Business & Commerce
Bangladesh is emerging as a preferred destination for global apparel buyers as new US tariffs impose a significant competitive disadvantage on its main rivals, India and China.With the Trump administration levying an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian and 30 percent on Chinese goods, buyers are ...
National
UNB, Bogura: Two siblings were killed and 11 others, including two of their uncles, were severely injured in two separate road crashes in Bogura on Saturday, police said.The deceased, who died in the crash in Shajahanpur upazila, were identified as Md. Akash, 25, and his brother Md. Arif, 21.T...
Residents of Dhaka continue to suffer from a lack of basic civic amenities and Lalbagh area of Old part in the capital is one of the areas where accessing safe drinking water has become a daily struggle for locals.Women, children, and the elderly stand in long queues from dawn to dusk to colle...
A Gazipur court has granted two days' remand for each of the seven persons arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin.Md Alamgir Al Mamun, judge of the Gazipur Metropolitan Magistrate Court, issued the remand order on Saturday afternoon after police produced the accus...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said ensuring government’s accountability to people requires the establishment of democratic practices across all sectors of the country."The people of Bangladesh have many expectations from BNP. One of the most fundamental among them is to e...
National,Business & Commerce
Onion prices in Bangladesh have spiked sharply, climbing by up to Tk 15 per kilogram, a 24 percent increase, within just a week, causing financial strain to consumers.The latest surge comes amid a familiar seasonal pattern, typically seen in August and is being fuelled by adverse weather conditions,...
The government has taken multi-pronged and long-term measures to protect the country’s river and marine resources, with a key objective of ensuring sustainable fishing from the sea for future generations, said Dr Md Abdur Rouf, Director General of the Department of Fisheries (DoF).Speaking at ...
Authorities from various hospitals in Kunming have assured easier access to their medical services for Bangladeshi patients, as China wants to attract medical tourists from Bangladesh.The assurance was given during exchange of views with a 23-member delegation of Bangladeshi journalists, who conclud...
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its dedication to safeguarding the ozone layer through a strategic phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. This commitment was highlighted during a national consultation workshop held recently at the Department of En...
Rice procurement activities across the country are facing disruptions following the imposition of a 0.5% source tax on domestic rice procurement, according to an official document.The document was placed in a recent meeting of Food Planning and Monitoring Committee (FPMC) held at Bangladesh Secretar...
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan on Saturday said the decision taken last year to keep halls free from student politics will remain in force.The DU VC announced this while talking to protesting students who staged a sit-in in front of his residence early Saturday demandi...
A specialised UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) has arrived in Bangladesh to provide advanced medical care to those injured in the tragic aircraft crash at Milestone School on July 21.The nine-member medical team comprises highly experienced clinical professionals, including infectious disease spec...
Detectives in a drive arrested former Feni Zila Parishad Chairman Khairul Bashar Majumdar Tapan from his residence at Shantinagar in the capital on Friday night in a case over killing protesters near Mohipal flyover during the July movement.Tipped off, a team of DB police conducted a drive in Shanti...
Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Barishal highway was suspended on Saturday as students blocked the highway for the third consecutive day on Saturday to press home their three-point demand.The students took to the highway at Nathullabad Bus Terminal area 11:30 am, disrupting vehicular movement of Barisha...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) is preparing to hold the next national election within a short timeframe despite various challenges.He said this while speaking at a views-exchange meeting on the national election at the Commission's...
National,Politics
The government has taken a move to introduce a tougher new policy to regulate the rampant and risky movement of unregistered battery-operated three-wheelers, commonly known as electric auto-rickshaws or easy bikes across the country, including the capital.The reckless movement of these vehicles has ...
National,City
Three death row inmates at the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur attempted to escape by digging through the prison walls using improvised tools, according to prison authorities.The inmates — Shahadat Hossain of Choubaria in Tangail Sadar, Roni Mahanta of Majina area of Joypurhat,...
Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam has emphasised enhanced collaboration between Bangladesh’s Technical Training Centers (TTCs) and Australia’s Technical and Further Education (TAFE) in skill development and language training for Bangladeshi youths by sending Australian instructors to Bang...
Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s strong commitment to the BIMSTEC process and emphasised the importance of enhancing cooperation in key areas.He mentioned trade and investment, connectivity, energy, climate change, and people-to-people contacts as areas of cooperati...
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday said they "strongly and unequivocally" reject the insinuation that the interim government has been responsible for undermining freedom of expression or media independence over the past year.Alam said they remain committed to tra...
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