, which were built in different countries by siphoning off money from Bangladesh.
Rizwana alleges involvement of local admin in Bholaganj stone looting
Bangladesh interim government environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has alleged that the local administration was complicit in the looting of white stones in Sylhet鈥檚 Bholaganj, and called for immediate action against those involved.
Mahidul to lead Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� against South Australia
Wicketkeeper-batter Mahidul Islam will lead the Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� team against South Australia, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 14-member squad for the four-day match on Sunday.
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� suffer another defeat
Bryce Jackson took three wickets while Joel Curtis hit an unbeaten 44 as Perth Scorchers Academy thrashed Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� by five wickets in their North End T20 series match at the TIO Stadium in Darwin on Sunday.
ECNEC approves 11 projects involving Tk 9,361.92 cr
Executive Committee of the National Economic Council on Sunday approved a Taka 1,818 crore project for modernisation of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board.
Bangladesh missions quietly drop president鈥檚 image
Though there had been 鈥榥o written official instruction as such鈥� from the ministry of foreign affairs for the removal of president Mohammed Shahabuddin鈥檚 portrait, Bangladesh missions abroad were maintaining a 鈥榩olicy of zero鈥� portrait for months, officials said on Sunday...
CID finds involvement of five foreign nationals in Bangladesh Bank heist
Nationals from five countries were involved in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist that occurred in February of 2016, according to a senior official at the Criminal Investigation Department, the investigating agency of the cyber heist...
One more dengue patient dies, 466 hospitalised in 24 hours
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 105 this year...
Low-pressure area likely to form over Bay in next 12 hours
A low-pressure area is likely to form over Northwest Bay and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal during next 12 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
Rising rice prices push food inflation higher in Bangladesh: Report
Rice prices in Bangladesh continue to exert significant pressure on food inflation as well as overall inflation, according to the latest economic update by the General Economics Division of the Planning Commission of the Planning Ministry...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 50
Under the influence of rains, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 75th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 50 at 9:30am on Sunday morning...
Asst education officers in upazilas demand upgrade to 9th grade
Bangladesh Assistant Upazila Education Officers鈥� on Saturday urged the government to upgrade the post of Upazila/Thana assistant primary education officer from the 10th to the 9th grade...
BSF hands over 3 Bangladeshis to BGB
The Indian Border Security Force handed over three Bangladeshis to Border Guard Bangladesh during a flag meeting at the Benipur border area under Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga Friday night...
India pushes one more Rohingya man, another into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force on Friday pushed two more people, including a Rohingya man, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar district...
Palestine Solidarity protests at Israel鈥檚 decision to occupy Gaza
Leaders of Palestine Solidarity Committee, Bangladesh on Saturday protested against Israel鈥檚 recent decision to occupy Gaza and called on an immediate end to aggression and mass killings in Palestine.聽..
Charge sheet filed against banned BCL leader Naimul, 13 others
The police have filed a charge sheet before a court in Dhaka against 13 people, including president of Mohammadpur unit of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, Naimul Islam Russell, in a case allegedly for sexually abusing a woman for taking part in the anti-quota student movement in July 2024...
BCL leader held for Mujib murder anniv event
The police arrested a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of the Awami League, at Bahadurpur under Sarsha upazila in Jashore, allegedly for arranging a programme to mark the death anniversary of the country鈥檚 founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
BARD鈥檚 58th annual planning conference inaugurated
The 58th annual planning conference of the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development was inaugurated at the Lalmai Auditorium of the BARD in Cumilla on Saturday...
Call made for more text type fonts
Speakers including artists, researchers and academics on Saturday said that the book publishing suffers for lack of quality Bangla text types...
Two held with drugs, weapons
The Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with drugs and weapons worth Tk 10.4 crore from Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia on Saturday morning...
Agent banks鈥� remitting in rural areas rises
Agent banking outlets disbursed Tk 1.65 lakh crore remittances to rural areas in April鈥揓une this year, reflecting their growing role in bringing migrant workers鈥� earnings directly into the hands of families in remote parts of Bangladesh...
Resolution of domestic bottlenecks to boost FY26 export target
Resolving domestic bottlenecks, including energy shortages, customs delays, and improving the business environment, is crucial to achieving Bangladesh鈥檚 ambitious export target for the financial year 2025-26, exporters said...
Trust Bank partners with bKash
Trust Bank and bKash have partnered to jointly introduce more financial services aimed at improving customer convenience and efficiency in digital transactions. Under this collaboration, customers will be able to open weekly and monthly Deposit Pension Schemes (DPS) with Trust Bank directly from the bKash app...
US court allows Trump firings at bank regulator
A US appeals court cleared the way Friday for president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration to implement mass firings at a bank regulator set up after the 2008 financial crisis...
ONE Bank holds 26th AGM
The 26th annual general meeting of ONE Bank PLC was held at a hotel in Gulshan in the capital on Thursday...
Agrani Bank business confce at Barishal held
Agrani Bank PLC鈥檚 Barisal Circle organised a business conference with the heads of all regions, corporate branch heads and branch managers under the circle to implement the 2025 business progress and strengthen its loan collection activities...