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...
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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expressed concern that if the 37 per cent tariff on readymade garment (RMG) exports to the US market is not fully withdrawn, Bangladesh鈥檚 leading export sector may face an average monthly duty burden of $250 million...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...
Vision for ideal police force
THE police play a pivotal role in any society, entrusted with safeguarding public safety, maintaining order, and upholding justice. In Bangladesh, public expectations reflect a deep yearning for fairness, security, and trust, yet these hopes are often overshadowed by systemic challenges such as political influence, corruption, inefficiency, and human rights violations...
Elections and persons with disabilities
THE democratic integrity of Bangladesh鈥檚 electoral process has been under severe strain for over a decade, as noted by multiple international watchdogs. However, one of the most critically overlooked aspects of this decline is the systematic exclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) from exercising their constitutional right to vote. Despite ratifying international...
Bangladesh draws foreign investors at Japan expo
Bangladesh鈥檚 pavilion set up at the World Expo-2025 in Osaka, Japan has drawn the attention of foreign investors as the pavilion highlights the country鈥檚 investor-friendly climate, rapid economic growth, strategic incentives and dynamic youth population....
Red notice sought from Interpol against Hasina, 11 others
The National Central Bureau of Bangladesh Police has submitted a request to Interpol seeking a 鈥榬ed notice鈥� against 12 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Juba Dal activist stabbed to death in Sirajganj
A Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubodal activist was stabbed to death in Sirajganj on Friday night allegedly by a gang of drug dealers over an altercation centring the construction of a bamboo shed...
No election before reform, Hasina鈥檚 trail: Jamaat chief
Bangladeshis will not accept any election until two key demands are met鈥攙isible trial of Sheikh Hasina and essential political reforms, Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman said on Saturday...
Upcoming election will be a milestone in Bangladesh鈥檚 history: CA Yunus
Reaffirming the government鈥檚 commitment to a free and fair election, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the interim administration is determined to ensure that the upcoming national election serves as a milestone in the country鈥檚 democratic progress...
Professor Yunus to be successful in bringing positive changes, hopes Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed the hope that very good things await the nation as interim government head Muhammad Yunus will succeed in addressing political and other problems...
Two members of robber gang Karim Bahini arrested in Sunderbans
Two members of the notorious Sunderbans-based robber gang Karim Bahini were arrested during a joint operation by law enforcement agencies on Friday...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 173
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 173 at about 9:00am on Saturday...
BMU to be聽 transformed into univ of public aspiration: VC
Bangladesh Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a workshop in Dhaka has said that the BMU should be promoted to a university of public aspiration.
Polls delayed to stop us from forming govt: BNP聽
Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chair Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Friday accused the government of deliberately delaying the national election in a bid to prevent the BNP from gaining public support and forming a government through a fair electoral process.
Bangladeshi youth tortured by Indians in Lalmonirhat border
A Bangladeshi youth was allegedly physically tortured by Indian nationals who reportedly tied them to the barbed-wire fence on Lalmonirhat border on Friday.
Bangladesh make winning start in AHF Cup聽
Defending champions Bangladesh made a flying start in the Men鈥檚 AHF Cup 2025 as they beat Kazakhstan 5-1 in their Pool B match at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday.
Focus only on Sylhet Test: Simmons
Phil Simmons, the head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team, doesn鈥檛 want to look ahead to a clean sweep over Zimbabwe; instead concentrate on the first Test, which begins on April 20 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Nazrul joins Janata Bank as DMD
Md Nazrul Islam has joined Janata Bank PLC as deputy managing director, said a press release.
One killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said an Israeli strike on Friday hit a vehicle near the southern coastal city of Sidon, killing one person.
India returns Bangladeshi youth鈥檚 body killed by BSF firing
The body of a 25-year-old Bangladeshi youth, Hasibul Alam, killed in firing by the Indian Border Security Force at Hatibandha border in Lalmonirhat, was handed over on Thursday night.
There are examples of turning ex-enemies into allies: Azad Majumder
Claiming that the interim government has taken a pro-Bangladesh foreign policy, chief adviser鈥檚 Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder today said there are examples of turning former enemies into allies in the world.
Govt to boost manpower at Bangladesh missions: Touhid
Bangladesh foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Friday said the interim government was actively working to increase manpower in Bangladesh鈥檚 missions abroad, particularly at consulate general offices, to ensure better services for millions of expatriates.
WEST BENGAL INCIDENTS: Delhi rejects Dhaka鈥檚 remarks as 鈥榰nwarranted鈥�
India on Friday rejected the remarks made by Bangladesh in regard to the incidents in West Bengal and encouraged Bangladesh to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers likely
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Friday forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over the country for the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00am today.
Analysts await Dhaka-Islamabad FOC follow up at political level
Foreign relation analysts in Dhaka have said they would await the follow up developments of the official level foreign office consultation (FOC) between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the political level as the issues of apology for 1971 genocide and asset sharing came up in the talks.