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Beijing Wishes Bangladesh Smooth Election, Social Stability: Envoy Yao

Beijing Wishes Bangladesh Smooth Election, Social Stability: Envoy Yao

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said Beijing sincerely wishes Bangladesh a smooth general election, sustained social stability, and continued improvement in people’s livelihoods.Democracy...

  • 29 Oct 2025
Turnover at DSE Crosses Tk 500cr After 14 Days

Turnover at DSE Crosses Tk 500cr After 14 Days

After two weeks of sluggish trading, turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 500 crore on Wednesday, marking a rebound from the recent downtrend that saw daily transactions dip to the Tk...

  • 29 Oct 2025
Dyed Moong Beans Flood Market Despite Spike in Moth Imports

Dyed Moong Beans Flood Market Despite Spike in Moth Imports

Despite Bangladesh importing twice as much moth beans as moong beans in the last fiscal year, no lentils identified as moth beans were found in the local market, according to the Bangladesh Food Safet...

  • 29 Oct 2025
Hasina Says Millions of AL Supporters to Boycott Election After Party Ban

Hasina Says Millions of AL Supporters to Boycott Election After Party Ban

Millions of Awami League supporters will boycott next year’s national election after the party was barred from contesting, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday from her exile in New D...

  • 29 Oct 2025
Salahuddin Slams ‘Mismatch’ Between July Charter and Commission Report

Salahuddin Slams ‘Mismatch’ Between July Charter and Commission Report

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that the recommendations made by the National Consensus Commission do not fully reflect the discussions held with political parties, nor do t...

  • 29 Oct 2025
Golden Era for US-Japan Ties: $550bn Investment Pledged

Golden Era for US-Japan Ties: $550bn Investment Pledged

President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, as the two leaders marked a milestone in U.S.-Japan relations with the announcement of up to $550 bill...

  • 29 Oct 2025
EU to Deploy Major Election Observer Mission to Bangladesh: Envoy

EU to Deploy Major Election Observer Mission to Bangladesh: Envoy

The European Union (EU) is planning to send a large delegation of election observers to Bangladesh for the upcoming general election, slated for the first half of February — marking the first such mis...

  • 29 Oct 2025
ADB Launches Study to Develop LTC System for Bangladesh’s Aging Population

ADB Launches Study to Develop LTC System for Bangladesh’s Aging Population

With Bangladesh’s aging population rising rapidly, policymakers, development partners, and civil society leaders on Tuesday joined a high-level seminar in Dhaka to discuss the development of a sustain...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Gold price falls below Tk 2 lakh per bhori after fourth consecutive cut

Gold price falls below Tk 2 lakh per bhori after fourth consecutive cut

The price of gold in Bangladesh has fallen below Tk 2 lakh per bhori (11.664 grams) after the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced its fourth consecutive price reduction.According to a B...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Economists express concern over bank merger; Bangladesh Bank remains confident

Economists express concern over bank merger; Bangladesh Bank remains confident

Economists and banking experts have expressed deep concern over the government’s plan to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity named United Islami Bank, saying such a move wil...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Proposal to Auto-Pass By Reform Council Is Ridiculous, Says Salahuddin on Charter

Proposal to Auto-Pass By Reform Council Is Ridiculous, Says Salahuddin on Charter

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday described the recommendation that the Reform Council should be automatically passed if it fails to clear within 270 days of the July certifica...

  • 28 Oct 2025
No Scope for Holding Referendum before National Election: Khosru

No Scope for Holding Referendum before National Election: Khosru

There is no scope for holding a referendum before the upcoming national election, said BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.He made the remark while speaking to journalists after...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Developed nations must fulfill climate finance pledges: Rizwana Hasan

Developed nations must fulfill climate finance pledges: Rizwana Hasan

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has urged developed countries to fulfill their global commitments on climate finance, warning that failure to do so would put climate-vulnerable nations like Ba...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Consensus Commission Recommends Referendum Before National Election

Consensus Commission Recommends Referendum Before National Election

The National Consensus Commission has recommended holding a referendum before the upcoming national election, urging the Election Commission to initiate discussions on the matter without delay.The ann...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Next Election Under Interim Govt Even If Caretaker System Returns: Shishir Monir

Next Election Under Interim Govt Even If Caretaker System Returns: Shishir Monir

The next national election will be held under the current interim government even if the caretaker system is reinstated, said Advocate Shishir Monir, counsel for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.He made the...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Ansar Members to Play Key Role in Upcoming National Election: Adviser

Ansar Members to Play Key Role in Upcoming National Election: Adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) will be the most extensively deployed force during the upcoming...

  • 28 Oct 2025
Stocks Up in Early Trading at DSE, CSE

Stocks Up in Early Trading at DSE, CSE

Indices on both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges witnessed an upward trend in the first hour of trading on Tuesday, with most companies seeing gains.At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benc...

  • 28 Oct 2025
CC to Submit July Charter Implementation Recommendations Tuesday

CC to Submit July Charter Implementation Recommendations Tuesday

The National Consensus Commission is set to submit its recommendations to the government on implementing the July National Charter on Tuesday noon at the State Guest House Jamuna, in the presence of m...

  • 27 Oct 2025
Gold Price Falls Again Within 24 Hours

Gold Price Falls Again Within 24 Hours

The price of gold in the local market has dropped again within just 24 hours, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) reducing the rate by Tk 3,674 per bhori (11.664 grams).In a press releas...

  • 27 Oct 2025
Election 2026: BNP Maps Out Multiple Contenders per Seat

Election 2026: BNP Maps Out Multiple Contenders per Seat

As the upcoming parliamentary elections approach, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is meticulously preparing its candidate lists, reportedly identifying multiple potential contenders for each co...

  • 27 Oct 2025