PUSH-IN: Dhaka for consular dialogue with Delhi
Dhaka has proposed to New Delhi to hold a consular dialogue to resolve the issues involving the ongoing incidents of people being pushed into Bangladesh from the Indian side.
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Process to relocate Bangladeshis from Tehran begins
Bangladesh has begun a process to relocate its citizens from Tehran to a 鈥榮afe place鈥� in Iran as around 400 Bangladeshis living in the Iranian capital have been exposed to danger due to attacks from Israel for the past five days.
Pre-Ramadan polls a consensus, be patient for EC announcement, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said that there was a national consensus on holding the next general election before Ramadan.
Prof Badruzzaman elected as BAS fellow
Bangladesh Academy of Science, the apex organisation of eminent scientists and technologists, elected Professor ABM Badruzzaman, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, as Fellow in its 16th council meeting on May 18...
Acting foreign secy admits failure
Acting foreign secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh foreign ministry had some responsibility for not taking place an expected meeting between interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and British prime minister Keir Starmer in London during his June 10-13 visit to the United Kingdom...
Indian national held in Habiganj over illegal entry
The Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian youth on Monday in the border area along Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on charges of illegal entry...
Mamata slams Modi govt for labelling people as Bangladeshis only for language
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on BJP-ruled governments in states and at the Centre over the alleged 鈥榩ush back鈥� of migrant workers from Bengal to Bangladesh, accusing the administrations of labelling those individuals as Bangladeshis only because they speak in Bengali, reports The Telegraph online...
Ishraque warns of taking to streets
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday warned of taking the protest to the streets if the interim government did not administer his swearing-in as Dhaka South City Corporation mayor soon...
BMU holds meeting on university rankings
A meeting on university rankings was held at Bangladesh Medical University鈥檚 Shaheed Dr Milton Hall on Tuesday...
10 banks hold over Tk 3 lakh crore in NPLs
Ten commercial banks collectively had over Tk 3 lakh crore in defaulted loans as of March 2025, accounting for nearly 71.4 per cent of the total Tk 4.2 lakh crore non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector...
Every innings is special for me: Mushfiq
Mushfiqur Rahim expressed that every innings holds special significance for him at this stage of his career, as he silenced his critics with a timely ton on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Tuesday.
10 Bangladeshi cos participate in Global Sourcing Expo in Sydney
Some 10 Bangladeshi companies are participating in the three-day 鈥楪lobal Sourcing Expo Sydney 2025鈥� at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia...
DCCI backs PTA to boost trade with Sri Lanka
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has emphasized signing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to expand bilateral trade and investment...
Bangladesh鈥檚 growth slows, jobs lost: WB
Bangladesh鈥檚 economy is under growing pressure as GDP growth slows, foreign investment declines and unemployment rises, raising concerns among economists and industry insiders that the economy could face long-term instability without urgent reforms...
ICMAB seeks audit expansion to boost transparency
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has called for allowing its professionals the authority to conduct financial audits, particularly for small and medium enterprises to foster competition and improve transparency in the country鈥檚 audit system...
Xiaomi Technologies to get insurance services from MetLife
Xiaomi Technologies Bangladesh Private Limited has recently penned an agreement with MetLife Bangladesh to provide insurance benefits to its employees, said a press release...
Biman offers special worker fare on 4 more routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has expanded its special concessional airfare programme, known as 鈥榳orker fare,鈥� to four additional Middle Eastern countries, namely United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar...
Mamata slams Modi govt for labelling people as Bangladeshis only for language
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on BJP-ruled governments in states and at the Centre over the alleged 鈥榩ush back鈥� of migrant workers from Bengal to Bangladesh, accusing the administrations of labelling those individuals as Bangladeshis only because they speak in Bengali, reports The Telegraph online.
BSF returns 2 Bangladeshis thru Naogaon border
Indian Border Security Force returned two Bangladeshi college students, who were detained while making Tiktok video in the Indian territory along Naogaon border, to Border Guard Bangladesh on Monday.
How climate change rewrites crimes along coast
IN THE at-risk southern region of Bangladesh, fierce winds and rising rivers cause more than just home and farmland damage. Climate change, poverty, and social disintegration are quietly increasing crime, a worrying trend that is often overlooked. Policy responses prioritise rescue, relief, and infrastructure repair, but climate change-induced criminality is neglected...
Confronting child labour
THE childhood of thousands of children are consumed by hardship, lost to the shadow of child labour. Child labour remains a critical issue across South Asia, especially in Bangladesh. Instead of books and play, countless children are burdened with work in brick kilns, factories, tea estates, hotels, buses, quarries, garages, and hazardous industries like tobacco and...
Biman initiates Dreamliner safety checks following Air India flight crash
After an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has initiated a series of precautionary inspections across its entire Dreamliner fleet to ensure safety and operational integrity.
STOCK MARKET SCAM:聽Cricketer Shakib, 14 others sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against 15 people, including former Bangladesh national cricket team captain Shakib Al Hasan, on charges of embezzling Tk 257 crore through manipulating the stock market in the country.
Record stand puts Bangladesh in command in first Sri Lanka Test
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim both scored centuries, forming a record-breaking partnership of 247 runs as Bangladesh took control on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladeshi archer Alif confirms silver in Singapore
Bangladesh archer Abdur Rahman Alif confirmed a silver medal in the Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament Stage 2 after reaching the final of the recurve men鈥檚 individual event at the Bukit Gombak Stadium in Singapore on Tuesday.
Yunus thanks Australia for resuming visa processing in Dhaka
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus thanked Australia for resuming visa processing operations in Dhaka as newly appointed Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Ryle called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday.
Process to relocate Bangladeshis from Tehran begins
Bangladesh has begun a process to relocate its citizens from Tehran to a 鈥榮afe place鈥� in Iran as around 400 Bangladeshis living in the Iranian capital have been exposed to danger due to attacks from Israel for the past five days.
Bangladesh to establish new missions in 5 countries: Asif
Local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said that the government had taken an initiative to set up new missions in five countries to expand diplomatic relations...
Bombs, threats can鈥檛 stop us from holding trials: ICT-2 chief
Justice Md Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, chairman of the newly reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal-2, on Tuesday said that no measure of violence and terrorism would succeed in stopping the tribunal from holding trials of atrocities perpetrated to quell the July uprising.
Bangladesh to face pressure if Iran-Israel war lingers: finance adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that Bangladesh would face pressure if the current conflict between Iran and Israel became a lengthy one...