Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh and Russia have agreed on a currency swap that will enable them to trade directly in the taka and the ruble. Dhaka is particularly inte... Read more
UNB, Dhaka: Providing a description of what Bangladesh has been able to achieve from India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her recent visit to the neighbouring country did not end wit... Read more
Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has emphasised on establishing a forum of development, finance, economic and Foreign Ministers of South-South dialogue and explore t... Read more
BSS: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved six 6 projects with Tk 8,739.68 crore including a Taka 7,188.66 crore project to ensure speedy, safe... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 435 cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total fatalities rose to 29,335 and caseload to... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Queen Elizabeth II by placing wreath at her portrait at the British High Commission here. The Prime Minist... Read more
UNB: The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) has urged the government to reduce the fare of metro rail by 50 per cent. President of the organization Md. Shahi... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh and India have signed the first contract under $500 Line of Credit (LoC) which India finds an “important first step” in strengthening defence cooperation between... Read more
UNB: Some 11 proposals including extension of four rental power plants and import of 200,000 metric tons of rice from Myanmar received the nod of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase... Read more
Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 216 cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the new numbers, the co... Read more
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a four-day State Visit to India on September 5-8, according to a formal announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India on Th... Read more
Jacqueline O’Neill, Canada’s Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, has emphasised that diverse voices, in both Canada and Bangladesh, are needed to ensure that all people can benefit fro... Read more
Bangladesh and Brunei agreed to further explore the potentials for cooperation in the areas of food processing, ICT, ship building, tourism, infrastructure development, pharmaceuticals and j... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Chinese firm China Communication Construction Company Limited (CCCCL will be appointed as service provider for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under Karnap... Read more
Standard and Poor expects external pressure to ease in a year AKM Zamir Uddin, Dhaka: Global rating agency Standard & Poor yesterday maintained its long-held credit score for Bangladesh... Read more
UNB: The quantity of Yaba pills (a contraband drug) smuggled into Bangladesh from neighbouring Myanmar has surged by two and a half times under the current military regime compared to the am... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh and India on Thursday finalised the text of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on interim water sharing of the Kushiyara River. Both sides also welcomed finalisation of the... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) called upon the Press Council to make the amended draft of Bangladesh Press Council Act public. Along with that, TIB recomme... Read more
Share of non-concessional loans increase Rejaul Karim Byron: The World Bank Group is scaling up its lending to Bangladesh in non-concessional terms by as much as three times to prepare the c... Read more
UNB: Over 250 fishermen of Patuakhali remained missing as 16 fishing trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal amid inclement weather on Friday, said Naval police on Sunday. About 150 fishermen... Read more