Dhaka, Monday, Aug 31, 2026
In a significant move to safeguard public health, the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has declared its headquarters a completely smoke-free zone.Announcing the move at a stakeholder m...
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said women engaged in fishing must also be brought under the fisher card facility alongside men.Currently, fisher cards are issued mostly in the names of...
-1758104787.webp "Indices Fall Despite Higher Turnover in Dhaka, Chattogram Stocks")
The country’s twin bourses witnessed higher turnover on Wednesday, but key indices closed lower as most companies saw a fall in their share prices.At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the prime index DS...
Diploma engineers on staged demonstrations and blocked major highways in Gazipur, pressing for a seven-point charter of demands, including implementation of provisions safeguarding their professional...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 projects involving an estimated cost of Tk 8,333 crore.The approval came at an ECNEC meeting held on Wednesday at the N...
TikTok’s US operations are set to be controlled by a consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz, with American investors holding around 80 per cent and Chinese shareholders the r...
Former spokesperson and Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, Md. Mezbaul Haque, has resigned from his post.Bangladesh Bank’s spokesperson and Executive Director Arief Hossain confirmed the developme...
Broadcast services relying on Bangladesh Satellite-1 may face temporary disruption each day from 29 September to 6 October due to solar interference.This was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesd...
-1758087942.webp "Indices Up at DSE, CSE in First Hour of Trading")
Both bourses of the country witnessed an upward trend in indices during the first hour of trading on Wednesday, with most companies seeing price gains.On the fourth trading day of the week, Dhaka Stoc...
Israel launched a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City Tuesday, declaring “Gaza is burning,” even as a UN Commission of Inquiry accused it of committing genocide and several Western countries t...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday lauded the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, crediting him for Bangladesh’s remarkable economic...
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain has said Bangladesh may follow the Indonesia-Malaysia model in Hajj management to bring more efficiency and affordability for pilgrims.Adviser said the...
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has once again raised gold prices in the country, setting a new all-time high.As per the revised rate, the price of 22-carat gold has been increased by Tk...
Bangladesh Bank has decided to appoint administrators to supervise the planned merger of five struggling Shariah-based private banks into a single state-owned Islamic lender, in what officials describ...
-1758028538.webp "I May Be the Last Witness in Hasina’s Case: NCP’s Nahid")
National Citizens’ Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam said he may be the final witness in the case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and that the trial will move towards a verdict after his te...
The South Asia Trade Fair 2025, featuring products ranging from ready-made garments and textiles, gems and jewelry, cosmetics, leather goods, home appliances, kitchenware, processed foods, and electro...
Education Adviser Professor Dr. C R Abrar on Tuesday assured a delegation from the Bangladesh English Medium School Assistance Foundation (BEMSAF) that measures would be taken to address difficulties...
Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD), Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, on Tuesday said the government aims to provide primary healthcare to urban residents...
The chairman of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Mominul Islam, on Tuesday described the country’s stock market outlook as encouraging, saying the market has begun to recover and investors are graduall...
Japan’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Saida Shinichi, expressed optimism on Tuesday that the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Bangladesh and Japan will be signed soon, calling the partnership...