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Banglalink, Huawei join hands to boost customer digital experience

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Banglalink has taken another major step toward improving the digital experience of millions of Bangladeshis by renewing its strategic investment with Huawei. This initiative focuses... Read More


Govt finalizes SPs for 64 districts through lottery

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The interim government has finalized the appointments of Superintendents of Police (SPs) for all 64 districts through a lottery system ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliament ... Read More


Stronger registration law essential to protecting women's rights: Speakers

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Speakers at a webinar on Tuesday said a strong birth and death registration law is particularly important for safeguarding women's fundamental rights, including access to education, ... Read More


Metro Rail cards can now be recharged online

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- From now on, passengers using the Dhaka Metro Rail can recharge their travel passes online. The service was inaugurated at the capital's Agargaon Metro Station on Tuesday morning. ... Read More


Spectrum auction to fetch Tk 2.37 billion per unit

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Bangladesh plans to earn Tk 2.37 billion per unit from 700MHz spectrum auction as the government approves the long-awaited financial terms for selling the highly coveted telecommunic... Read More


Korail slum blaze tamed after five hours as inhabitants watch homes collapse

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A devastating fire that raged for more than five hours in the Korail slum of Dhaka's Mohakhali has finally been brought under control, while the air filled with the cries of resident... Read More


Nutritional transition in South Asia

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Because of a major shift in dietary patterns and lifestyle changes due to urbanisation and rising incomes, low- and middle-income countries are experiencing a rapid nutrition transit... Read More


One-third of Dhaka's street boys sexually exploited, study reveals

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Almost a third of street-involved boys in Dhaka are victims of survival-driven sexual exploitation, according to landmark national research released on Monday by The Freedom Fund in ... Read More


Include water issues in election manifesto

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- International Farakka Committee (IFC) Bangladesh called on all the political parties to include the country's most pressing water issues in their election manifestoes. They made the... Read More


Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad to blockade Ctg port tomorrow

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- CHATTOGRAM, Nov 24: Leaders of the Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) will impose a three-hour blockade of the Chittagong Port beginning at 10:00 am tomorrow, as their meeting w... Read More