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DUCSU, JCS protest BCL posters pasted at DU, demand action

Dhaka, March 1 -- Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS) on Saturday staged demonstrations, protesting activities of the banned organisation Bangladesh Chhatr... Read More


Industrial workers' wages, salaries to be paid before Eid: Minister

Dhaka, March 1 -- SYLHET, Feb 28: Minister for Textiles and Jute and Industries Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said that the outstanding wages and salaries of industrial workers would be paid before Eid. H... Read More


Month-long awareness campaign on road safety begins

Dhaka, March 1 -- A month-long road safety awareness campaign has begun in Dhaka to increase public awareness and thus prevent road accidents and reduce the number of accidental casualties. The campa... Read More


QatarEnergy begins LNG supply to BD under second long-term deal

Dhaka, March 1 -- After the US's Excelerate Energy, Middle East's QatarEnergy has started supplying LNG to Bangladesh under its second long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA). The first LNG carg... Read More


Civil aviation minister's mother passes away at 83

Dhaka, March 1 -- Hurun Nahar Rashid, mother of Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam Rita, passed away early Sunday at the age of 83 (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'un). She breathed h... Read More


Middle East war to create fresh challenges for BD's foreign trade

Dhaka, March 1 -- Bangladesh's foreign trade, both exports and imports, is set to face fresh challenges as several Middle Eastern flights remain suspended amid ongoing attacks in a number of Gulf coun... Read More


DSCC launches month-long mosquito control drive with four-tier monitoring

Dhaka, March 1 -- Amid a recent surge in mosquito infestation, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has launched a month-long special cleanliness and mosquito control "crash programme," featuring a fou... Read More


DSE index drops 138 points amid Middle East tensions

Dhaka, March 1 -- The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) lost more than 138.56 points on Sunday as investors dumped their holdings, fearing a further fall amid the intensified Middle Ea... Read More


PM orders urgent measures for safety of Bangladeshis in Middle East

Dhaka, March 1 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered urgent measures to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi nationals in Iran and across the Middle East amid escalating regional conflict, as fligh... Read More


Remittance inflow increases by 19.5pc in February

Dhaka, March 1 -- Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$3.02 billion remittances in February, which was around 19.5 percent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year. Expatriates sent home $... Read More