National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
The defaulted loans of the banking sector surged to Tk5.31 lakh crore, of which approximately 1,200 defaulting business entities have appealed to the central bank for special consideration for loan rescheduling.Bangladesh's banking sector is grappling with a dramatic surge in defaulted loans, a ...
National,Politics,Resources
Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam on Tuesday encouraged Romania for the resumption of labour recruitment from Bangladesh, stressing the need for finding ways to deepen the engagement in potential areas.He also suggested academic collaboration through joint scholarships, recognition of degrees and aca...
National
As the world observes Global Tiger Day on Tuesday, forest officials and conservationists in Bangladesh have expressed cautious optimism over a gradual rise in the number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans.According to the Forest Department, the number of tigers in the Bangladesh part of the Su...
National,World,Politics,Art& Culture
The High Commission of India in Dhaka hosted a send-off ceremony on Monday in the High Commission premises to bid farewell to the students selected for the prestigious Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarships for 2025.This year, nearly 550 students have been selected from all over B...
National,Politics
Highlighting the importance of a comprehensive investigation, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said China would help Bangladesh investigate the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area on July 21.Responding to a qu...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics
The government has turned down a proposal of the Bangladesh Army to hand over 54.99 acres of land of closed Jalil Textile Mills for expanding Bangladesh Ordnance Factory at a token price.“We will hand over the land, but not in lieu of a token price,” Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed s...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
The elections to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and the hall unions will be held on 9 September.Chief Returning Officer Prof Mohammad Jasim Uddin made the announcement during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at the conference room of the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Sen...
Bangladesh and Pakistan have expressed deep concern over the ongoing Israeli aggression and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Palestine, reiterating their unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause.The message was conveyed during a meeting between Pakistan’s Depu...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said China supports Bangladesh’s interim government in its governance and backs the country’s efforts to hold the general election smoothly and successfully, and pursue a development path that suits its national conditions."Banglad...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said reforms and structural changes in the State must lead to real improvements in public life, especially for children.“We want a change in the state structure and we want reforms. But if these reforms and changes don’t help e...
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) on Tuesday started its 21st session of second-round dialogues with political parties to reach decisions on several important reform issues.The session began at 11:30am at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital with NCC vice chair Prof Ali Riaz presiding.In...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
UNB, Rangamati: Members of the Bangladesh Army have raided a hideout of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) in a remote hilly area of Baghaichhari upazila in Rangamati.The operation was carried out on Tuesday, according to a media release from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)...
National,Front Page
Bangladesh’s banking sector is now witnessing a reversal in deposit growth, as total deposits shrink in the wake of widespread corruption and soaring loan defaults in several banks, according to the latest report from the Bangladesh Bank.The report says the total amount of deposits in the bank...
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday warned that curtailing the control of the executive branch would disrupt the balance of power in governance.He, however, said his party is participating in the ongoing consensus dialogue to make sure that autocracy never returns to Bangladesh ...
National,Back Page
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said he was left ‘deeply saddened’ after learning about the recent arrest of five coordinators of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) on charges of extortion.“When I saw it in the newspaper, I felt as if I had turned blu...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Monday demanded a transparent, merit-based and impartial Public Service Commission (PSC) to keep ‘authoritarian ghosts’ at bay from the country’s bureaucracy.“We want a PSC that is transparent, m...
The number of active farmers in Bangladesh is rapidly declining, sparking concern among experts and policymakers over the country’s future food security, rural economy, and sustainable development.Although Bangladesh is on course for Middle Income Country status by 2021, agriculture remains th...
City
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 78 this year.The fatalities occurred in the Barishal and Chattogram divisions, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)....
Continuous rain triggered by an active monsoon has disrupted normal life in Dhaka, causing severe inconvenience to commuters in the capital.The rain which began on Sunday evening continued till Monday morning, causing waterlogging in several low-lying areas.Office-goers and other city dwellers strug...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has invited Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) to be held in Riyadh on October 27-30, 2025.Saudi Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Abdullah Zafer bin Abiyah handed over the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince an...
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