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BNP-NCP feud escalates amid Dhaka mayoral row

Dhaka, May 22 -- A widening rift between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP) came into sharp focus on Wednesday, as both parties staged rival prote... Read More


Ruling on Ishraq writ petition today

Dhaka, May 22 -- The High Court has deferred its verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of the Election Commission's gazette notification that declared BNP leader Ishraq Hossain as the Ma... Read More


No talks yet on humanitarian corridor to Myanmar

Dhaka, May 22 -- National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has denied the claim that Bangladesh has agreed to establish a humanitarian corridor to deliver aid to Myanmar's conflict-affected Rakhine... Read More


Pay wages by May 28 or face music Adviser Sakhawat

Dhaka, May 22 -- Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministries of Labour and Employment and Shipping, on Wednesday warned that owners of TNZ Ltd, Mahmud Group, and other f... Read More


Ensure favourable atmosphere for businesses: DCCI President

Dhaka, May 22 -- Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed on Wednesday called on the government to create a more business-friendly environment that ensures smooth, transpa... Read More


Bangladesh to start mango export to China on May 28

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh is going to export mango to China for the first time on May 28 next, Agriculture Secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian said here on Wednesday. He revealed this informatio... Read More


Metlife settles highest amount of life insurance claims in 2024

Dhaka, May 22 -- MetLife Bangladesh settled the highest amount of claims among all life insurance companies in the country in 2024, according to data published by the Insurance Development and Regulat... Read More


Tax on remittances is a tax on humanity

Dhaka, May 22 -- A controversial bill advancing through the US Congress threatens to impose a 5 per cent tax on remittances sent abroad by non-citizens. This move could destabilise countless househol... Read More


NCP leader Nasiruddin blasts three advisers

Dhaka, May 22 -- Nasiruddin Patwary, chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), on Wednesday, demanded that BNP-affiliated advisers be removed from the interim government's advisory counci... Read More


Nur tried to influence project bidding: DNCC

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has accused Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur of instigating unrest after a contractor he allegedly recommended was not awarded a... Read More