Bishkek: Celebrated Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has received the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the second time at a formal ceremony held at the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Monday. …
Dhaka: Police have arrested 22 leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organizations from various parts of Dhaka for allegedly attempting to disrupt law and order through unauthorized processions. Detective Branch (DB) Deputy…
Dhaka: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed announced today that the interim government is strategically procuring LNG from multiple international sources, including the USA, China, and Saudi Arabia, after a thorough comparison of global prices. This a…
Dhaka: The Technical Committee for the NCL T20 has announced the postponement of the matches today due to the inclement weather prevailing across the country. Updates regarding the resumption of the tournament will be provided in due course, a member …
Sitakunda: Eight workers sustained burn injuries in an explosion while dismantling a scrapped oil tanker at a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda upazila this afternoon. The blast occurred around 1 pm at the Ziri Subeder Ship Breaking Yard in Phultala area…
Dhaka: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today emphasized the necessity for Bangladesh to achieve real, tangible progress and opportunities for its citizens before it can fully benefit from graduating from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) categ…
Dhaka: The board of Bangladesh Bank (BB) has approved a plan to merge five financially troubled Islamic banks and appoint administrators to oversee the process. The approval came at a special board meeting today, chaired by BB Governor Dr Ahsan H Mans…
Dhaka: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva today praised the leadership of Professor Muhammad Yunus, crediting him for Bangladesh’s remarkable economic turnaround since assuming office as Chief Adviser of the inter…
Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against the former chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), retired major general M Siddiqur Rahman, on charges of illegally amassing assets worth Tk.36.15 crore.
According to …