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Myanmar war: Bangladesh to evacuate residents from risky border areas

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- The Cox's Bazar and Bandarban district administrations have taken the initiative to evacuate risky border areas as fighting between the Myanmar military and rebels led to casualties i... Read More


Deadly shelling sends more Bangladeshis fleeing border amid fighting in Myanmar

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- The killing of two people in Bangladesh by a mortar shell from across the border amid fighting between the Myanmar military and rebels has sent more residents of Tumbru in Bandarban's... Read More


Jiban Bima stops offering personal pension policy for lack of profitability

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- The personal pension policy, once a popular insurance scheme offered by the state-owned Jiban Bima Corporation, has been scrapped for not being sufficiently profitable. The corporatio... Read More


'Broadening boundaries': Navana Real Estate redefines its brand with new logo, tagline

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Navana Real Estate (NRE) has introduced a new logo and tagline, 'Broaden Life Boundaries', to underscore its commitment to innovation and leadership in the real estate sector. The re... Read More


Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy amid border tensions

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Dhaka has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to lodge a protest as the ongoing conflict between military forces and armed insurgents spilled across the border and resulted in casualties on... Read More


Hasina directs secretaries to align plans with Awami League's election manifesto

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed government secretaries to create a five-year action plan that resonates with the Awami League's electoral manifesto. Hasina gave the directi... Read More


95 Myanmar border guards take shelter in Bangladesh amid clashes with insurgents

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The number of Myanmar border police personnel who have taken refuge in Bangladesh has hit nearly 100 as fierce clashes between the country's military forces and armed insurgents inten... Read More


Fire breaks out at shoe factory in Old Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- A fire has broken out at a shoe factory in Old Dhaka. The incident occurred around 9:20 am on Monday on Abul Khairat Road in Lalbagh. Five firefighting units were able to bring the ... Read More


Hasina asks Border Guard Bangladesh to be patient amid Myanmar fighting

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the Border Guard Bangladesh to "have patience" as the government is watching the situation along the border "very closely" amid intense fig... Read More


Nobel laureate Yunus will need permission to travel abroad

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will need permission from the Labour Appellate Tribunal to travel abroad until the disposal of an appeal against his six-month prison sentence ... Read More