Dhaka, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Bogura by road early Monday on his first visit to his hometown after assuming office.He started the journey at 6:10am from his Gulshan Avenue residence acc...
Bangladesh's post-uprising reform drive has largely fallen short of its promise, undermined by a lack of political vision, weak institutional capacity, and the enduring grip of vested interests, a lea...
Consumers will pay significantly more for cooking gas after Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced another round of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price hikes Sunday, the second incre...
Newly appointed Posts and Telecommunications Division Secretary Bilquis Jahan Rimi officially took charge on Sunday.Posts and Telecommunications and ICT Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam welcomed her with a...
Artificial intelligence has become a major enabler for online spammers and scammers, but tech giant Google is increasingly using the same technology to counter the threat.From fake advertisements prom...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a large consignment of narcotic syrup from a stone-laden truck that entered the country from India through the Sonamasjid land port in Chapainawabganj.The reco...
Iran has said it will not reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz to full international shipping unless the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports, escalating tensions in an already vol...
The government has increased retail prices of diesel, kerosene, octane and petrol in the country in line with the global market, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy an...
The BNP government’s biggest achievement in its first 60 days is the growing trust of the people in both the administration and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, PM's Press Secretary Abu Abdullah M Saleh...
Outlining plans to raise health sector allocation to 5 percent of GDP, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged physicians working at the grassroots to lead efforts to build an accessible, affo...
Heads of major multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to advance a value-for-money procurement approach to enhance the quality and long-term sustainability of projects financed by the insti...
Bangladesh’s decades of strong economic growth came at a cost of overlooked governance failures that eventually contributed to political upheaval, economists warned at the opening session of the 9th S...
Reiterating its desire to engage constructively, India on Friday said they are examining the request for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s extradition as part of ongoing judicial and internal lega...
The BNP has started the final selection process for nominating candidates for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, with aspirants appearing before the party’s nomination board.The no...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit on Friday said Bangladesh currently has the highest stock of refined petroleum products in its history, assuring that the gove...
Commerce Ministry Secretary Mahbubur Rahman passed away early Friday at a hospital in the capital. He was 58.He breathed his last around 6:25am while undergoing treatment at a private hospital, said M...
Bangladesh's agent banking revolution has a paradox at its heart; over the past decade, the country has built one of South Asia's most extensive agent banking networks over 21,000 outlets stretching f...
Bangladesh's capital market closed the week on a cautious note Thursday, with both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) recording marginal index gains while the majority...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md. Asaduzzaman on Thursday told Parliament that more than 40 lakh cases were pending in the subordinate courts across the country at the end of 2025.“A...
Bangladesh recorded an upward trend in remittance inflows receiving more than $1.6 billion in the first 14 days of April, with the total expected to exceed $3 billion by the end of the month.According...