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How to fix Bangladesh's broken promise

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Higher education in Bangladesh has long been equated with upward social mobility, economic security, and national progress. A university degree was generally seen as a ticket to empl... Read More


Industrial term loan disbursement grows 11.86pc in Q1 FY26

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Industrial term loan disbursement posted significant year-on-year growth in the July-September quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, reflecting cautious investment appetite amid ongoi... Read More


Police arrest three over Musabbir murder

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Police arrested three people in connection with the killing of Azizur Rahman Musabbir in Dhaka's Tejgaon area. The detectives nabbed them early Saturday during separate raids in Man... Read More


Faulty drainage system, poor monitoring among major causes

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Faulty drainage and waste management systems along with poor monitoring from the authorities concerned are among the major causes of the high density of Culex mosquitoes in Dhaka tha... Read More


Garment export to US records double-digit growth

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Bangladesh's apparel export to the United States, its single-largest market, has been on the ascent with a double-digit growth of 15.14 per cent recorded during the first ten months ... Read More


China extending medical facilities for Bangladeshi patients through its 'Belt and Road Healthcare Center'

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- A delegation of eight specialist doctors from two renowned Chinese hospitals-Guangzhou Fosun Chancheng Hospital and Shenzhen Hengsheng Hospital-recently visited Bangladesh as part of... Read More


SBAC Bank signs MoU with Best Western Plus Bay Hills Hotel

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- SBAC Bank PLC signed a Memorandum of Article with Best Western Plus Bay Hills Hotel located in Himchari, Cox's bazar at the Bank's Head Office recently. In the presence of S. M. Mai... Read More


Bangladesh missing $700b packaging market amid policy bottlenecks

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Bangladesh is missing out on untapped opportunities in the global packaging market-estimated at around $700 billion-due to inadequate policy support and the absence of export incenti... Read More


NBR integrates ASYCUDA World system with BGMEA's e-UD platform

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has integrated the ASYCUDA World system with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association's (BGMEA) electronic Utilisation Decla... Read More


Pabna-1, Pabna-2 polls suspended following court order over constituency boundaries

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The Election Commission (EC) has suspended the Feb 12 parliamentary elections in Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 following a court order over constituency boundary disputes. On Saturday, Pabna ... Read More