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'Employment key to nation's progress'

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Md Raihan Kabir has said that employment is the key to a nation's progress. He noted that the RAISE Project of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundatio... Read More


'Ex-governor's disciple Ashraful behind looting'

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Although the country was swept by change after the fall of the fascist government in the historic mass uprising of the students in July-August, the syndicates of the past are st... Read More


Pry edu to be reformed using Japanese idea

Bangladesh, June 25 -- State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj on Wednesday said the government has taken extensive reform initiatives to make Bangladesh's primary education system ... Read More


Govt's decisions threaten economy

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government's "wrong and shortsighted" decisions have... Read More


DEMU trains lie abandoned at Kamalapur

Bangladesh, June 25 -- The Diesel Electric Multiple Unit trains, introduced with much publicity during the tenure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, are now lying abandoned at Kamalapur Railway S... Read More


Australia, UNICEF ink $11.4m deal for Rohingyas

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Australia has committed US$11.4 million (AUD16 million) in multi-year funding to UNICEF to sustain life-saving support for Rohingya children and host communities in Bangladesh a... Read More


'Govt targets job-led economy'

Bangladesh, June 25 -- The government's aims to transform Bangladesh into a more investment-friendly and employment-oriented economy, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said. "To achieve this... Read More


Navana's Sajedul gets bail hours after arrest

Bangladesh, June 25 -- ur Court granted bail to Sajedul and three other accused after they appeared before the court and filed bail petitions, court sources said. According to case-related sources, t... Read More


Taka-Rufiyaa settlement under discussion

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Bangladesh and the Maldives have discussed the possibility of introducing a direct financial transaction mechanism between the Maldivian Rufiyaa and the Bangladeshi Taka to faci... Read More


External liabilities reach $78.22b

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Bangladesh is facing growing challenges in managing its external debt as access to highly concessional foreign loans declines and repayment obligations continue to rise. Against... Read More