Chairman of China Export-Import Bank Chen Huaiyu on Thursday said that his bank would support the relocation of Chinese manufacturing plants to Bangladesh to make the country a platform for export to other nations...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation in an effort to export fruits and farm products to China in a bigger way...
South African veteran Faf du Plessis declared he has 鈥榣ots of life left鈥� as a franchise player but said his latest IPL move would be the last chapter of his career.
Educationists, researchers and education rights activists on Monday demanded minimum 15 per cent budgetary allocation for the education sector and 3 per cent share of the sector in the gross domestic product in the 2025-2026 financial year...
The Bogura district police detained five members of the Detective Branch of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police and another early Monday on charges of demanding ransom after abducting two youths...
Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open in March 28-29 to facilitate payment of garment workers鈥� salary, Eid聽bonus, allowances and export-import activities...
Meghna Bank PLC has signed a corporate agreement with Rangs Industries Limited, said a press release...
South Korea鈥檚 Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of prime minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president 鈥� a role he took after the president was suspended for declaring martial law.
VIRTUAL reality is not just the future of education; it鈥檚 the present, reshaping how we learn, interact, and experience the world. As technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, virtual reality (VR) is transforming education by breaking down the traditional barriers of classrooms and textbooks, offering immersive and interactive experiences that deepen student...
The president has directed the Supreme Judicial Council to initiate a full probe into the allegations of misconduct against Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman...
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has organised a three-day Eid Fair with entrepreneurs from cottage, micro, small and medium industries of the country inaugurated on Sunday...
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has issued a notice to auction the assets of Infinity CR Strips Industries Limited, a subsidiary of S Alam Group, to recover outstanding loans...
The government of India has withdrawn 20 per cent duty on onion export, effective from April 1...
The government has appointed an administrator to the Bangladesh China Chambers of Commerce and Industry...
A prayer session and commemoration meeting was held for former chairman of Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh鈥檚 board of trustees Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf at the Hamdard conference hall in Dhaka鈥檚 Banglamotor area on Thursday.
The adviser to the interim government for the primary and mass education ministry Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Saturday expressed concern over the quality of primary education.
Speakers at a discussion have underscored the importance of clear labeling system on product packaging, allowing the consumers to easily identify the levels of sugar, salt, trans fat, saturated fat, and other ingredients to determine potential health risks...
THIS is disappointing that the education system still cannot ensure rights of children with disabilities. Teachers, students and parents have for long talked about the lack of infrastructural support and other resources needed for the education of children with disabilities. In early March, teachers of such non-government schools took to the streets, demanding an early...
A case was filed against 431 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader allegedly for attempting to murder Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist Zakirul Islam during the July-August mass uprising....
US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at 鈥榚liminating鈥� the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, which wants individual states to run schools free from the federal government.
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the arrears of laid-off workers of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park are being paid...
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against former Awami League lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Mia Golap on charges of amassing illegal wealth of Tk 68.76 crore...
Eminent educationist and former chairman of the University Grants Commission, professor Kazi Shahidullah, died in Australia on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday urged the business community to utilize the opportunities after graduating from the Least Developed Country...
Opener Abdul Majid scored an unbeaten hundred, hitting a four off the last ball of the match, to give Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club their first win as they beat Partex Sporting Club by four wickets at the BKSP-3 in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on Wednesday...
Eminent educationist and former chairman of University Grants Commission Professor Kazi Shahidullah died in Australia on Wednesday.
Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a 17th-century Muslim Mughal ruler.
BETWEEN the financial years of 2010 and 2023, Bangladesh recorded an average gross domestic product growth rate of 6.4 per cent, a figure that stood out in comparison to many other lower-middle-income countries. However, recent revelations have cast doubt on the accuracy of this performance. A white paper released in February 2024 recalibrated the actual average...
THE optics were poor. Until recently, the new government hadn鈥檛 been able to tame the rising prices of essentials. The injured were still woefully neglected and there was rising insecurity. The government had set up reform commissions in key sectors and the commissions were hard at work. In time one hopes they would yield results. Long term planning does matter but...