Dhaka: The government has announced an ambitious target to increase the number of green-certified ship recycling yards in Bangladesh to over 100, revealed Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir. Currently, the country has around 31 …
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 57.8 in July, indicating a strengthening economy driven by a manufacturing rebound that coincided with the strongest monthly export earnings in nearly a year, as revealed in a study unveiled…
Dhaka: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has successfully hosted the 2nd Diplomatic Indoor Games 2026 at International School Dhaka (ISD), uniting diplomats, international organisation representatives, and government officials through sports dipl…
Dhaka: Seven shops were gutted in a fire at Nimgachi Bazar in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj early Monday. The fire broke out at the intersection of three roads in the market in the early hours and quickly spread to nearby shops, locals said. They said …
Dhaka: U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asia and its Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, announced that Bangladesh has committed billions of dollars to purchasing additional Boeing aircraft from the United States. This commitment stems from a new…
Dhaka: BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday expressed his commitment to repay the people’s love by establishing an accountable state. In his message marking the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), h…
Dhaka: A meeting of the Cabinet began at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting started around 5:30pm at the Cabinet Room of the Secretariat, according to a press release issued by the Prime M…
Dhaka: A tribunal in Jamalpur on Monday sentenced three individuals to death for violating a woman in 2024. Judge Abdur Rahim of the Jamalpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 delivered the verdict.
According to United News of Bang…
Dhaka: Speakers at a national seminar on transboundary water issues have stressed the need for Bangladesh to pursue water diplomacy and management based on national interest, scientific evidence, fairness, and long-term planning. They emphasized the i…