Dhaka, Thursday


02 May 2024


BB now makes banking diploma compulsory for promotion in NBFIs

BB now makes banking diploma compulsory for promotion in NBFIs

The decision will be effective from next year

19:21 22 February 2023

No scope to assume power by lobbying foreigners: PM

No scope to assume power by lobbying foreigners: PM

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the countrymen to boycott the parties formed illegally by military dictators and remain vigilant against them

19:11 22 February 2023

Japan, UNHCR ink $4.5mn agreement to back Rohingya in Bangladesh

Japan, UNHCR ink $4.5mn agreement to back Rohingya in Bangladesh

The government of Japan and UNHCR have signed an agreement for the protection and assistance of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

19:02 22 February 2023

Dhaka stocks end flat, turnover sinks further

Dhaka stocks end flat, turnover sinks further

Shares of the 308 issues were traded on the day, of which 36 closed in green, 1250 in red and 152 showed no price movement

18:11 22 February 2023

7 new Covid cases with zero death recorded in last 24hrs

7 new Covid cases with zero death recorded in last 24hrs

The health authorities recorded a total of seven new cases of coronavirus with no related death in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning

18:04 22 February 2023

PM Hasina satisfied with airport underpass project: Spokesperson

PM Hasina satisfied with airport underpass project: Spokesperson

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the planned construction of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Pedestrian Underpass is going to be a landmark achievement of the country

17:53 22 February 2023

Govt to procure 1.60cr litres of soybean oil, 60,000 tonnes of fertiliser

Govt to procure 1.60cr litres of soybean oil, 60,000 tonnes of fertiliser

The approval came from the 7th meeting of the CCGP of the current year

16:50 22 February 2023

Bengal Commercial Bank opens Satmasjid Road Branch at Dhanmondi

Bengal Commercial Bank opens Satmasjid Road Branch at Dhanmondi

Bengal Commercial Bank (BGCB) officially opened its 18th Branch at Satmasjid Road in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on February 19

16:46 22 February 2023

Private chambers at public hospitals from early March

Private chambers at public hospitals from early March

The system will be introduced at 83 hospitals in early March and other public hospitals across the country by August 31

16:33 22 February 2023

Nayeb-e-Amir of Jama’atul Ansar arrested in Dhaka

Nayeb-e-Amir of Jama’atul Ansar arrested in Dhaka

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) claimed to have arrested Nayeb-e-Amir of militant group Jama`atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya from Sayedabad area of Dhaka

16:02 22 February 2023

17 invasive plant species identified in 5 protected areas: Minister

17 invasive plant species identified in 5 protected areas: Minister

Bangladesh National Herbarium has identified 17 foreign invasive plant species harmful to Bangladesh under the Sustainable Forest and Livelihood Project of the Forest Department, seven of which are major, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin

15:11 22 February 2023

Somali security forces end al-Shabab siege that killed 10

Somali security forces end al-Shabab siege that killed 10

Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10 people and wounded three others at a home in the capital, Mogadishu

14:40 22 February 2023

Biden to meet eastern flank NATO leaders amid Russia worries

Biden to meet eastern flank NATO leaders amid Russia worries

President Joe Biden is wrapping up his whirlwind, four-day visit to Poland and Ukraine by reassuring eastern flank NATO allies that his administration is highly attuned to the looming threats and other impacts spurred by the grinding Russian invasion of Ukraine

14:32 22 February 2023

Covid-19, meningitis, seasonal influensa vaccines must for hajj performers

Covid-19, meningitis, seasonal influensa vaccines must for hajj performers

The Saudi government has made vaccines for Covid-19, meningitis and seasonal influenza mandatory for the people to perform Hajj this year to avoid any health risks

13:46 22 February 2023

By-polls to Ctg-8 constituency on April 27

By-polls to Ctg-8 constituency on April 27

The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for the by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency, to be held on April 27

13:10 22 February 2023

How ASML became Europe’s most valuable tech firm

How ASML became Europe’s most valuable tech firm

From the outside it looks like an ordinary corporate building, lots of glass and steel, but this factory in the south of the Netherlands belongs to ASML, and the machines made there are anything but ordinary

12:15 22 February 2023

Anger over parole for Indian guru jailed for rape

Anger over parole for Indian guru jailed for rape

Last week, a video of a controversial religious guru, who is serving long jail sentences for rape and murder, went viral in India

12:00 22 February 2023

Gas explosions kill 82 in 3 years in Narayanganj: Police, fire service

Gas explosions kill 82 in 3 years in Narayanganj: Police, fire service

At least 82 people died in gas explosion-related fires in Narayanganj over the last three years, according to police and fire service. This excludes the number of victims of such fire incidents who died while receiving treatment

11:49 22 February 2023

North Korea food crisis looms behind displays of military prowess

North Korea food crisis looms behind displays of military prowess

The country is no stranger to chronic food shortages, but border controls, poor weather and sanctions have worsened the situation in recent years

11:30 22 February 2023

Iran sentences German-Iranian dissident to death

Iran sentences German-Iranian dissident to death

A court in Iran has sentenced German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd to death on the charge of “corruption on Earth”, the judiciary has said

11:15 22 February 2023

Fire in Ctg’s Andarkilla area leaves one dead

Fire in Ctg’s Andarkilla area leaves one dead

A man was burnt to death and another sustained injuries as fire broke out in a lathe machine shop at Andarkilla area of Chattogram city

11:03 22 February 2023

Real Madrid routs Liverpool 5-2 in CL stunner at Anfield

Real Madrid routs Liverpool 5-2 in CL stunner at Anfield

While both Real Madrid and Liverpool are rightly considered Champions League royalty, there can only be one king

10:45 22 February 2023

Fears, questions about N Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal

Fears, questions about N Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal

North Korea’s latest missile launches are a demonstration of the country’s avowed ability to use nuclear force against South Korea and the mainland U.S. How immediate is that threat

10:45 22 February 2023

Musk’s Tesla pay package under scrutiny in Delaware court

Musk’s Tesla pay package under scrutiny in Delaware court

Attorneys for a Tesla shareholder urged a Delaware judge on Tuesday to invalidate a 2018 compensation package awarded by the company’s board of directors to CEO Elon Musk that is potentially worth more than $55 billion

10:15 22 February 2023