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Resetting Dhaka's overhead electric cables underground stalls

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Shifting Dhaka's dangerously dangling overhead power-distribution-network cables underground remains stalled as two Japanese-funded projects worth around Tk 19.01 billion face rollba... Read More


Bangladesh may be among worst sufferers of heat stress

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Bangladesh may become one of the worst sufferers of heat stress, as Dhaka's temperature has risen by nearly 6degC over the last decade, far exceeding the global threshold of 1.5degC,... Read More


DMTCL looks for new financier for Diabari-Tongi section

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- The Dhaka Metro Rail Company is seeking a new financier for developing another extension of the under-operation metro rail from Diabari to Tongi although Japan has already supported ... Read More


NCC finds ambiguities in July Charter order, seeks clarification

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) member-secretary Akhtar Hossain has urged the government to immediately clarify the July Charter Implementation Order, saying that several ambiguities in... Read More


Bangladesh-China sea trade thrives on rare 'empty box' model

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Bangladesh's ocean-going trade with China is expanding at an unexpectedly rapid pace despite a striking overall imbalance with the volume of shipments bound for China being very low.... Read More


Free trade access to largest market mostly missed, remedies overlooked

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Bangladesh miserably fails to avail the enormous opportunities the world's largest market, China, has offered, mainly due to a deep-seated crisis in product diversification, competit... Read More


After IMF, JICA also opts to deal with political govt

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Japanese financier JICA follows IMF footprint as it also now tags consultation with Bangladesh's upcoming political government to budget bankrolling as the national elections are in ... Read More


BRAC Bank Reading Cafe discusses Sunil Gangopadhyay's 'Aranyer Din Ratri'

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- The members of BRAC Bank's Reading Cafe recently gathered to explore and discuss 'Aranyer Din Ratri', the celebrated novel by renowned author Sunil Gangopadhyay, according to a press... Read More


Sonali Bank holds Divisional Business Meeting in Cumilla

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Sonali Bank PLC, General Manager's Office, Cumilla and Noakhali jointly arranged a Divisional Business Review Meeting-2025 at Buro Bangladesh Auditorium on Saturday, according to a p... Read More


DU chemistry professor arrested over 'sexual harassment of male students'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police arrested Dhaka University Chemistry Department professor Md Ershad Halim around 11:00 pm on Thursday from his Shewrapara residence in the capital for allegedly sexually harass... Read More