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Growth slips across key sectors

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Bangladesh's economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter (January-March) of FY2025-26, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 2.22 per cent, down from 4.53 per c... Read More


US$2b fuel bill spurs solar drive

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help expand Bangladesh's rooftop solar net metering system, sa... Read More


Crisis now shifts to public health

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Thousands of flood-affected families across Chattogram division are grappling with an acute shortage of safe drinking water and damaged sanitation facilities, raising fears of a... Read More


Rain warning raises alarm in capital

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Following the recent devastating flood, the weather office has once again warned another spell of flood and chances of waterlogging in the capital as there is forecast of heavy ... Read More


Students and guardians stage protest in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday for non-publication of the results of a total of 903 candidates from 44 reputed educational institutions in the Scholarship Examination-2025 held at Motijheel Government Primary School.

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Students and guardians stage protest in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday for non-publication of the results of a total of 903 candidates from 44 reputed... Read More


'World Cup broadcast cost cut to near zero'

Bangladesh, July 20 -- The government directly purchased the media rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026 from FIFA at a nominal cost, ending the hundreds of crores of taka transactions, irregularities, c... Read More


Govt continues response in flood-hit districts

Bangladesh, July 20 -- The government has continued its response to flash floods, landslides and other natural disasters affecting the country's southeastern and northeastern districts, alongside publ... Read More


NHDOII distributes food items among orphans

Bangladesh, July 20 -- National Human Development Organisation Impact Initiative (NHDOII) has distributed food items, hygiene packs, clothes and school shoes to 138 helpless orphans in Rangpur. The d... Read More


KAU hosts seminar on research language, policy

Bangladesh, July 20 -- The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Khulna Agricultural University (KAU) organised a seminar titled "From 'Linked To' to 'Causes': How Words May Mislead in Policy... Read More


Husband slits wife's throat in Kalkini

Bangladesh, July 20 -- A 60-years old woman was killed due to a family dispute in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur district on Saturday. The deceased Jobeda Begum is the wife of Sultan Sardar of Auliarch... Read More