Dhaka, Thursday


11 September 2025


New citizenship law is internal matter of India: Hasan

New citizenship law is internal matter of India: Hasan

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud today said the issue of new citizenship law is an internal affair of India and Bangladesh is watching it as a neighboring country

00:53 17 March 2024

2 more factories get LEED Gold certification

2 more factories get LEED Gold certification

Two more factories in Bangladesh have earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)

16:42 16 March 2024

Nation set to celebrate Bangabandhu’s 104th birth anniversary tomorrow

Nation set to celebrate Bangabandhu’s 104th birth anniversary tomorrow

The nation is set to celebrate the 104th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman coinciding with the National Children`s Day-2024 tomorrow in a befitting manner

16:20 16 March 2024

Sri Lanka records 2.3 pct negative GDP growth in 2023

Sri Lanka records 2.3 pct negative GDP growth in 2023

The GDP growth rate of Sri Lanka for the year 2023 was estimated as a 2.3 percent negative growth rate, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said in a statement on Friday

12:50 16 March 2024

Blinken says US working to ’bridge remaining gaps’ on Hamas-Israel deal

Blinken says US working to ’bridge remaining gaps’ on Hamas-Israel deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Washington was working "intensively" with its partners "to bridge the remaining gaps" for a deal to free hostages held by Hamas and secure a ceasefire in Gaza

06:14 16 March 2024

Eyes on Bank of Japan as unions announce wage hikes

Eyes on Bank of Japan as unions announce wage hikes

The results of key wage hike negotiations in Japan will be announced Friday, with a win for workers expected to set the stage for a hotly anticipated shift away from the central bank`s ultra-loose monetary policy

06:00 16 March 2024

Enforcement of consumers’ rights protection law stressed

Enforcement of consumers’ rights protection law stressed

Enforcement of the Consumers Rights Protection Law has become an urgent need for ensuring safe food and protecting public health from various non-communicable diseases

05:48 16 March 2024

Govt trying to free hijacked ship, its sailors: Hasan

Govt trying to free hijacked ship, its sailors: Hasan

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the government is trying to free both the hijacked Bangladeshi flagged ship MV Abdullah and its hostage sailors from the clutches of Somalian pirates as soon as possible

02:15 16 March 2024

50,000 tonnes onion to enter Bangladesh market soon: Titu

50,000 tonnes onion to enter Bangladesh market soon: Titu

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Friday said 50,000 metric tonnes (MTs) of onion from India will enter Bangladesh`s market within a short time

00:55 16 March 2024

Govt fixes prices of 29 agro products including fish-meat

Govt fixes prices of 29 agro products including fish-meat

The government has fixed logical price of 29 agricultural products including fish and meat in order to control the market price of essential goods

00:50 16 March 2024

EU’s Borrell warns coming months ’decisive’ for Ukraine war

EU’s Borrell warns coming months ’decisive’ for Ukraine war

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Thursday that the Ukraine war could be decided in the coming months, urging during a visit to Washington for allies to rush aid to Kyiv

11:40 15 March 2024

Meghan Markle launches new lifestyle brand

Meghan Markle launches new lifestyle brand

Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain`s Prince Harry, is launching a new lifestyle brand seemingly named after the couple`s oceanside California home

11:35 15 March 2024

SpaceX mega rocket makes successful test flight but lost in descent

SpaceX mega rocket makes successful test flight but lost in descent

Starship, the world`s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before during its third test launch Thursday, although it was eventually lost as it re-entered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, SpaceX said

11:32 15 March 2024

Hamas health ministry says Israeli fire kills 20 Gazans waiting for aid

Hamas health ministry says Israeli fire kills 20 Gazans waiting for aid

Gaza`s Hamas-run health ministry said early Friday that Israeli fire killed 20 people and wounded 155 waiting to receive desperately needed aid in the besieged territory, but Israel said the reports were "erroneous"

11:28 15 March 2024

Britain opens trade talks with Turkey

Britain opens trade talks with Turkey

Britain Thursday began post-Brexit trade talks with Turkey, seeking greater opportunities for its service industries

11:23 15 March 2024

IMF chief Georgieva says ’available to serve’ for second term

IMF chief Georgieva says ’available to serve’ for second term

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has told AFP she is making herself "available to serve" for a second five-year term running the Washington-based financial institution, shortly after she received the backing of European finance ministers

11:18 15 March 2024

JPMorgan fined almost $350mn for ’inadequate’ trade reporting

JPMorgan fined almost $350mn for ’inadequate’ trade reporting

US regulators unveiled fines of almost $350 million Thursday against US bank JPMorgan Chase for what they called inadequate trade reporting and surveillance

11:14 15 March 2024

Asian markets sink on rate worries as US inflation surprises

Asian markets sink on rate worries as US inflation surprises

Asian markets sank in line with Wall Street on Friday after a sharper-than-expected jump in US wholesale prices dealt a blow to hopes for interest rate cuts

11:08 15 March 2024

World oil demand grows amid Red Sea shipping disruptions: IEA

World oil demand grows amid Red Sea shipping disruptions: IEA

Global oil demand is forecast to grow more than expected due to a brighter US economic outlook and rising fuel needs of ships rerouted away from the Red Sea, the International Energy Agency said Thursday

11:04 15 March 2024

OpenAI partners with Le Monde and Prisa Media

OpenAI partners with Le Monde and Prisa Media

OpenAI on Wednesday announced partnerships with French daily Le Monde and Spanish conglomerate Prisa Media, saying it intends to develop news-related uses of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool

01:26 15 March 2024

1.78m children engage in child labour: BBS

1.78m children engage in child labour: BBS

There are some 3.54 million working children aged 5-17 in Bangladesh with 1.76 million not in child labour and 1.78 million in child labour, including 1.07 million in hazardous child labour, according to the National Child Labour Survey 2022

01:23 15 March 2024

Russia keen to have direct air connectivity with Bangladesh

Russia keen to have direct air connectivity with Bangladesh

Russia on Thursday showed keen interest in establishing direct air-connectivity between Dhaka and Moscow to enhance people-to-people ties between the two friendly countries

01:17 15 March 2024

Vietnam’s GDP to reach nearly 470 bln USD in 2024: IMF

Vietnam’s GDP to reach nearly 470 bln USD in 2024: IMF

Vietnam`s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to reach about 469.7 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2024, ranking the fifth in Southeast Asia, Vietnam News reported Thursday, citing the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

01:12 15 March 2024

EPA, PPED to help improving business environment in Bangladesh: Japanese envoy

EPA, PPED to help improving business environment in Bangladesh: Japanese envoy

Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori said launching of negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Public Private Economic Dialogues (PPED) between the Japanese government and the government of Bangladesh are the two vehicles to move forward to improving the business environment in the years to come

01:08 15 March 2024