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Qualitative job creation remains elusive

Dhaka, April 6 -- In Bangladesh, the creation of high-quality jobs remains a distant dream, as the country grapples with escalating unemployment fueled by a volatile macro-economy and a shortfall in s... Read More


Fakhrul says a monster destroying our country

Dhaka, April 6 -- The main opposition party-BNP Secretary General MirzaFakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said a monster is destroying Bangladesh. "A monster with her destructive rage is destroying ever... Read More


Quader refutes speculations of 15pc VAT on Metro Rail tickets

Dhaka, April 6 -- Amidst swirling speculations regarding the imposition of a 15pc Value Added Tax (VAT) on metro rail tickets set to take effect from July 1st, Road, Transport, and Bridges Minister Ob... Read More


2 die as train rams into truck

Dhaka, April 6 -- At least two people have been killed in a collision between a goods train and a truck in Feni's Chhagalnaiya. Gateman Md Saidul, who fled after the incident, was allegedly absent wh... Read More


Ground realities of human rights in N Korea

Dhaka, April 6 -- The sufferings of the people of North Korea know no bounds. It would be wrong if I say the sufferings of North Korean people are limited within the geographical boundary of this coun... Read More


To mitigate mounting debt crisis, take steps for comprehensive reforms

Dhaka, April 6 -- Bangladesh is facing a mounting debt crisis, compelling the government to resort to continuous borrowing to meet its repayment obligations. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has ... Read More


Extramarital affair costs man his 'manhood'

Dhaka, April 6 -- The 35-year-old victim, a married man working as a readymade garment worker, went to a residential hotel with his lover in Paltan on Thursday night (April 4). A rickshaw puller brou... Read More


Jum'atul-Wida observed

Dhaka, April 6 -- The holy Jum'atul-Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country today with due solemnity and religious fervor. The biggest Jum'atul-Wida congre... Read More


EID EXODUS: Traffic slows to a crawl on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

Dhaka, April 6 -- Traffic movement was slow on a 13-kilometre stretch of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Gajaria of Munshiganj from Thursday night till around Friday noon with hundreds of thousands of... Read More


Home Minister to visit Bandarban inspecting overall situation

Dhaka, April 6 -- Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal will visit Bandarban today to inspect the overall situation there as law enforcers on Thursday rescued Sonali Bank's manager Nizam Uddin within 4... Read More