SC suspends proceedings for half day in honour of senior advocate MI Farooqui
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh suspended its proceedings for half day on Sunday as a mark of respect following the demise of senior Supreme Court lawyer MI Farooqui...
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Khaleda Zia to return home Tuesday instead of Monday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will return to Dhaka from London on Tuesday, instead of the previously announced Monday.
BSA hosts Russian classical night
The Rising Stars Concert, featuring three emerging Russian musicians, was held at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Friday night...
BNP gears up to welcome Khaleda Zia back home
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is preparing an elaborate and coordinated reception to welcome back home its chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who is set to return to Dhaka tomorrow after a nearly four-month stay聽 in London for receiving advanced medical treatment...
Prachyanat stages Dickhauuter at Goethe-Institut
Theatre troupe Prachyanat on Saturday staged a scenic reading of Dickhauuter written by German contemporary playwright Tina M眉ller at the auditorium of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh at Dhanmondi in the capital Dhaka...
BOU signs MoU with NSDA
Bangladesh Open University on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with National Skills Development Authority to enhance skills of students and strengthen industry-academia collaboration and foster mutual cooperation in developing a skilled workforce...
JS polls by Dec demanded
Leaders of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) on Saturday called for holding the Jatiya Sangsad elections by December this year, after a prompt political consensus and the implementation of minimum reforms through ordinances where necessary...
BSF returns 2 Bangladeshis
The Indian Border Security Force early Saturday returned two Bangladeshi youths, whom they had detained at Patgram border in Lalmonirhat the previous evening...
Banks鈥� CRAR plunges to record 3 per cent, 14 in red
The Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector plummeted to an all-time low of 3.08 per cent in December 2024 鈥� far below the regulatory minimum of 10 per cent under the Basel III framework 鈥� manifesting that a significant portion of banks are effectively insolvent and unable to endure even minor financial disruptions...
DSE down by 302 points in April, Tk聽17,000cr lost
The month of April brought no respite for investors in Bangladesh鈥檚 capital market...
BCI discusses challenges faced by MSMEs
Bangladesh Chamber of Industries held a roundtable discussion in the capital on Saturday to address the challenges faced by the manufacturing sector, especially micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)...
Novoair stops flight operations for financial crisis
Novoair, a Bangladeshi private airline company, shut down its operations from Friday (May 2) due to an internal financial crisis...
15th Anniversary PBIL vows innovation, inclusivity
Prime Bank Investment Limited (PBIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime Bank, commemorates its 15th anniversary as Bangladesh鈥檚 premier, full-fledged investment bank...
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific trade representative due today
Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday...
Bangladesh caught in gambling wave
A rising number of people across Bangladesh 鈥� from university students to auto-rickshaw drivers, and even schoolchildren 鈥� are increasingly engaging in online and informal betting, viewing it as a shortcut to a financial success...
Islami Bank inaugurates Hajj booth
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC inaugurated special Hajj Booth at Hajjcamp at Ashkona in Dhaka for providing banking service, information and gifts for Hajj pilgrims...
BCB president hits back at critics over financial scrutiny
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed on Saturday rejected claims associating him with the ex-government, Awami League, stating that these accusations are completely baseless...
Shamit may make Bangladesh debut against Singapore聽
Bangladeshi-origin Canadian footballer Shamit Shome is likely to make his debut for Bangladesh in the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers third-round match against Singapore in Dhaka on June 10...
Fakirerpool beat Ctg Abahani
Fakirerpool Young Men鈥檚 Club earned a comeback 3-2 win over bottom-placed Chittagong Abahani in their return leg tie of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur on Saturday...
Good start, but more needs to be done
In October 2024, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission undertook a significant step by establishing a taskforce tasked with rejuvenating the country鈥檚 ailing capital market. The taskforce was entrusted with the responsibility of proposing reforms to address the structural inefficiencies and governance issues that have long plagued the market, persisting since...
Bangladesh needs a holistic approach聽
AS THE global trading system faces rising uncertainty, from tariff hikes to shifting geopolitical alliances, Bangladesh stands at a critical crossroads. As the country is quickly approaching graduation from a least developed country, rethinking our current trade strategy is necessary. We need to move beyond short-term, quick fixes and embrace a more holistic trade...
Groundwater needs more focus
IN BANGLADESH, where rivers dominate the landscape and flood narratives shape public discourse, groundwater continues to flow silently beneath the surface 鈥� out of sight, out of mind. Yet this invisible resource is the true lifeline of our resilience to climate extremes, food insecurity, and water scarcity. It sustains more than 80 per cent of irrigation, provides 97 per...
Govt has issues to address to improve on press freedom
BANGLADESH stepping up 16 notches in the World Press Freedom Index 2025, prepared by Reporters Without Borders, is comforting, but the country has ways to go and issues to address to further improve on press freedom. The index, made public on May 2, ranks Bangladesh the 149th among 180 countries. Bangladesh ranked the 165th in 2024, the 163rd in 2023 and the...
Govt should consult all on Rakhine humanitarian channel
THE decision on a humanitarian channel that the United Nations weighs from Bangladesh to the Rakhine state of Myanmar to provide aid for the war-affected civilians there, mostly Rohingyas, is not for the interim government to make. This is, perhaps, not now for the government to make the decision either, especially when there is no parliament in place, as it involves...
Staying cool this summer: exploring Bangladesh鈥檚 top cooling solutions
As summer temperatures soar across Bangladesh, residents are turning to innovative cooling solutions to beat the heat....
Hefazat demands cancellation of women affairs reform commission, trial of Hasina
Hefazat-e-Islam on Saturday demanded the immediate cancellation of women affairs reform commission and its report, condemning it as anti-Quran...
Rejecting women affairs reform commission undermines July Uprising: SPB
Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) chief coordinator Masud Rana said on Saturday that rejecting the Women Affairs Reform Commission goes against the spirit of the July uprising...
Cyclone, intense heatwaves likely in May: BMD
One or two depression may intensify into cyclones while multiple spells of heatwaves and nor鈥檞esters are also likely to sweep Bangladesh this months, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
Abrar murdered for difference of opinion: HC
The High Court has released its 131-page full verdict in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Abrar Fahad, confirming the death sentences of 20 former activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of the Awami League...
Temperatures may rise across Bangladesh: Met Office
Day and night temperatures across Bangladesh are expected to rise across the country while parts of eight divisions may experience rain in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday...