Dhaka, Friday, Sep 11, 2026
A powerful heat wave is expected to grip much of the central and eastern United States this week, bringing dangerously high temperatures to several cities hosting FIFA World Cup knockout matches and r...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed banks to maintain the average gap between loan and deposit interest rates within a specific limit, setting the maximum interest rate spread at 4 percent. Bangladesh...
Bangladesh's remittance inflows crossed the US $35.34 billion mark in the concluding fiscal year FY2025–26, registering a robust double-digit annual growth, according to the latest data from Banglades...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday proposed raising the income tax-free threshold for individual taxpayers over the next five fiscal years and urged the Finance Minister to withdraw several contr...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman on Monday urged the government to take visible and effective steps to bring back public assets laundered abroad and the culprits sayi...
Malaysia is set to unveil a next-generation international passport equipped with 94 advanced security features, nearly doubling the protection offered by the current version as part of the government'...
Concerns have been raised over the Malaysian government's reported move to revive the Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform (TURAP), with critics warning that the initiative could create another pri...
Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch has spoken out in support of Afghan women, saying every girl deserves the right to education, freedom and the opportunity to shape her own future.In a recent Instagram...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged Banglalink authorities to take steps to make smartphones more affordable and consider reducing internet prices further so that digital services become acc...
A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating ear...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday questioned Jamaat-e-Islami's claim of being an Islamic political party, saying its election manifesto contains nothing about establishing Shariah rule.“There i...
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain on Sunday criticised opposition Jamaat lawmakers for defending Ad-din hospital, saying it’s license was suspended due to utter negligence that led the death...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday sentenced three former police officers, including ex-Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Habibur Rahman, to death in a case filed over cri...
Malaysia is moving towards introducing new policy measures to address its long-standing labour shortage across various sectors, with Bangladesh emerging as a likely priority source country for foreign...
Kuwait and Bahrain said Sunday that Iran launched drones and missiles toward their territories overnight following fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iranian military targets.The latest exchange of attacks in t...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday told Parliament that his recent visits to Malaysia and China were guided solely by the interests of Bangladesh and its people, saying any achievements from th...
World Bank on Saturday approved $1.1 billion for two projects to help Bangladesh mitigate the price and supply volatility in the global fertiliser and fuel markets, sustain food security, and en...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first overseas tour since assuming office has yielded a series of diplomatic, economic and strategic gains for Bangladesh, with his back-to-back visits to Malaysia and...
Trading in the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of BEXIMCO Pharmaceuticals PLC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has resumed from June 26, after the bourse lifted its trading suspension following co...
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) on Saturday raised the price of gold in the domestic market by Tk 5,482 per bhori, ending a brief two-round decline, and fixed the new retail price of 22-carat...