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Mild to moderate heat wave grips parts of country

Dhaka, April 3 -- A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping across several parts of the country and may expand further, according to a bulletin issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) ... Read More


Sirajganj bus crash leaves three dead

Dhaka, April 3 -- Three people have been killed as a bus veered out of control, crashed into a road divider, and overturned in Sirajganj's Nalka. At least 10 others have been injured in the accident,... Read More


CCCI election postponed again

Dhaka, April 3 -- CHATTOGRAM, Apr 02: The election of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the country's oldest trade organisation, scheduled for April 4, has been postponed again, ... Read More


BB mandates 'Bangla QR' for all digital payments

Dhaka, April 3 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has made it mandatory for all banks and payment service providers to adopt a single, interoperable QR code system -- 'Bangla QR' -- across all merchant points by... Read More


Chinese tech, fuel crisis give impetus to e-bike market

Dhaka, April 3 -- Improved Chinese technologies coupled with recent energy supply disruption have given an impetus to Bangladesh's electric bike sector, with manufacturers offering durable batteries a... Read More


Junk NBFI stocks soar despite looming liquidation

Dhaka, April 3 -- Despite facing liquidation, the shares of scam-hit non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have surged sharply on the stock exchanges over the past three months. The five listed NBF... Read More


12kg LPG cylinder price rises by Tk 387

Dhaka, April 2 -- The retail price of the widely-used 12-kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder has been increased by Tk 387 in a single adjustment, marking a sharp rise in energy costs for consume... Read More


Confusion over 8pm shop closure as traders give conflicting statements

Dhaka, April 2 -- A section of shop owners have announced that all shops, retail outlets and shopping malls across the country will close by 8pm daily to help ease pressure from the ongoing global ene... Read More


20 killed in road crashes daily during Eid travel: RSF

Dhaka, April 2 -- At least 298 people were killed in 373 road accidents across the country in the 15 days, from March 14 to March 28, during the Eid-ul-Fitr journey, with an average of 20 deaths per d... Read More


Remembering Justice Murshed on his 47th death anniversary

Dhaka, April 2 -- Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note - Langston Hughes On April 3 2026, the legal and moral landscape of Bangladesh paused to ho... Read More