Dhaka, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
The government is placing the highest priority on rapidly exploring and utilising the country's own energy resources to address the global fuel crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle E...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday told Parliament that the government has specific plans to explore alternative labour markets in the context of recent instability in Iran and across the Midd...
Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Wednesday said the development of the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME) sector is synonymous with the cou...
Russia has signalled readiness to offset any global oil supply disruptions triggered by escalating tensions in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov saying Moscow can support China and...
Warning that the energy crisis has already taken a toll on Bangladesh’s economy, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday sought a US$2 billion fund from development partners to help overcome the cr...
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj on Wednesday said students and parents are extremely delighted as the primary scholarship examination has been reinstated after a prolonged s...
Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Wednesday said the BNP government has a proven political history of navigating global crises while simultaneously deliverin...
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Wednesday raised the price of gold by Tk 2,216 per bhori, setting the new rate for 22-carat gold at Tk 2,50,193 per bhori, effective immediately.In a mo...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday reaffirmed that the July National Charter – as signed by political parties – will be implemented in full, warning that attempts to create instability over the...
Bangladesh got the USA permission on Saturday to import Russian oil up to a certain period to ease the energy crisis, highly-placed sources said.The Treasury Department of the USA communicated the pos...
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its global growth forecast, warning that the ongoing Iran war has disrupted economic momentum and is likely to push inflation higher worldwide.In its...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said the government has launched the Farmers’ Card scheme with the goal of making farmers self-reliant and prosperous.“The goal of the current elected governme...
At least seven people were killed and six others injured after a rice-laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla district early Tuesday.T...
Pahela Baishakh was welcomed in a colourful and festive atmosphere as the traditional Baishakhi Shobhajatra brought out from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka drew crowds of enthusiastic p...
The Treasury Department of the USA is likely to impart a positive decision on Bangladesh’s proposal on import of Russian oil this week as the six-week war in the middle-east deepens energy crisis, sou...
Bangladesh is now forced to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) at nearly double the earlier price and crude oil at sharply higher rates due to volatility in the global energy market triggered by the...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Monday placed a set of proposals for the national budget for FY2026–27, urging tax reforms, financial sector modernization and large-scale infrastr...
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of Norway-based telecom company Telenor Group Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday.The meeting was held at the Prime Minist...
Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday.The price of U.S. crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel and Brent crude oil, the int...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday disclosed that City Bank PLC has recommended a total 30 percent dividend for the year ended December 31, 2025, comprising 15 percent cash and 15 percent stock.The...