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

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

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

With the latest disruption, production at Rampal power plant, which began commercial operation in December 2022, has halted for the eighth time. Bangladesh News Desk: Production at the Rampa... Read more

Bangladesh News Desk: The driver and a nephew of State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain had collected money from some seven people of Kurigram with promises of jobs. Upo... Read more

Bangladesh News Desk: The United Nations has reiterated its hope for “free, fair and credible elections” in Bangladesh. “I haven’t seen the letter, and I would just r... Read more

Bangladesh News Desk: A number of politicians have contested every general election in the last five decades. Some of the politicians who took part in the 1970 polls are in the race this tim... Read more

Tawfikul Islam, Dhaka: Three trains – Maitree, Mitali, and Bandhan – currently carry passengers between Bangladesh and India, and both countries have agreed to assess ways to increase trip f... Read more

Dhaka Office: Bangladesh and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the first time for bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture. The MoU was signed between th... Read more