BSEC needs autonomy like the central bank: Anisuzzaman

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Anisuzzaman Chowdhury has said that just as the central bank requires autonomy to function effectively, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) also needs ...

Government tightens travel rules for Saint Martin’s Island with new restrictions

The government has introduced a set of new directives to regulate tourism on Saint Martin’s Island, imposing fresh restrictions on travel, ticketing, and overnight stays in an effort to protect ...

Gold price sees steepest drop of the year after eight consecutive hikes

After eight consecutive price hikes, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has slashed gold prices by over Tk 8,000 per bhori — marking the steepest single-day drop of the year.According to ...

Earth Has Two Moons?

Earth, it turns out, hasn’t been travelling alone through the cosmos all this time. NASA has confirmed that our planet has a small, temporary celestial companion — a tiny asteroid ...

Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan named Saudi Arabia’s new grand mufti

Saudi Arabia has appointed prominent ultraconservative cleric Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as the kingdom’s new grand mufti, the country’s highest religious authority.The state-run Saudi Press Agency announced late Wednesday ...

60-hour training to be mandatory for driving licence

The government will soon make at least 60 hours of training mandatory to obtain a driving licence, said Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry.He ...

UN Urges Israel to Allow Medical Evacuations from Gaza

The United Nations has called on Israel to allow the medical evacuation of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, as the Rafah border crossing remains closed despite the recently ...

Some parties trying to delay polls: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that some political parties are making efforts to delay the upcoming national election and prevent it from being held on ...

Protest in Gazipur: Police fire teargas, sound grenades to disperse demonstrators

Garment workers staged a demonstration and blocked the Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway at Jaina Bazar area in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Wednesday, demanding payment of their due wages.Traffic movement on the ...

Five of a Family Burnt in Narsingdi as Husband Sets House on Fire

A night of unspeakable horror unfolded in Narsingdi’s Sangita area when a man allegedly set his wife, two sons, sister-in-law and nephew on fire while they were asleep. The incident occurred ...