Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia are working on establishing a new Arabic language institute in Dhaka, the Saudi envoy of Bangladesh said. “This will be one aspect of the many areas of coop... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: By-polls to mayoral post in Cumilla City Corporation (CuCC) and elections to Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) will be held on 9 March. Polls and by-polls to 231 munici... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Benapole border area in Jashore early Monday. The deceased was ide... Read more
Dhaka Office: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has said the government is willing to work with the British government for the development of the botani... Read more
Dhaka Office: Bangladesh on Monday recorded one Covid-19 death while it reported 30 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 5.14 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 584 samples... Read more
BSS, Dhaka: Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akter today said that the government will provide smart cards to 2.27 crore farmers, aiming to promptly reach them with incentives and other services... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Discussing the issues plaguing the startup sector, stakeholders said startups can significantly contribute to vitalise the economy with innovative business ideas and us... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Following the national elections, which the US termed “not free and fair,” the State Department’s Spokesperson Matthew Miller has urged Bangladesh to... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: The 12th parliamentary election has been a one-sided and staged to look competitive one, Transparency International Bangladesh has said. The organisation also said the... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: The interest rate of treasury bills in Bangladesh has spiked in recent months, indicating that the lending rates will rise further in the days ahead. The yield of treas... Read more
Diplomatic Correspondent, Dhaka: Foreign envoys in Dhaka have asked the election commission (EC) whether any pressure is being created on the voters to go to the polling stations to cast the... Read more
Dhaka office: The United Nations is closely watching the election process of Bangladesh and it hopes the election is transparent one. The UN Secretary-General’s associate spokesperson Floren... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: A total of 92.83 per cent of the Awami League candidates contesting in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election are millionaires. The average annual income of 265 candidates of... Read more
Dhaka office: As many as 512 people were killed and 793 injured in 517 road accidents across Bangladesh in December, according to data compiled by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF). The misha... Read more
Diplomatic Correspondent, Dhaka: Russian ambassador to Dhaka Alexander Mantytskiy has said that Russia is not in any contest with the US or the West to spread influence in Bangladesh. He mad... Read more
While the combined foreign loan of low- and middle-income countries worldwide saw a decline of 3.4% last year, Bangladesh’s loan surged by more than 6.5%. At the same time, over the course o... Read more
The revision was due to moderate growth in exports and manufacturing amid an economic slowdown in major export markets, power and energy shortages, and continued high inflation The Asian Dev... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: The nation celebrated Victory Day 2023 on Saturday, the most joyous December 16th when the country was born against the supreme sacrifice of three million martyrs and t... Read more
The Election Commission is planning to deploy the armed forces for 13 days from December 29 to January 10, said sources. The 12th national election is scheduled to be held on January 7. They... Read more
Rashad Ahamad, Dhaka: Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Md Atiqul Islam is accused of abusing his position to help a number of private organisations connected to him, his family, or close a... Read more
