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PM, US admiral hold strategic talks

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh and the United States on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to expanding defence and maritime cooperation as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held talks with Commander o... Read More


Promise still waits two years after Uprising

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- They died in the streets so that Bangladesh could be free of fascism. Two years later, as the nation marks July Mass Uprising Day today, the students and common people who paid t... Read More


US eyes BD energy ties

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh and the United States on Tuesday explored ways to deepen energy cooperation, with Washington expressing interest in expanding investment in the country's liquefied nat... Read More


Protect July unity: PM

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called for preserving the national unity forged during the 2024 July Mass Uprising, urging political parties and all pro-democracy forces... Read More


Two Years After the Fall: Bangladesh's Political Landscape in Flux

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Two years on from 5 August 2024, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads. The old order that dominated for 15 years has been dismantled in formal terms.History Competitive politics ha... Read More


256,074 imams, muezzins, khadims will receive monthly honorariums: Ismail Zabiullah

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Prime Minister's Adviser on Public Administration (holding the rank of Minister) Md. Ismail Zabiullah stated that the BNP government will provide honorarium allowances to a total... Read More


'Benazir may hold multiple passports'

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, who was recently granted conditional bail in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), may hold passports from multiple countries, H... Read More


Measles treatment costs push 89pc families into debt

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Families across Bangladesh are being pushed into debt as they struggle to cover the hidden costs of measles treatment, according to a joint assessment by the Bangladesh Red Cresc... Read More


BB scraps TT discounting facility

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has abolished the Telegraphic Transfer (TT) discounting facility against liens on current accounts, ending a liquidity mechanism that had been in place for m... Read More


Russian killed in RNPP infight

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- One person died and another was critically injured following a clash between two Russian nationals while intoxicated, at Rooppur in Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna. The critically injure... Read More