Dhaka, Friday


12 September 2025


BB to develop policy to merge banks

BB to develop policy to merge banks

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will develop a policy to merge banks to ensure the best financial governance

00:10 5 March 2024

PM reiterates dignified return of Rohingyas to Myanmar

PM reiterates dignified return of Rohingyas to Myanmar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated that the forcibly displaced Rohingyas must be returned to their own country, Myanmar in a dignified manner

00:02 5 March 2024

BGB being equipped with smart technology to protect frontiers: PM

BGB being equipped with smart technology to protect frontiers: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said BGB has been equipped with state-of-the-art technology to ensure foolproof security at the frontiers and tackle transnational crimes

16:44 4 March 2024

US vice president calls for ’immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza

US vice president calls for ’immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza

US Vice President Kamala Harris called Sunday for a proposed six-week ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war to be accepted, while criticizing Israel over insufficient aid deliveries into Gaza

12:47 4 March 2024

Several countries extend oil cuts to boost prices

Several countries extend oil cuts to boost prices

Moscow, Riyadh and several other OPEC+ members on Sunday announced extensions to oil production cuts first announced in 2023 as part of an agreement among oil producers to boost prices following economic uncertainty

12:41 4 March 2024

BGB being equipped with smart technology to protect frontiers: PM

BGB being equipped with smart technology to protect frontiers: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said BGB has been equipped with state-of-the-art technology to ensure foolproof security at the frontiers and tackle transnational crimes

12:29 4 March 2024

Sri Lanka focused on series just putting aside past rivalry: Silverwood

Sri Lanka focused on series just putting aside past rivalry: Silverwood

Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood wants his side to be focused on the series only against Bangladesh, keeping the past bitter rivalry aside as he believes this series would help them prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup

00:40 4 March 2024

Samanta seeks cooperation of DCs to shut down unauthorized health centres

Samanta seeks cooperation of DCs to shut down unauthorized health centres

Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor Dr Samanta Lal Sen today sought the cooperation of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to shut down illegally-run healthcare facilities at the district level

00:33 4 March 2024

Death toll soars to 39 due to spell cold in Afghanistan

Death toll soars to 39 due to spell cold in Afghanistan

The death toll from freezing weather and snowfall in the chilly winter has reached 39 in Afghanistan as spell cold continues in parts of the country, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday

00:25 4 March 2024

Bagdad Sharif’s Motwalli invites PM to perform jiarat at Shrine of Boro Pir

Bagdad Sharif’s Motwalli invites PM to perform jiarat at Shrine of Boro Pir

Iraq’s Bagdad Sharif’s Motwalli Hazrat Sheikh Khalid Abdul Quader Monsoor Al Jilani (R) today invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to perform jiarat at the Shrine of Boro Pir Abdul Quader Jilani (R)

00:22 4 March 2024

Govt tries to create $5 billion fund for export-oriented industry: Titu

Govt tries to create $5 billion fund for export-oriented industry: Titu

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said the government is trying to create a US$5 billion fund for the country`s export-oriented industry

00:13 4 March 2024

Mahmud for increasing trade, initiating contract farming with Turkey

Mahmud for increasing trade, initiating contract farming with Turkey

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday expressed Dhaka`s keen interest to increase bilateral trade by diversifying commodities with Ankara as well as proposed contract farming between Bangladesh and Turkey

00:09 4 March 2024

Govt to adjust fuel price downward from current month: Nasrul

Govt to adjust fuel price downward from current month: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Sunday said the government will adjust fuel prices every month from the current month based on fuel prices in the global market

00:04 4 March 2024

Shehbaz Sharif voted in as Pakistan’s prime minister for second time

Shehbaz Sharif voted in as Pakistan’s prime minister for second time

Shehbaz Sharif was voted in on Sunday as Pakistan`s prime minister for a second time, presiding over a shaky alliance that has shut out followers of jailed opposition leader Imran Khan

23:56 3 March 2024

Customers offered a maximum of Tk10 lakh cashback on purchases of Marcel products

Customers offered a maximum of Tk10 lakh cashback on purchases of Marcel products

Ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, Marcel, a prominent electronics brand in Bangladesh, has launched its 'Digital Campaign Season-20,' promising enticing benefits for customers who purchase its products.

During the campaign, customers

23:50 3 March 2024

Remittance hits eight-month high

Remittance hits eight-month high

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $ 2.16 billion remittances during the month of February which is the highest in the past eight months

23:26 3 March 2024

Hasan calls for united voice to stop ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Hasan calls for united voice to stop ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has called for raising united global voices to stop Israel from committing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza

19:00 3 March 2024

BGMEA unveils study report on fibre diversification in apparel industry

BGMEA unveils study report on fibre diversification in apparel industry

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has released a pioneering study report titled "Beyond Cotton: A Strategic Blueprint for Fibre Diversification in Bangladesh Apparel Industry

18:56 3 March 2024

Country’s economy is improving: Finance Minister

Country’s economy is improving: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Sunday said that the country’s economy is now improving while the people of the country are doing fine and in good condition

18:53 3 March 2024

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

The country`s both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – on Sunday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities

18:50 3 March 2024

PM asks for ensuring building codes, actions against food stocking

PM asks for ensuring building codes, actions against food stocking

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked all concerned particularly the field level administration to ensure maintaining building codes and actions against food stockpiling across the country

18:47 3 March 2024

UK singer-songwriter Raye sweeps Brit Awards

UK singer-songwriter Raye sweeps Brit Awards

Rising star Raye on Saturday swept the UK`s top music awards, setting a record for winning the most prizes in a single year

13:27 3 March 2024

SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather

SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather

A planned launch on Saturday of a mission to take three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station was scrubbed due to poor weather

13:21 3 March 2024

Israel on board with Gaza peace deal, as US airdrops begin

Israel on board with Gaza peace deal, as US airdrops begin

Israel has broadly accepted a ceasefire deal with Hamas, a senior US official said Saturday, as the first American airdrops of humanitarian aid were carried out over war-ravaged Gaza

13:15 3 March 2024