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Progressive knit alliance unveils 15-point manifesto ahead of BKMEA election

Dhaka, May 7 -- Progressive Knit Alliance (PKA), the sole panel contesting the upcoming BKMEA election on May 10, announced a 15-point manifesto on Wednesday, pledging to prioritise reforms in customs... Read More


Four activists of AL, associate bodies held in Dhaka

Dhaka, May 7 -- Detectives arrested four leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated organisations including the Organising Secretary of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League in separate drives ... Read More


PMI indicates softer pace of economic expansion

Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) slowed in April, falling 8.8 points from the previous month to 52.9, signaling a softer pace of economic expansion. The latest reading re... Read More


Shipments to USA jump on both counts

Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh's apparel exports to the United States, its single-largest market, recorded a double-digit growth both in value and volume during the first quarter of 2025. The country's r... Read More


Pakistan says toll from Indian missile strikes rises to 31

Dhaka, May 7 -- India launched missile strikes on multiple targets in Pakistan-administered territory early Wednesday, intensifying a growing conflict that has already left 31 people dead. Pakistan's... Read More


Five fake detectives held in Keraniganj

Dhaka, May 7 -- Five people posing themselves as detectives were detained while committing a robbery on Dhaka-Nawabganj road under Keraniganj model police station of Dhaka district on Tuesday night. ... Read More


Met office forecasts dry weather

Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecasted that the weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country during the next 24 hours, beginning from ... Read More


Three killed as microbus crashes into parked truck in Meherpur

Dhaka, May 7 -- Three people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured when a microbus rammed into a stationary truck on the Meherpur-Kushtia road in Gangni upazila early Tuesday. The d... Read More


Simple solution for seemingly complex issues

Dhaka, May 7 -- There was a time when jute was called the 'Golden Fiber of Bangladesh' and was one of the major foreign currency-earning sectors. This was because Bangladesh produced-and still produce... Read More


DSEX drops sharply on India-Pakistan conflict fears

Dhaka, May 7 -- Dhaka stocks tumbled at the opening on Tuesday, with the benchmark index dropping sharply by 1.58 per cent as investors reacted to rising geopolitical tensions following India's airstr... Read More