Dhaka, Monday


15 September 2025


Israelis and Palestinians end dark year, with no end in sight to war

Israelis and Palestinians end dark year, with no end in sight to war

Israelis and Palestinians end a dark year on Sunday, with no end in sight to the deadliest military offensive on Gaza, triggered by Hamas` bloodiest attack on Israel

15:32 31 December 2023

China factory activity decline deepens in Dec

China factory activity decline deepens in Dec

China`s factory activity decline deepened in December, official data showed Sunday, as Beijing rounded off a year marked by its stuttering economic recovery from the pandemic

15:26 31 December 2023

Govt wants to establish international standard education system: PM

Govt wants to establish international standard education system: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sumday said that her government wants to form an international standard education system in Bangladesh following the curriculum of world-renowned educational institutions

15:23 31 December 2023

Rebuild trust, restore hope in 2024: UN chief’s call

Rebuild trust, restore hope in 2024: UN chief’s call

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global unity to make 2024 a year for “building trust and hope” following the immense suffering, violence, and climate chaos that characterized 2023

00:00 31 December 2023

Sugarcane crushing begins at Joypurhat Sugar Mills

Sugarcane crushing begins at Joypurhat Sugar Mills

Sugarcane crushing at Joypurhat Sugar Mills began on Saturday with a target of producing 2,170 tonnes of sugar by crushing 35,000 tonnes of sugarcane during the current 2023-24 season.

23:25 30 December 2023

Chinese appetite for Australian barley is back

Chinese appetite for Australian barley is back

Three years after steep Chinese tariffs halted imports of Australian barley as tensions between the two countries ratcheted higher, the grain is once again flowing freely

23:17 30 December 2023

70% of Bangladesh’s economic achievements come in last 15 years

70% of Bangladesh’s economic achievements come in last 15 years

Seventy percent of the economic development or economic growth in independent Bangladesh has been achieved over the last 15 years thanks to the socio-economic and political stability of the Awami League government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

23:13 30 December 2023

Elections must be fair at any cost: CEC

Elections must be fair at any cost: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Saturday vowed that the 12th Jatiya Sangsad elections must be free and fair at any cost

23:05 30 December 2023

BGMEA president seeks media support in changing narrative of RMG industry

BGMEA president seeks media support in changing narrative of RMG industry

Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has emphasized the pivotal role of the media in reshaping the global perception of Bangladesh`s garment industry

22:55 30 December 2023

Walton bags SAFA Overall Winner, Gold Award

Walton bags SAFA Overall Winner, Gold Award

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, a prominent electronics company in Bangladesh, has been honored with two prestigious awards – the Overall Winner and Gold Award – by the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for its outstandingly presented Annual Report-2022

17:16 30 December 2023

Bangladesh per capita income witnesses exponential growth in AL era

Bangladesh per capita income witnesses exponential growth in AL era

From the rubbles of an war-ravaged country, Bangladesh`s per capita income (nominal) has now shoot up to $2,793 in 2023 after beginning with a mere $91 in 1972 just after independence weathering various odds and difficulties thanks to the prudent macroeconomic policies of the Awami League government

17:07 30 December 2023

Speakers for further Biman service improvement to boost business

Speakers for further Biman service improvement to boost business

Speakers at the stakeholders meeting on National Integrity Strategy (NIS) of Biman Bangladesh Airline have underlined the need for further improving quality and customer-oriented services to boost business and sustain

15:11 30 December 2023

Give befitting reply to election foiling attempt through votes: PM

Give befitting reply to election foiling attempt through votes: PM

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the countrymen will give a befitting reply with votes to the local and foreign conspiracies being hatched to bring third party to power to disrupt January 7 election

14:48 30 December 2023

AL govt to create one crore jobs if elected again: Quader

AL govt to create one crore jobs if elected again: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said if their party is elected in the upcoming 12th national elections, it will create employment opportunities for one crore people in the next five years

01:55 29 December 2023

Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns civilians face ’grave peril’

Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns civilians face ’grave peril’

Israeli forces heavily bombed the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as the centre of fierce combat moves steadily south where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering

01:49 29 December 2023

Nearly 180 foreign observers from 35 countries apply to monitor polls

Nearly 180 foreign observers from 35 countries apply to monitor polls

Around 180 foreign observers from 35 countries have applied to the Election Commission to monitor the upcoming national election to be held on January 7 next, said foreign ministry`s Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin on Thursday

01:41 29 December 2023

Argentines protest Milei’s economic reforms

Argentines protest Milei’s economic reforms

Thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday, clashing with police as they protested a decree of sweeping economic reform and deregulation published by President Javier Milei

01:38 29 December 2023

Kurdistan-Bangladesh Business Council chief meets BGMEA president

Kurdistan-Bangladesh Business Council chief meets BGMEA president

Having secured a solid standing in the world, Bangladesh considers diversifying markets as a key strategy for its apparel industry to pursue sustainable growth

01:34 29 December 2023

Media should play objective role in election reporting: CEC

Media should play objective role in election reporting: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said that the mass media should play an objective role in publishing reports on the upcoming 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections

22:12 28 December 2023

PM asks AL men to go door-to-door seeking vote for ’boat’

PM asks AL men to go door-to-door seeking vote for ’boat’

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked her party men to go door to door with their election manifesto to convince the people to vote for `boat` as only her party can continue the country`s journey towards advancement and prosperity

22:07 28 December 2023

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 21,110

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 21,110

The health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said Wednesday at least 21,110 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since the war with Israel erupted on October 7

00:38 28 December 2023

Multipurpose Bay Terminal construction to start in mid-2024- CPA Chairman

Multipurpose Bay Terminal construction to start in mid-2024- CPA Chairman

Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail on Wednesday said that the construction of the Multipurpose Bay Terminal is expected to start in the middle of next year.

00:34 28 December 2023

Household’s income doubled in 6 years: BBS

Household’s income doubled in 6 years: BBS

Data from the latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) has revealed that household`s income has increased in the country while poverty and extreme poverty rates have declined throughout the nation

00:30 28 December 2023

ICAB elects its new president, vice presidents for 2024

ICAB elects its new president, vice presidents for 2024

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) has elected Mohammed Forkan Uddin as president while MBM Lutful Hadee, Maria Howlader and Md. Johirul Islam as vice presidents of the Institute for the year 2024

00:20 28 December 2023