National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND
China has said the vision of 'Sonar Bangla' and 'Chinese Dream' today resonate deeply, opening broad prospects for cooperation between the two countries."We are confident that this vision will bring even more cooperation opportunities for Guangzhou and Bangladesh," said Liu...
National
The cost of the Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project, designed to boost Bangladesh’s export diversification and employment generation, has ballooned by nearly Tk 159 crore due to prolonged delays in implementation and rising foreign exchange costs.According to official documents subm...
National,Politics
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there is no scope to hold a referendum before the upcoming national election and urged all political parties to focus on ensuring a free and fair vote instead of creating confusion among the public.Speaking at a discussion, he also bla...
National,Business & Commerce
Barely 24 hours after raising prices by over Tk 8,000 per bhori, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced a reduction in gold prices once again.In a new decision, BAJUS has lowered the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 2,613 per bhori, setting the new rate at Tk 200,296 per bhori, effec...
BNP leader and former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon on Friday urged the government to explain why he was stopped from going abroad for medical treatment.“While travelling to Bangkok for medical treatment on Thursday morning, I came to know at the immigration counter of H...
Top leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have said they will not compromise on their demand for the ‘Shapla’ (water lily) as their electoral symbol, rejecting the Election Commission’s newly offered ‘Shapla Kali’ (water lily bud).“The Election Commission ha...
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday voiced disappointment over the widening rift among political parties regarding the proposed national referendum, terming the lack of consensus after prolonged dialogue ‘deeply frustrating’.Speaking at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the ci...
National,Healthcare
Health experts have expressed deep concern over the rising incidence of cancer in Bangladesh and other developing countries, attributing the alarming increase to unhealthy diets, sedentary lifestyles, food adulteration, and air pollution.Without changes in diet and lifestyle, cancer prevention will ...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
A student of Dhaka University (DU) has been suspended for six months for allegedly making hateful and offensive remarks about Islam, the Holy Qur’an, and the Muslim community on social media.The expelled student is Abrar Faiyaz, a student of the 2021–22 session at the Department of Compu...
National,Business & Commerce,City
The 13th Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair (BTTF) 2025, the country’s largest tourism expo, began on Thursday at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) in Dhaka.The three-day international tourism fair was organised by the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh.Lutf...
A Press Accreditation Appeal Committee has been formed to allow journalists to appeal if they are aggrieved by the decisions of the Press Accreditation Committee.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the formation of the committee through a notification, said a Press Information Dep...
The government has issued a set of directives under Section 17 of the Bangladesh Water Act, 2023, to ensure proper management of water resources in water-stressed areas across the country.The Ministry of Water Resources issued a gazette notification on Tuesday declaring certain areas as water-stress...
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday released a revised list of 119 electoral symbols, incorporating ‘Water Lily Bud’ (Shapla Koli), a symbol sought by the National Citizen Party (NCP).According to the revised schedule, 20 new symbols have been added to the list, while 16 old ones ha...
Four Superintendents of Police (SPs) have been promoted to Deputy Inspector General (DIG).The Public Security Division under the Home Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Thursday.They are-Md. Shahrier, superintendent of Anti-Terrorism unit, Mohammad Abdul Kader, superintendent of ...
National Citizen Party (NCP) chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary on Thursday urged the government to hold elections by February to save the country from a ‘civil war-like situation’. “The country is heading toward a different kind of situation. Announce elections by February....
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4 rescued a four-year-old girl, who was abducted using ‘devil breath’, from Pallabi area of Dhaka and arrested three people from Keraniganj of Dhaka on Wednesday.The arrestees were Swapan Sardar, 41, Beauty Begum, 40 and Nargis Begum, 30.Tipp...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics,Entertainment & Glomour,Art& Culture
The Ekushey Book Fair Songramme Committee on Thursday urged the government to announce by November 4 that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will be held on schedule, upholding the event’s long-standing tradition.The committee leaders at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club said writers, r...
Eight political parties, including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam on Thursday submitted separate memorandums to Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, placing a number of similar demands like arrangements for a referendum on the July National Charter 2025 in November before the 13th parliamentary e...
National,Healthcare,Politics
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called for building Bangladesh in a way where every working mother and every female student has the freedom to thrive, instead of being forced to leave work or education due to a lack of adequate childcare.In a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday, he...
National,Country, Districts
Eight students of a women’s madrasah sustained burn injuries when an electric transformer exploded near the institution in Brahmanbaria Sadar on Wednesday.The incident occurred at Darul Najat Women’s Madrasa around 3:45 pm while the students were attending classes on its fourth flo...
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