Dhaka, April 26 -- The government has begun borrowing from banks by printing money even though inflation remains above 8 percent, says Ashikur Rahman, chief economist at the Policy Research Institute ... Read More
Dhaka, April 26 -- The widening conflict across the Middle East has upended life for Bangladeshi expatriates across the Gulf, leaving many grappling with job losses, shrinking incomes and soaring livi... Read More
Dhaka, April 26 -- A housewife has allegedly been raped after being confined in a room in Bogura's Adamdighi Upazila. Police have arrested four suspects over the incident. The woman filed a case agai... Read More
Dhaka, April 25 -- A pall of grief has descended on the ancestral home of Nahida Sultana Bristy in Madaripur after reports emerged that the Bangladeshi doctoral student was killed in the United States... Read More
Dhaka, April 25 -- A severe electricity crisis marked by "acute" load shedding has left consumers frustrated across the Cumilla region, while authorities grapple with a mounting backlog of unpaid bill... Read More
Dhaka, April 25 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has published the revised fare chart for inter-district and long-distance bus routes, alongside updated fares for routes in Dhaka and ... Read More
Dhaka, April 25 -- A woman has allegedly been gang-raped twice by two groups of people in Mymensingh's Nandail Upazila, with her child "tortured" during the first round. Nandail Police chief Azharul ... Read More
Dhaka, April 25 -- The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will continue its services even on weekends to help protect importers from losses at ports from now on, says the industries s... Read More
Dhaka, April 25 -- The government has indicated it may revise its advertising policy to include online news portals and television channels in the distribution of official advertisements and supplemen... Read More
Dhaka, April 25 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the country's commercial banks have been "emptied" due to extreme politicisation of the financial sector over the years. Spea... Read More