Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest as the foreign ministers of the two South Asian countries met on the sidelines of the OIC meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Bangladesh Railway and the private bus operators are going to start selling advance train and bus tickets from March 14 ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr...
A sharp decline in women鈥檚 migration in 2023 raises a few issues left unattended for long. Female migration from Bangladesh has declined by 42 per cent in two years, as Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training figures say. The number declined from 105,466 in 2022 to 76,108 in 2023 and 61,158 in 2024. A lack of safe migration practices, high migration cost...
A group of students from Rajshahi University staged a demonstration on Wednesday by blocking the Dhaka-Rajshahi rail tracks at the university鈥檚 railway station, protesting at the dominance of Dhaka and Dhaka University in government bodies and policymaking...
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Azaz asked illegal land grabbers to pay rent during an eviction drive in the Beribandh area of Gabtoli in the capital on Wednesday...
Female migration from Bangladesh to other countries continued to decrease significantly mainly due to the lack of workers鈥� language barriers, skills and safety issues...
THE government and the Election Commission have been at variance with the national identity registration services, which involve the preparation, distribution and maintenance of identity cards and other related responsibilities. The government wants to set up an independent commission, the Civil Registration Commission, and put the national identity registration services...
Bangladesh has substantially increased coal-fired power generation over the last several days as temperature starts rising with the arrival of warmest time of the year鈥攖hree-month-long pre-monsoon season.
Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants including a Bangladeshi detained in the US to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
ALMOST a fourth of the Road Transport Corporation buses falling beyond economic repairs mainly because of poor maintenance in 15 years is worrying. The fleet of the agency has 1,512 buses. But, 1,102 buses run as 343 of them have been categorised beyond repairs, making any repairs financially not viable, and 64 are under heavy repairs. The agency bought 1,558 buses...
After around 11 and a half hours of effort on Sunday, the Dhaka North City Corporation rescued a cat that was trapped in a beam under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, right above the Mohakhali Flyover in Dhaka.
Violence on Friday marred a huge demonstration in Athens to mark the second anniversary of the country鈥檚 worst rail tragedy, as youths threw firebombs and clashed with riot police outside parliament.
Zarif Abrar of Cantonment Officers Tennis Club secured the men鈥檚 singles event title of the National Tennis Competition 2025 after 6-1, 6-3 sets win over Mahad Bin Malek of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the final at the Ramna Tennis Complex in the city on Friday.
The liberation war affairs ministry has published a gazette notification recognising 1,401 individuals injured in the July mass uprising as 鈥楯uly Warriors鈥�.
Law enforcement and security agencies intensified patrolling and set up more checkpoints across the country on Thursday to rein in the upsurge of crimes...
FOR decades, Bangladesh鈥檚 economy has been fuelled by remittances sent by millions of its migrant workers. These men and women, mostly employed in low-wage sectors in the Gulf states and Malaysia, work tirelessly in construction, domestic service, and factories, sending home billions of dollars each year. In 2024, Bangladesh received almost $27 billion in...
A total of 743 people were arrested across the country as part of the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt in 24 hours till Thursday afternoon, according to the police headquarters...
Private university students who were included in the committee of newly formed Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad on Thursday morning suspended all demonstrations protesting at the committee formation and the scuffle during the launching ceremony.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to reopen the appeal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War...
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh started selling essentials on open markets in the city and all eight districts under Rajshahi division on Tuesday...
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 589 individuals more on Monday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, taking the total number of arrests in the drive to 9,253 since the operation began on February 8...
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 585 individuals on Sunday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, taking the total number of arrests in the drive to 8,664 since the operation began on February 8...
A group of democratic and progressive organisaions and individuals in Bangladesh on Sunday expressed concerns over the Indian government鈥檚 military campaign 鈥極peration Kagar鈥� targeting India鈥檚 indigenous people and Maoists and demanded an immediate cessation of the operation...
Niranjan Chandra Debnath has joined Investment Corporation of Bangladesh as managing director through a notification issued by Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, said a press release...
The Narayanganj City Corporation, which governs Siddhirganj, sadar and Bandar, is responsible for nearly two million residents across 27 wards within a 72.43-square kilometre area. Managing civic services for such a large and densely populated city is a formidable challenge that requires strategic planning and efficient execution. While various developmental...
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 1,230 individuals more between Friday and Saturday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, taking the total number of arrests in the drive to 8,079 since the operation began on February 8.
At least 461 people were arrested across Bangladesh as part of the ongoing 鈥極peration Devil Hunt鈥� in 24 hours till Friday afternoon, according to the police headquarters....
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested at least 492 individuals more on Thursday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 6,849 since the operation began on February 8...
The number of consumers gathering at the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh鈥檚 mobile trucks has surged significantly as low-income families seek essential goods at subsidised prices at different points in the capital Dhaka...
At least two people were killed in a reported gunfight between members of the joint forces and crime suspects in Chand Udyan area in the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur early Thursday...