Press Freedom Index: BD moves 16 notches up above India, Pakistan

Dhaka, May 3 -- Bangladesh has advanced to the 149th position in Press Freedom Index in 2025 from 165th in 2024, surpassing India and Pakistan. Bangladesh has moved up 16 spots among 180 countries in... Read More

Bangladeshis urged not to perform hajj sans permit

Dhaka, May 3 -- The government has urged the Bangladeshis staying in Saudi Arabia not to perform hajj without a hajj permit. The religious affairs ministry made the request in a statement on Friday f... Read More

China widens lead as top import source of BD

Dhaka, May 3 -- China has further consolidated its position as Bangladesh's largest import source, with its share of the South Asian country's import basket having grown significantly during the Octob... Read More

We must navigate challenges ahead, says DU VC at IBA graduation ceremony

Dhaka, May 3 -- Graduation and post-graduation degrees were conferred on a total of 247 students from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University for the year 2024. Of them, 94... Read More

RAJUK to set up park in Uttara named after Mugdho

Dhaka, May 3 -- The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) plans to establish a park in Uttara of the capital in the name of July martyr Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho. The proposed park will be set up be... Read More

Weekly kitchen market: Veggie, fish prices up, rice gets a bit cheaper

Dhaka, May 3 -- Prices of vegetables and fish witnessed a continued uptick in the last week while prices of selected varieties of rice experienced a modest decline, according to traders and kitchen ma... Read More

Gold price slashed by Tk 3,570 per bhori

Dhaka, May 3 -- The prices of gold have been revised downward in the country due to a fall in pure gold prices in the local market. Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) on Saturday reduced the p... Read More

Joint-venture co seeks $110m loan from India's Exim Bank

Dhaka, May 3 -- Rampal 1320-megawatt power plant is about to run out of coal stock and the exigency prompts the management to urge financial backup for the fuel import to continue operation, officials... Read More

Khulna's Mithun becomes millionaire buying Walton-made European ACC brand AC

Dhaka, May 3 -- Mithun Datta, a jewellery businessman from Khulna, became a millionaire after he had purchased a renowned European ACC brand air conditioner, made by Walton, under the 'nonstop million... Read More

OPEC+ agrees another accelerated oil output hike for June

Dhaka, May 3 -- OPEC+ has agreed to accelerate oil production hikes for a second consecutive month, raising output in Jun by 411,000 barrels per day, the group said on Saturday, despite falling prices... Read More

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