Sino-Bangla friendship enters new stage: Yao Wen
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said the friendship between China and Bangladesh has entered a new stage strengthening their long relations.
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Prof Yunus urges UN to hire more Bangladeshi women peacekeepers
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged the United Nations to hire more woman peacekeepers from Bangladesh as he reaffirmed Bangladesh鈥檚 unwavering commitment to international peace keeping and security efforts...
BNP suggests charter on consensus
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said on Sunday that while his party supports implementing major reforms through the parliament, a signed consensus-based national charter would...
Dismal batting put Tigers on the back foot
A dismal batting display put Bangladesh on the back foot after the completion of the opening day of the first Test of the two-match series against Zimbabwe at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Army to extend hand in anti-mosquito campaign of DNCC
Bangladesh army is set to extend its hands to Dhaka North City Corporation鈥檚 anti-mosquito campaign agreeing to oversee the use of insecticide to control the vermin to prevent outbreak of dengue during the rainy season, municipal officials said on Sunday.
Juba Dal activist shot dead in Chattogram
An activist of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was shot dead by miscreants at Garib Ullahpara under Raujan upazila in Chattogram district early Sunday...
Couple found dead in Wari home
The police recovered the bodies of a couple from their residence on the fifth floor of a building on Hare Street at Wari in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Friday night...
Bangladesh鈥檚 gold price exceeds international market prediction
The latest hike in gold prices in Bangladesh has pushed the precious metal鈥檚 value beyond levels anticipated from global market trends...
CA thanks officials for hassle-free Eid, urges year-round efforts
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday appreciated the officials for gifting the people of Bangladesh a hassle-free Eid, with no highway congestion and bare minimum power cuts during the nine-day long festival...
Indian media reports on US travel advisory for Bangladesh misleading: CA press wing
The reports of certain Indian media over the United States鈥� State Department鈥檚 travel advisory for Bangladesh are misleading, chief adviser鈥檚 press wing said...
BNP joins 2nd day talks with National Consensus Commission
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party joined the second day dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Sunday morning...
Dhaka again becomes most polluted city on Sunday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 176 at about 9:30am on Sunday morning...
Castrol appoints Rock Energy automotive aftermarket distributor
Castrol, one of the world鈥檚 leading lubricant brands, has appointed Rock Energy Limited as its exclusive distributor for the automotive aftermarket in Bangladesh, said a press release.
Past internet shutdowns seriously hampered investment: Faiz Taiyeb
Chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, who is also the acting head of the posts and telecommunications division, on Saturday said that all policies allowing internet shutdowns would be abolished, as past shutdowns had harmed freelancers and deterred investment in the country...
BRTA suspends registration of bus over loss of roof in accident
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has suspended the registration of the rashly-driven bus that lost its roof amid the driver鈥檚 desperate bid to escape after an accident...
BMU holds meeting for improving its position in university ranking
Bangladesh Medical University has recently held a meeting for the improvement of its position in national and international university rankings.
Case filed over beating BNP leader with hammer
A case was filed against 40 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir for allegedly beating a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party over dispute on Friday.
BNP begins talks with allies for timely elections
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday began discussions with like-minded political parties, which were its allies in the simultaneous movement waged against the immediate past Awami League regime, for building consensus and...
Photographs depict Dhaka鈥檚 endangered nature
A seven-day exhibition of photographs depicting Dhaka鈥檚 endangered environment and nature by photojournalist Sony Ramani began at the National Art Gallery-1 of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at Segunbagicha in the capital on Saturday...
Press Photo Contest 2025 awards handed over
Drik Picture Library lifted the curtain on Bangladesh Press Photo Contest 2025 with an awards ceremony at the DrikPath Bhaban at Panthapath in the capital on Saturday...
Bangladesh-Nepal women鈥檚 kabaddi Test series begins Sunday
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 kabaddi team will start their first-ever Test series campaign by taking on hosts Nepal in the first of the five-match series in Kathmandu today.
Shanto hopes for a new era to begin
Bangladesh national team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said that it was sad to still talk about building a Test culture after so many years of getting the Test status but also hoped for entering into a new era when they would face Zimbabwe in the...
Dollar holdings of banks in Bangladesh top $5 billion in March
The dollar holdings of Bangladesh鈥檚 commercial banks increased for the third consecutive month in March, due mainly to a sharp rise in remittance inflows and export earnings, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
BGMEA enrolls 128 new RMG factories
About 113 readymade garment factory units under the membership of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association have been closed in the last 15 months, from January 2024 to March 2025...
Bangladesh sees fall in local card use, increase in overseas cards in Feb
Spending abroad using Bangladeshi credit cards declined by about 16 per cent in February, while expenditure by foreign credit cardholders in Bangladesh saw an increase, according to the latest report from Bangladesh Bank...
Prime Bank celebrates 30 years of service
Prime Bank is celebrating its 30 years of service, marking a journey of trust, innovation, and shared progress. Prime Bank reaffirms its commitment to better serving customers while contributing to a more inclusive and resilient economy in the days forward...
Apparel exporters likely to pay $250m monthly
The country's apparel manufacturers expressed concern that if the 37 per cent tariff on readymade garment (RMG) exports to the US market is not fully withdrawn, Bangladesh鈥檚 leading export sector may face an average monthly duty burden of $250 million...
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 business dev meeting
鈥楤usiness Development Meeting-2025鈥� was held in Dhaka on Saturday with the participation of regional, branch managers and field officers of Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 Dhaka, Dhaka North, Gazipur and Narayanganj regions...
Exim Bank signs MoU with HAAB
Exim Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh...
Degrees that deliver
UNIVERSITIES in Bangladesh have recently begun shifting towards outcome-based education, a framework that prioritises student competencies, application-oriented learning and accountability in educational outcomes. While this change signals an encouraging response to the demands of the global economy and the fourth industrial revolution, a mismanaged...