Home Minister questions Jamaats Islamist credentials in Parliament

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday questioned Jamaat-e-Islami's claim of being an Islamic political party, saying its election manifesto contains nothing about establishing Shariah rule.“There is no pledge in the ...

Unexpected rescue brings hope after Venezuela tragedy

A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two ...

Miss Universe Fatima Bosch speaks out for Afghan women, urges equal rights and education

Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch has spoken out in support of Afghan women, saying every girl deserves the right to education, freedom and the opportunity to shape her own future.In ...

TURAP must not become another private monopoly in foreign worker recruitment, group warns

Concerns have been raised over the Malaysian government's reported move to revive the Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform (TURAP), with critics warning that the initiative could create another private monopoly in ...

Malaysia to launch next-gen passport with 94 security features

Malaysia is set to unveil a next-generation international passport equipped with 94 advanced security features, nearly doubling the protection offered by the current version as part of the government's drive ...

PM urges Banglalink to make smartphones more affordable, digital services more accessible

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged Banglalink authorities to take steps to make smartphones more affordable and consider reducing internet prices further so that digital services become accessible to ...

Take visible steps to bring back laundered money, culprits: Leader of the Opposition

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman on Monday urged the government to take visible and effective steps to bring back public assets laundered abroad and the culprits ...

PM proposes tax relief, withdrawal of controversial budget provisions

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday proposed raising the income tax-free threshold for individual taxpayers over the next five fiscal years and urged the Finance Minister to withdraw several controversial ...

Remittances grow 17.6% to record $35.34bn in FY2025–26

Bangladesh's remittance inflows crossed the US $35.34 billion mark in the concluding fiscal year FY2025–26, registering a robust double-digit annual growth, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank.The data, ...

BB caps loan-deposit interest spread at 4%

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed banks to maintain the average gap between loan and deposit interest rates within a specific limit, setting the maximum interest rate spread at 4 percent. ...