Bangladesh accelerates coordination reforms to boost investment, trade efficiency

The interim government has reported tangible progress in streamlining investment and trade processes through improved inter-agency coordination and faster decision-making, officials said on Thursday.The progress was reviewed at the 7th ...

NCP sticks to reform agenda despite Jamaat alliance: Nahid Islam

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Friday said the party has not retreated from its own reform agenda despite joining the Jamaat-e-Islami led 11-party alliance for the upcoming ...

Chattogram Port Operations Disrupted by 8-Hour Work Stoppage over NCT Lease Issue

Operations at Chattogram Port were severely disrupted on Saturday as workers and employees observed an eight-hour work stoppage demanding the cancellation of the government’s decision to lease the New Mooring ...

Gold price drops Tk15,746 per bhori in Bangladesh in a single day

Gold prices in the Bangladesh market fell sharply again, with the price of 22-carat gold dropping by Tk15,746 per bhori (11.664 grams) in a single day, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association ...

Nearly 140,000 postal ballots reach Bangladesh ahead of 13th parliamentary election, referendum

Overseas Bangladeshi s who registered through the ‘Postal Vote BD’ app have begun sending their ballots back home to cast votes in the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the referendum, ...

Bogra remains BNP stronghold; Tarique entrusts leaders with campaign responsibility

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday described Bogra as an inseparable stronghold of the party and expressed strong confidence in local leaders and activists, urging them to ...

Tasnim Jara pledges world-class education and healthcare for Dhaka-9

Independent candidate for the Dhaka-9 constituency Dr Tasnim Jara has pledged to ensure world-class education and healthcare, alongside resolving gas and other civic crises, if elected.She made the commitments on ...

What message is BNP sending by bringing Zaima to forefront?

After Tarique Rahman, his daughter Zaima Rahman is now drawing growing attention within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), with many political observers suggesting that the party is gradually positioning her ...

BNP Barred From Contesting in Cumilla-4 as Appellate Division Rejects Appeal

The Appellate Division on Sunday rejected a leave to appeal filed by BNP-nominated candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi, effectively barring him from contesting the 13th national parliamentary election from the Cumilla-4 ...

Stocks open higher on Sunday as indices surge at DSE, CSE

Trading at the country’s stock exchanges began on a strong note on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, with key indices posting sharp gains at both the Dhaka ...