Dhaka, March 6 -- The Joint Rivers Commission, or JRC, officials have sat to discuss issues linked to the distribution of water from common rivers between India and Bangladesh amid tension. The two-d... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- The next general election could take place within December if political parties agree to hold it with minor reforms, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said. If the reform process is ... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed hope to work more closely with development partners in the coming days with foreign diplomats based in Dhaka. He said... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case. A four-member appellate bench... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- The inflow of short-term foreign loans to the private sector continued to decline in January, with more money being sent out for the repayment of existing loans, especially in terms ... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- A fire at the Gabtoli Shahi Mosque Slum located opposite the Gabtoli Bus Terminal in Dhaka has been brought under control on Thursday morning. The fire was tamed at 4:36am, about on... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- The United Nations World Food Programme, or WFP, is set to cut more than half of the food aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, citing a "funding shortfall". The change will take... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said raising awareness is key to "controlling mobs" and curbing such disorder with law enforcers is not always possible. Visiting the Touris... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- Former Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique has been hospitalised in critical condition after suffering a stroke. His younger brother, Sakrin Arefin, confirmed... Read More
Dhaka, March 6 -- Overall inflation in Bangladesh has eased to 9.32 percent in February, the lowest in 22 months, as the government reports a "reduction" in food costs across both urban and rural area... Read More