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Schools in Dhaka to have three days of online classes a week

Dhaka, April 9 -- The Ministry of Education has decided that some educational institutions in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area will hold three days of online classes and three days of offline classes a wee... Read More


Asia, AI drive global investment shift amid volatility: HSBC survey

Dhaka, April 9 -- Business leaders and institutional investors are increasingly turning to Asia and artificial intelligence (AI) as they recalibrate growth strategies in an era of persistent global vo... Read More


Rohingya as a test case of global moral failure

Dhaka, April 9 -- There is a concept in political philosophy that the Italian theorist Giorgio Agamben spent decades developing - one that, read in a library or a seminar room, feels like an intellect... Read More


Fakir Fashion launches first sustainability report

Dhaka, April 9 -- Fakir Fashion Ltd, one of the country's leading apparel exporters, has unveiled its first sustainability report, titled "Greener by Design." The report was launched on Wednesday at ... Read More


Master plan made to tap BD's plentiful tourism potential

Dhaka, April 9 -- A master plan containing integrated initiatives and a strategic roadmap has been formulated for developing the country's tourism industry over next two decades, Prime Minister Tariqu... Read More


No respite from long queues at petrol pumps

Dhaka, April 9 -- Motorists across the city faced another day of frustration on Wednesday as there is no let-up in long queues of vehicles waiting at petrol pumps to refuel amid a lingering supply str... Read More


455th Board Meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank held

Dhaka, April 9 -- The 455th Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the bank's Head Office. Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over... Read More


Ordinance granting immunity to July protesters ratified

Dhaka, April 9 -- Parliament passed a bill ratifying an ordinance granting legal immunity to participants in the 2024 mass protests, while setting out a mechanism to investigate allegations of serious... Read More


Saifuzzaman's UK assets being put on sale

Dhaka, April 9 -- Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury's assets are already being put on sale in the UK market as he has not defended allegations of siphoning money from Bangladesh. Sources inv... Read More


Cabinet body okays import of 0.3m tonnes of diesel under direct purchase method

Dhaka, April 9 -- The government on Wednesday decided, in principle, to approve proposals for importing 0.3 million tonnes of diesel and procuring EPI vaccines through the UNICEF under direct-purchase... Read More