Dhaka, Sunday, Aug 30, 2026
A delegation of the National Citizen Party (NCP) held a meeting with the Pre-Election Assessment Team from the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Dhaka on Wednesday to discuss Bangladesh’s cu...
A new poll indicates that a majority of Americans support US recognition of Palestinian statehood, with Democrats and a substantial number of Republicans expressing approval.The six-day survey, which...
Bangladesh’s interim government is making every effort to ensure that the upcoming national election in February is conducted in a festive, free, and fair manner, Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Y...
Despite a marginal rise in the key index, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed the lowest turnover in four months on Wednesday, with transactions dropping to Tk 355 crore.The last time DSE saw a l...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots will eventually take over all jobs. However, he insists that humans will not actually need to work and can instead g...
The BNP did not call for the reinstatement of a caretaker government but rather urged that the current interim administration perform its duties neutrally, akin to a caretaker government, Law Adviser...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue an advisory opinion on Wednesday on Israel’s legal obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.Th...
Fifteen military officers, accused in separate cases of crimes against humanity, have been transferred from the International Crimes Tribunal to a sub-jail at Dhaka Cantonment, said Additional Inspect...
The government has approved the import of 100,000 tonnes of rice worth Tk 446 crore from the United Arab Emirates and Myanmar.The approval came at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purc...
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The country’s stock markets opened Wednesday with a downward trend, as indices in both Dhaka and Chattogram exchanges declined in the first hour of trading amid price fall of most companies.At the Dha...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Tuesday took stringent action against individuals and entities involved in irregular investments in the loss-making company formerly known a...
The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has dismissed as baseless and misleading the recent social media posts claiming that Qatar has stopped issuing visas for Bangladeshi worker...
Despite repeated government initiatives, Bangladesh’s solar power projects have yet to see the light of day due to multiple challenges and a lack of cooperation from certain power distribution agencie...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on the interim government to immediately assume the role of a caretaker administration during the election period.He made the remarks on Tu...
Ahead of the upcoming national elections, more than 200 children from across Bangladesh have presented a six-point manifesto, calling on the Government, political parties, and all relevant stakeholder...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison sentence for conspiring to fund his 2007 election campaign with money from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, making him t...
Dengue continues to take a toll across the country as four more people died from the mosquito-borne disease in 24 hours till Tuesday, raising this year’s death toll to 251, according to the Directorat...
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury has called on Korean investors to explore Bangladesh as their next growth destination, emphasizing the country’s u...
-1761048341.webp "CSE Extends Upward Momentum, DSE Fails to Sustain Gains")
The upward momentum observed in the early trading hours at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) did not last, as the DSE ended the day in the red while the CSE manag...
-1761041237.webp "MPO-Listed Teachers Call Off Protest After 10 Days")
After 10 consecutive days of demonstrations, non-government MPO-listed teachers and employees have announced the withdrawal of their protest programme. The decision came following the government’...