Bangladesh rejects draft of Global Plastics Treaty
Bangladesh has categorically rejected the latest draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution...
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BNP to observe Khaleda Zia鈥檚 birthday with prayer sessions countrywide
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will observe the 81st birthday of its chairperson Khaleda Zia, also a former prime minister, tomorrow with milad mahfil (prayer sessions) at party offices and mosques across the country...
Jamaat wants all-party dialogue to ensure level playing field
Leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday called on the interim government to hold dialogue with all political parties to ensure a level playing field before the next general election...
BADC to holds public hearings every month鈥檚 last Wednesday
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation has taken an initiative to hold public hearings with the aim of making the services provided by the BADC to its stakeholders more dynamic, seamless, non-discriminatory and resolving the complaints and problems raised by them expeditiously...
BOU VC elected as ACU trustee board member in UK
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University Professor ABM Obaidul Islam has been elected as a trustee board member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, operating under the charity commission for England and Wales...
South Korea migration aspirants besiege Probashi Kallyan Bhaban
South Korea migration aspirants on Wednesday besieged Probashi Kallyan Bhaban demanding speedy migration for the estimated 21,000 aspirants on a seniority basis...
AIUB holds seminar on developing research skills
The department of public health at American International University-Bangladesh organised a seminar titled Developing Research Skills and the Role of Primary Health Care in Global Health at the AIUB in Dhaka on Monday...
Passengers suffer as rail line blocked at Ullapara for six hours
The students of Rabindra University Bangladesh on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Ishwardi rail line for around six hours demanding their permanent campus...
Bangladeshi beaten to death in India
A Bangladeshi was beaten to death and six were handed over to police by local people in India鈥檚 Meghalaya state over robbery suspicion, according to a BBC Bangla online report quoting Meghalaya state police...
Bangladeshis along border under threat as Assam to give arms licence to indigenous people
The decision of the government of the Indian state of Assam to provide licences for firearms to its inhabitants and indigenous people living near the Bangladesh border has raised security concerns for the people living in the bordering area in Bangladesh, according to security experts...
FID rejects WB proposal for forensic audit of 6 state-run banks
The government has turned down the World Bank鈥檚 proposal to conduct a forensic audit of six state-owned banks, a move that has raised concerns over its commitment to full transparency in addressing the sector鈥檚 deep-rooted problems...
TCB truck sales draw huge crowds
The number of consumers gathering at the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh鈥檚 mobile trucks has surged significantly, as low- and middle-income families sought essential goods at subsidised prices at various points in the capital, Dhaka, on Wednesday...
Election nearing spurs foreign investment interest: Khasru
BNP standing committee member and former commerce minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said both domestic and foreign investors are preparing to invest in Bangladesh as news of the upcoming election spreads at home and abroad...
258 RMG units now Leed-certified
Five new Bangladeshi readymade garment factory units have achieved the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, bringing the total number of LEED-certified factories in the country to 258...
Malaysia鈥檚 support to establish halal industrial park sought
Bangladesh has sought Malaysia鈥檚 assistance in developing a halal industrial park, aiming to tap into the rapidly expanding global halal products market...
Bangladesh to stay as top cotton importer
Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of readymade garment items, is poised to remain the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer in the marketing year 2025-26, said the US Department of Agriculture...
AB Bank, FILPS now strategic partners
AB Bank PLC and FILPS Limited have signed an agreement under which AB Bank will be able to offer digital lending facilities to its customers, marking a significant step towards expanding the bank鈥檚 digital banking capabilities...
Prime Bank partners with Secret Recipe, Fair Electronics
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic partnership agreement with Secret Recipe and Fair Electronics, offering its customers exclusive offers on their foods and Hisense electronics products and services. The signing ceremony took place at the bank鈥檚 corporate office in Gulshan...
StanChart鈥檚 South Asia CEO visits Bangladesh
PD Singh, chief executive officer 鈥� India and South Asia, of Standard Chartered Bank recently visited Bangladesh...
Al-Arafah bank holds emergency board meet
435th (emergency) board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank was held at the bank鈥檚 head office meeting room on Tuesday...
Bank Asia hosts SME workshop at Rangpur
Bank Asia PLC organised a daylong entrepreneurship development workshop for small and medium enterprise entrepreneurs at the RDRS auditorium in Rangpur recently...
Midland Bank clients to get telemedicine service
Midland Bank PLC signed a memorandum of understanding with CliniCall, the country鈥檚 only telemedicine service provider where individuals can directly receive treatment and consultation from experienced doctors...
VISA honours Meghna Bank for 3rd year
Meghna Bank PLC has once again set the standard for credit card excellence in Bangladesh, securing the 鈥楨xcellence in VISA Credit Cards 鈥� Associate Client鈥� award at the Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2025...
88th Shari鈥檃h committee meeting held
The 88th meeting of Shari鈥檃h Supervisory Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held recently at the corporate head office of the bank...
Modhumoti Bank holds Town Hall Meeting
Modhumoti Bank successfully organised a 鈥楾own Hall Meeting and Customer Conference鈥� at its Naogaon branch recently...
2 university teachers receive death threats on social media
Independent University of Bangladesh associate professor Mohammad Sarwar Hossain and Manarat University lecturer Asif Mahtab Utsha allegedly received death threats in a post of a Facebook account named 鈥楢ntarctica Chowdhury鈥� on Tuesday.
BFIU seeks bank info of 3 EX-governors, 6 others
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has instructed all banks to immediately provide account details and transaction records of three former Bangladesh Bank governors, four ex-deputy governors, and two former BFIU chiefs.
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� begins Top End T20 today
The Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� team begins their Top End T20 campaign in Darwin, Australia, today when they take on Pakistan Shaheens (Pakistan 鈥楢鈥�) in the tournament opener at the TIO Stadium...
Brothers players gather over non payment
The non-payment issue in the domestic league is gripping the country鈥檚 cricket again, as several players from the Brothers Union of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League gathered at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
Step back or risk disintegration
THIS article critically examines India鈥檚 expanding regional hegemony, characterised increasingly by domination rather than genuine partnership. Under diplomatic rhetoric, this posture undermines the core democratic values India professes to uphold, including pluralism and regional cooperation. Focusing on India鈥檚 sixteen-year dominance over Bangladesh, the article...