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Pakistan High Commissioner Imran Haider pays a courtesy call on Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain at his office on Monday.

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Pakistan High Commissioner Imran Haider pays a courtesy call on Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain at his office on Monday. Published by HT Digital Con... Read More


Govt steps up push for digital finance

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday called for accelerating the digitalisation of Bangladesh's financial services, saying innovation and technology are critic... Read More


Appeal over caretaker abolition resumes

Bangladesh, July 7 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing the appeal challenging the High Court verdict on the abolition of the caretaker government system and severa... Read More


A mourner reacts while holding a portrait of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as mourners gather in Islamic Revolution Square for Khamenei's funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026

Bangladesh, July 7 -- A mourner reacts while holding a portrait of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as mourners gather in Islamic Revolution Square for Khamenei's funeral proces... Read More


Reforms can power Bangladesh's energy future

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Bangladesh's energy sector is entering a critical phase as rising global fuel prices, supply disruptions and mounting import dependence pose significant challenges to economic gr... Read More


Govt reviewing 'unethical' power deal

Bangladesh, July 7 -- The government has launched a review of private power purchase agreements and electricity billing practices as part of broader efforts to improve governance and ensure the long-t... Read More


Millions bid final farewell to Ali Khamenei

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Millions of mourners flooded the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran's assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in one of the largest public gatherin... Read More


Monsoon landslides kill nine in Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh, July 7 -- At least nine people, including seven members of two families, were killed in separate landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Cox's Bazar in the early hours of Monday. Eight ... Read More


Rising prices continue to outrun wage gains

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Bangladesh's average inflation rate has exceeded national wage growth for the fifth consecutive fiscal year, highlighting continued pressure on household incomes and suggesting t... Read More


Saudi Crown Prince, EU invite PM

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has formally invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit the Kingdom. Meanwhile, the Eu... Read More