August 14, 2025

Polls Roadmap to Be Announced Next Week: EC Secretary

Dhaka: Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today announced that the EC is set to reveal the election roadmap next week for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections. “We have discussed the election roadmap and we hope to gi…

Yunus’s Visit Strengthened Strategic Ties: Malaysian Minister

Dhaka: Malaysia’s home minister Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail has said Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s just concluded Kuala Lumpur visit yielded positive developments in bilateral ties, particularly in ‘strengthening strategi…

252 More Dengue Cases Reported Across Country in 24 Hours

Dhaka: A total of 252 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the past 24 hours, according to a press release issued today by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Serv…

Swiss Re Profit Rises Despite Costly Los Angeles Wildfires

Zurich: Reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported a sharp jump in net profit for the first half of the year despite the costly wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles. The group, which serves as an insurer of insurance companies, stated that its profit after tax…

UK Economy Performs Better Than Expected Despite Tariffs

London: Britain’s economy performed better than expected in the second quarter as it weathered the impact of US tariffs and a higher UK business tax, official data showed Thursday. Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent in the April-June period, the …