Dhaka: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed condolences to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake following the loss of lives and devastation caused by ‘Cyclone Ditwah’, one of the worst weather-related disasters to hit the isla…
Dhaka: Health officials today reported 610 new cases of dengue fever, with at least two fatalities occurring in the past 24 hours. “We recorded deaths of two dengue patients in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” a spokesman of the Directorate General of …
Dhaka: Transforming Bangladesh’s traditional handicrafts sector into a sustainable and export-oriented industry requires addressing long-standing challenges, including limited access to finance, shortages of skilled labor, rising raw-material costs, a…
Dhaka: As Bangladesh heads toward its scheduled general election in February 2026, the economic outlook is cautiously optimistic. On the one hand, growth is expected to rebound: the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts around 5% GDP expansion in FY2…
Mongla: Mongla, the country’s second seaport, has celebrated 75 years of its establishment today. Mongla Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral Shaheen Rahman inaugurated the programmes of the celebration by releasing balloons in front of the main gate …
Dhaka: The Board of Directors of Bangladesh Bank (BB) today approved the license for the newly established ‘Sommilito Islami Bank PLC’. This new state-owned institution is set to become Bangladesh’s largest state-owned and Shariah-based bank based on …
Rangpur: The BRUR Students Council, a student organisation of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), organised an exceptional running competition in Rangpur today. After completing registrations, as many as 1,500 competitor students participated in …
Dhaka: A court here today ordered the seizure of tax files belonging to former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, and his wife, Afrin Taposh. Judge Md Sabbir Faiz of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judg…
Chongqing: Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Tabith Awal, alongside BFF vice president and chairman of the BFF Development Committee Md Nasser Shahrear Zahedee, motivated the Bangladesh U-17 national football team today in anticipation of…